Electronics — General Information — December 20th, 2024

LG's bendable 5K OLED, Hyundai's holographic windshield display and other tech we're expecting to see in Las Vegas
Plus, our predictions about AMD and NVIDIA's announcements, alongside panels and keynotes from notable CEOs.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Materials via BiOCl-Assisted CVD
A study in Nature Communications describes a BiOCl-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique for synthesizing ultrathin two-dimensional materials (2DMs) at significantly lower temperatures, ranging from 280 to 500 °C. This method aims to broaden the range of 2DMs that can be synthesized while maintaining compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

New AA-powered AirTag case promises 10-year lifespan
Aluminum AirTag case replaces coin cell with 2 AA Lithium batteries for extended lifespan.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 16th, 2024

Excited state dynamics unlock potential for organics LEDs and bioimaging
Excited state dynamics are essential for understanding fluorescence properties in molecules, impacting their application in technologies. Research at Shinshu University explores how molecular structure and geometry influence light emission in aggregation-induced emission molecules.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Porous electrode design could boost all-solid-state battery performance and lifespan
Batteries have become an integral component of modern technology. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be found virtually everywhere, from handheld electronic devices and electric vehicles to the large power banks used in renewable energy generation systems. However, current LIB designs suffer from some crippling drawbacks, including low durability and the use of toxic liquid electrolytes.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

The Disappearing Capacitor: Boosting Photodiode Amplifier Performance with Bootstrapping
Photodiode amplifiers are vital in light detection applications, from medical imaging to scientific instrumentation. However, their performance often faces a significant hurdle: parasitic capacitance. This inherent property of photodiodes can limit their ability to amplify rapidly changing signals. Engineers have discovered a clever solution—bootstrapping—that makes the problematic capacitance disappear, opening the door to higher performance.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 13th, 2024

BNTPA molecule shows promise for long-lasting high-efficiency deep red MR-TADF emitters
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC and the Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU), have developed a new strategy for the design of deep red MR-TADF OLED emitters, that offers high efficiency, good color emission and long lifetimes.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Hydrogen's dual nature helps reveal hidden catalytic processes
Microorganisms have long used hydrogen as an energy source. To do this, they rely on hydrogenases that contain metals in their catalytic center. In order to use these biocatalysts for hydrogen conversion, researchers are working to understand the catalysis process.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Tilted magnetic materials offer fresh path for thermoelectric applications
A research team from NIMS and UTokyo has proposed and demonstrated that the transverse magneto-thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials can be utilized with much higher performance than previously by developing artificial materials comprising alternately and obliquely stacked multilayers of a magnetic metal and semiconductor.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 10th, 2024

Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers expand possibilities for catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion
Researchers have created nearly freestanding nanostructured two-dimensional (2D) gold monolayers, an impressive feat of nanomaterial engineering that could open up new avenues in catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

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 a dual-layer structure, can be applied to film-based solar cells and sensors. It is particularly notable for its ability to minimize the physical stress caused by rolling or unrolling, thereby greatly enhancing mechanical durability.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 6th, 2024

Engineering micromachines that can autonomously coordinate using electronic pulses
Like waves sweeping through tiny stadium crowds, microscopic machines engineered by Cornell researchers can autonomously synchronize their movements, opening new possibilities for the use of microrobots in drug delivery, chemical mixing and environmental remediation, among other applications.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Enhancing mechanical and thermoelectric performance of alloy for chip-scale refrigeration
The advancement of information technology necessitates efficient thermal management for chips to ensure stable information transmission. Meanwhile, the thermal management technology must be vibration-free and easily miniaturized to accommodate increasingly integrated chip modules.
December 6th, 2024 — Source or Source

EV Group Announces Management Board Expansion In Light Of Unabated Growth
EV Group (EVG), a leading provider of innovative process solutions and expertise serving leading-edge and future semiconductor designs and chip integration schemes, today announced the expansion of its management board.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

