Hardware
Researchers have developed a new design for computer memory that could both greatly improve performance and reduce the energy demands of internet and communications technologies, which are predicted to consume nearly a third ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Engineering
The time-honored Edisonian trial-and-error process of discovery is slow and labor-intensive. This hampers the development of urgently needed new technologies for clean energy and environmental sustainability, as well as for ...
May 15, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Semiconductor materials are the foundation of modern electronic, photonic, photovoltaic, thermoelectric and many other semiconductor devices, which are integral for computers, mobile phones, gadgets, home appliances, cars ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers have been looking to replace silicon in electronics with materials that provide a higher performance and lower power consumption while also having scalability. An international team is addressing that need by ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Engineering
Electronics engineers are continuously trying to develop thinner, more efficient and better performing transistors, the semiconductor devices at the core of most modern electronics. To do this, they have been evaluating the ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Flexible semiconductors are essential for future wearable electronics technologies, but have been difficult to integrate into complex architectures. Now, in a study recently published in Advanced Electronic Materials, researchers ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Engineering
Soft, elastic semiconductors and circuits could advance wearable medical devices and other emerging technologies, but the high-performance electronics are difficult and expensive to manufacture. A Penn State-led research ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Engineering
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a semiconductor material that outperforms pure silicon-based semiconductors in several applications. Used mostly in power inverters, motor drives, and battery chargers, SiC devices offer benefits ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Engineering
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has reported a scalable synthetic strategy to fabricate low-resistance edge contacts to atomic transistors using a thermally ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Engineering
Semiconductors are essential components in many modern technologies, including computers, digital cameras, LEDs, automobiles, and solar panels. Despite their prevalence, current methods to produce semiconductors are energy ...
Nov 14, 2022
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