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Electronics & Semiconductors

Heat-based stabilization of a conductive polymer simplifies bioelectronics fabrication

Recent advances in the field of materials science have opened new possibilities for the fabrication of bioelectronics, devices designed to be worn or implanted in the human body. Bioelectronics can help to track or support ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Multifunctional solar cells: Ferroelectric domain manipulation enhances electric output in perovskite crystals

A team of researchers has made an advancement in the field of multifunctional energy harvesting. Their latest study advances in understanding the photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric crystals.

Electronics & Semiconductors

High-performance programmable photonic chip could transform radar and communication systems

Researchers at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong, have designed a cutting-edge programmable photonic chip in a thin-film lithium niobate platform, an important material in photonics. ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Cheap and environmentally friendly—the next generation of LEDs may soon be here

Cost, technical performance and environmental impact—these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy

Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is considered a key player to the transition to cleaner ...

Business

Intel slows $28 bn chip factory project in Ohio

Struggling US chip maker Intel on Friday pushed out the timeline for completing two new fabrication plants in Ohio, saying it is taking a prudent approach to the $28 billion project.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Amazon unveils its first quantum computing chip

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip, as it enters the race against fellow tech giants in harnessing the experimental technology.

Electronics & Semiconductors

Washable touchless technology could transform electronic textiles

A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V. (Germany) and Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) has created washable and durable magnetic field-sensing electronic textiles—thought ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

One-step 3D microelectrode technology for neural interfaces developed

Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used for recording brain activity and stimulating neural tissues. However, conventional MEAs are typically flat, limiting their ability to conform to the natural curves of neural structures. ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Wearable bionic device mimics birds' extraordinary sight

Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have developed a wearable bionic device that replicates birds' exceptional visual capabilities and operates with near-zero power consumption. This innovation represents ...

Business

US probes China chip industry on 'anticompetitive' concerns

The United States said Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to "extensive anticompetitive and non-market means" to undermine other ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

US confirms billions in chips funds to Samsung, Texas Instruments

President Joe Biden's administration said Friday that it has cemented deals for billions in funding to South Korean semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments to boost their chipmaking facilities in the ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

SK hynix to get $458 mn funding for US chip facilities

President Joe Biden's administration has finalized an award of up to $458 million for SK hynix, officials said Thursday, furthering efforts to lock in his legacy in boosting US semiconductor production before Donald Trump ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Wearable energy harvester achieves 280 times efficiency boost

A team led by Prof. Jang Kyung-In from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (DGIST) has developed a three-dimensional stretchable piezoelectric energy harvester that can harvest electrical energy using ...

Engineering

Thin-film innovation promises tougher electronic devices

A research team has developed a next-generation thin-film material technology that significantly improves the durability of energy and electronic devices. This technology, which combines organic and inorganic materials in ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

US firms up $6.2 bn Micron funding to boost chipmaking

US President Joe Biden's administration finalized nearly $6.2 billion in funding for Micron Technology on Tuesday, firming up a deal to boost domestic semiconductor production before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Electronics & Semiconductors

By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember

A team of Johns Hopkins materials scientists made a surprising discovery that could change the way memory works in electronics. By tweaking the materials used in organic material-based logic switches called transistors, they ...

Electronics & Semiconductors

Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1,000°F

Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of engineers led by the University ...

Business

China probes Nvidia for 'violating' anti-monopoly law

China on Monday launched an investigation into US chip giant Nvidia for allegedly violating its anti-monopoly laws, a top government agency said, as the two countries race for global chipmaking dominance.