MXenes Offer Ultra-Thin, High-Performance Solutions
A group of researchers from Drexel University and Universite Catholique de Louvain have discovered that MXenes, a material type known for its excellent electrical conductivity, have very low thermal conductivity. This discovery calls into question the conventional relationship between electrical and heat conduction. The discovery may result in advancements in energy storage technologies, performance clothing, and building materials. The study was published in the journal ACS Nano.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping
EPFL's RAVEN is a fixed-wing drone that can take off without a runway using bird-inspired legs.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Scalable fibers with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties could enhance human-robot interactions
A team has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The scalable hydrogel-clad ionotronic nickel-core electroluminescent (SHINE) fiber is bendable, emits highly visible light, and can automatically repair itself after being cut, regaining nearly 100% of its original brightness. In addition, the fiber can be powered wirelessly and manipulated physically using magnetic forces.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Scientists develop battery with 5,000+ year lifespan by encasing radioactive carbon in diamond
It could power electronics aboard space probes for centuries, among other things
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Watch This Drone With Legs Jump For Takeoff Just Like A Bird
A group of researchers have created a working drone that combines the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft with the ease of takeoff like that of a bird. Imagine your next drone being able to hop over obstacles, walk, and perform jumping takeoffs like the birds in your backyard. The Raven, as the development drone is called, isn't targeted for consumer sales, but is eventually planned for search and rescue missions or package delivery.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 2nd, 2024

Advances in fine-tuning electron behavior in quantum materials could fast-track next generation of tech
Physicists at Loughborough University have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how to fine-tune the behavior of electrons in quantum materials poised to drive the next generation of advanced technologies.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor
It's true -- the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Bendable electronic parts can heat up by themselves to lower the manufacturing temperature barrierA research team has developed a technology to manufacture high-performance liquid process-based electronic parts at lower temperatures than what was previously possible by harnessing the heat of combustion generated in materials.
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December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Enhanced 3D electrode design stores electricity four times faster than before
A new 3D design for electrodes enables the Battolyser, a battery and electrolyzer in one, to store twice the amount of electricity it could previously hold and do so four times faster. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have detailed their findings in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The Battolyser now charges and produces hydrogen at a rate comparable to current electrolyzers, all without relying on scarce precious metals. This increased capacity saves both space and costs.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Hexagons of hexagonal boron nitride join up to form 2D insulator for next-gen electronic devices
A method that can grow a useful insulating material into exceptionally high-quality films that are just one atom thick and are suitable for industrial-scale production has been developed by an international team led by Xixiang Zhang from KAUST.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Proof-of-concept study demonstrates self-assembling electronicsResearchers have demonstrated a new technique for self-assembling electronic devices. The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices without relying on existing computer chip manufacturing techniques.
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December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Researchers demonstrate self-assembling electronics
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for self-assembling electronic devices. The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices without relying on existing computer chip manufacturing techniques.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Single-Element Te Nanowires Show Promise for High-Density Storage
An international team of researchers has made a ground-breaking discovery that opens the door to developments in neuromorphic computing and ultrahigh-density data storage: room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements
Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific locations -- in a tissue sample, for instance -- to take images and measure forces at the scale of some of the body's smallest structures.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 30th, 2024

Promising strategy leverages atomic displacements to control quantum properties of a vanadate perovskite
Perovskites, materials with a crystal structure that mirrors that of the mineral calcium titanate CaTiO₃, exhibit properties that are advantageous for developing various technologies. For instance, they have proved promising for designing photovoltaic (PV) systems and electronic devices.
November 30th, 2024 — Source

Strain engineering approach enhances performance of 2D semiconductor-based transistors
The manipulation of mechanical strain in materials, also known as strain engineering, has allowed engineers to advance electronics over the past decades, for instance enhancing the mobility of charge carriers in devices. Over the past few years, some studies have tried to devise effective strategies to manipulate strain in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors that are compatible with existing industrial processes.
November 30th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 29th, 2024

ADLINK Develops Versatile Palm-Size Fanless Mini PC
ADLINK Technology Inc., a global leader in edge computing, has introduced the all-new Mini PC EMP-100. The smallest of its kind of the series (just 13 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm), this fanless PC and Dual 4K Media Player is robust and extremely versatile. It includes an Intel Celeron N6210/J6412 processor; IoT connectivity (Single GbE LAN and Optional Wi-Fi 6/BT 5.2 module); an M.2 2280 Key M for optional storage and Key E for optional Wi-Fi/BT modules; and two HDMI output ports. This combination plus adaptable function expansion makes it truly multipurpose.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

