Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure
Northwestern University engineers have added a new capability to electronic microchips: flight.
Sep 22, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists use food industry byproduct to recover gold from electronic waste
Transforming base materials into gold was one of the elusive goals of the alchemists of yore. Now Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich has accomplished something ...
Feb 29, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers create a hybrid technology that combines III-V tunnel FETs and MOSFETs
Over the past few decades, the incredible progress made in the electronics industry has been partially driven by innovations at the single-transistor level. A transistor is a semiconducting device that can conduct, insulate ...
Hardware
Salt solution cools computers, boosts performance
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong found the secret to a more efficient, less expensive approach to keeping massive computer systems cool: Just add salt.
Energy & Green Tech
Scavenger nanoparticles could make fuel cell-powered vehicles a reality
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago are among a collaborative team that has developed a material that could give fuel cell systems a competitive edge over the battery systems that currently power most electric ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Battery-free MakeCode empowers kids to code sustainably
Northwestern University engineers have developed the first computer coding platform that enables kids to build and program sustainable, battery-free, energy-harvesting devices.
Mar 30, 2022
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Engineering
Better microelectronics from coal
Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has, unfortunately, contributed to climate change through its use as a fossil fuel. As the country transitions to other means of energy production, it will be important ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new method to develop recyclable, organic and flexible electronics
The electronics industry has been in continuous development over the past decades, leading to the development, fabrication and sale of a broad range of consumer devices. In recent years, many engineers have been focusing ...
Engineering
New imager microchip helps devices bring hidden objects to light
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Oklahoma State University have developed an innovative terahertz imager microchip that can enable devices to detect objects and create images through obstacles that include ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
US lawmakers push for universal chargers for smartphones, mobile devices
A trio of U.S. senators is urging support for a universal charging standard for smartphones and mobile devices after the European Union recently agreed on new rules.
Jun 20, 2022
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