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
Almost one in three Australian households have solar panels on their roofs. Most are motivated by rising electricity prices and environmental concerns.
Dec 20, 2022
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Engineering
Microscale electrochemical energy storage systems with high systemic performance, superior cell number density, tunable capacitance, and output voltage are promising for miniaturized electronics.
Dec 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is increasing—and fast. At this point, you may own one or probably know someone who does.
Nov 17, 2022
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Hardware
Defective computer chips are the bane of the semiconductor industry. Even a seemingly minor flaw in a chip packed with billions of electrical connections might cause a critical operation in a computer or other sensitive electronic ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Engineering
Scientists at the Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL, in collaboration with Beyond Gravity and with the support of the ESA, have developed a slip ring assembly that can more than triple the operational voltage of new-generation, ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Robotics
For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it's a good idea—it's also the law.
Jul 6, 2022
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Engineering
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have created far-reaching impacts on display and lighting industries. For a LED to emit light, the minimum voltage is widely considered to be equal to the bandgap voltage of the material, in consideration ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The long-standing challenges to the practical implementation of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are the electrochemical irreversibility of the Zn anode and degradation of the air cathodes in alkaline electrolyte, which ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from Skoltech, Shandong University, and ORE Catapult have proposed a way to stabilize wind farms under overvoltage conditions, when imbalances in the power grid causing voltage swells can temporarily knock out ...
May 26, 2022
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