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Electromigration at normal operating temperatures causes integrated circuits to fail in hours instead of year

A University of California, Riverside engineer builds electronic circuits just to break them as quickly as possible. A research team led by Sheldon Tan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Bourns College ...

Engineering

Jun 13, 2018
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A new technique for making paper touch sensitive inexpensively

A pair of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a way to make ordinary paper touch sensitive. Yang Zhang and Chris Harrison have written a paper describing their technique and have posted it on their website. ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Apr 25, 2018
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Study suggests electric cars not a danger to people with pacemakers

An international team of researchers has conducted tests to determine if electromagnetic waves from electric vehicles or charging stations might cause problems for people who have cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). ...

Other

Apr 24, 2018
118
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Silicon breakthrough could lead to new high-performance bendable electronics

A new method of creating bendable silicon chips could help pave the way for a new generation of high-performance flexible electronic devices.

Engineering

Mar 15, 2018
177
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Device could dramatically cut energy waste in electric vehicles, data centers, and the power grid

Power electronics, which do things like modify voltages or convert between direct and alternating current, are everywhere. They're in the power bricks we use to charge our portable devices; they're in the battery packs of ...

Semiconductors

Dec 07, 2017
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New maturation process for lithium-ion batteries increases performance 10-fold

Sometimes you can find simple solutions to complex problems, as demonstrated by the team of INRS's Dr. Lionel Roué, which cleverly improved the performance of silicon-based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. It is well ...

Energy & Green Tech

Oct 25, 2017
2
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Electronic devices that can degrade and physically disappear on demand

(Tech Xplore)—A team of researchers from the U.S. and China has demonstrated electronic devices that can degrade and disappear on demand using nothing but moisture in the air. In their paper published on the open access ...

Engineering

Sep 04, 2017
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Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

Imagine slipping into a jacket, shirt or skirt that powers your cell phone, fitness tracker and other personal electronic devices as you walk, wave and even when you are sitting.

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 21, 2017
50
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Why can't we fix our own electronic devices?

Traditionally, when a car breaks down, the solution has been to fix it. Repair manuals, knowledgeable mechanics and auto parts stores make car repairs common, quick and relatively inexpensive. Even with modern computer-equipped ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 12, 2017
3
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Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Researchers develop new wave of electronics

As electronics become increasingly pervasive in our lives – from smart phones to wearable sensors – so too does the ever rising amount of electronic waste they create. A United Nations Environment Program report found ...

Engineering

May 02, 2017
511
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Sony patent application talks about method for wirelessly juicing up devices via NFC

(Tech Xplore)—Wirelessly charging your phone using your friend's phone? You have to hand it to Sony for bright ideas. James Milne, True Xiong and Charles McCoy are named as the inventors on a Sony patent application published ...

Energy & Green Tech

Mar 17, 2017
19
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Patent talk: Could an Apple device offer charge boost by winding?

(Tech Xplore)—Such a concept. Adding extra battery life to your Apple Watch simply by winding up the digital crown.

Hi Tech & Innovation

Feb 19, 2017
24
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Innovations offer peek into the future of electronic devices

Purdue University researchers—during the international IEDM 2016 conference the week of Dec. 5—showcased a range of concepts and technologies that foreshadow the future of the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors

Dec 14, 2016
300
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Wireless, freely behaving rodent cage helps scientists collect more reliable data

Instead of building a better mouse trap, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have built a better mouse cage. They've created a system called EnerCage (Energized Cage) for scientific experiments on awake, freely behaving ...

Engineering

Sep 28, 2016
11
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Wi-Fi Alliance continues tech advance with WiFi 802.11ac Wave 2

(Tech Xplore)—A new Wi-Fi standard carries a promising impact on products meeting the new standard. Tech watchers are saying that 802.11ac Wave 2 certification means one can expect better performance and capacity in Wi-Fi.

Telecom

Jun 30, 2016
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Electronics

Electronics is a branch of science and technology that deals with the flow of electrons through nonmetallic conductors, mainly semiconductors such as silicon. It is distinct from electrical science and technology, which deal with the flow of electrons and other charge carriers through metal conductors such as copper. This distinction started around 1906 with the invention by Lee De Forest of the triode. Until 1950 this field was called "radio technology" because its principal application was the design and theory of radio transmitters, receivers and vacuum tubes.

The study of semiconductor devices and related technology is considered a branch of physics, whereas the design and construction of electronic circuits to solve practical problems come under electronics engineering. This article focuses on engineering aspects of electronics.

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