New hydrovoltaic cell continuously generates electricity with little water and no sunlight
A team of engineers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has modified the approach used to generate electricity with a hydrovoltaic cell, building one that uses little water and no sunlight.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Room-temperature ferroelectricity and data storage potential in tellurium nanowires
A groundbreaking discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires, paving the way for advancements in ultrahigh-density data storage and neuromorphic computing.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Scientists synthesize color-changing semiconductor materials
Semiconductor materials known as 2D halide perovskites can be used in devices such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Scientists led by Assoc Prof Nripan Mathews of NTU's School of Materials Science and Engineering have synthesized four unique types of 2D halide perovskites.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Tellurium nanowires show potential for room-temperature ferroelectricity and data storage
A discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires, paving the way for advancements in ultrahigh-density data storage and neuromorphic computing.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 27th, 2024

Engineers knit a 'blanket' of sophisticated radio-frequency antennas
Imagine taking the radio frequency properties of the dish antennas you see on rooftops and knitting them into a wearable garment -- a sweater or a blanket that is ultralight, portable, easy to fold up and stow away. Not having to use heavy, bulky satellite antennas would make communications much easier for those who live or travel in remote locations -- a lightweight, flexible antenna that can send information over long distances would be a useful tool for both the public and private sectors.
November 27th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

How Do You Convert Joules to eV? 1 Joules Is Equal to
How do you convert a measurement in joules to eV? As you know, joule and electron-volt are both units of energy, but in two different systems. Depending on the requirement, measures of energy are used interchangeably.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Long-duration battery startup lands $5M on journey to one day power data centers and metro areas
The Portland, Ore., company is building long-duration batteries that use hydrogen bromine to produce power instead of the more common lithium-ion chemistry. Compared to conventional batteries, Skip Tech devices hold power for a longer time, are much less flammable, and require components that are easy to source domestically, according to the team.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Multifunctional structural battery achieves both high energy density and load-bearing capacity
Structural batteries are used in industries such as eco-friendly, energy-based automobiles, mobility, and aerospace, and they must simultaneously meet the requirements of high energy density for energy storage and high load-bearing capacity. Conventional structural battery technology has struggled to enhance both functions concurrently. However, KAIST researchers have succeeded in developing foundational technology to address this issue.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Teaching a drone to fly without a vertical rudder
We can get a drone to fly like a pigeon, but we needed to use feathers to do it.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 25th, 2024

7 Security Tips to Ease Your Mind When Living Solo
Living alone can be stressful, but it doesn't have to be. Protect your peace of mind with these tips.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene
Researchers from Caltech’s campus and JPL have worked together to develop a technique for applying graphene to lithium-ion battery cathodes, which will increase the lifespan and functionality of these popular rechargeable batteries, according to a study published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society on November 1st, 2024.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Engineers build raptor-inspired feathered drone with morphable wings and twisting tail that can initiate banking
A pair of engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has designed, built and tested a feathered, hawk-inspired drone capable of carrying out banking maneuvers without using its wings.
November 25th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Graphene nanocomposite dry coating improves lithium-ion batteries
Caltech researchers from campus and JPL have collaborated to devise a method for coating lithium-ion battery cathodes with graphene, extending the life and performance of these widely used rechargeable batteries.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Machine learning approach discovers crystallizable organic semiconductors
Organic semiconductors represent a transformative technology that bridges traditional electronics with the versatility of organic materials. They make flexible, wearable devices and next-generation displays possible.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Study finds ZnO nanorods achieve 98.3% Faraday efficiency in CO² reduction
Nano-ZnO is a potential catalyst material for carbon dioxide electrocatalytic reduction (CO²RR), but its effective Faraday efficiency (FE) is still below 90% and the current density is less than 300 mA cmCO^-2, which is not enough to meet industrial requirements.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 21st, 2024

Novel electrolyte shows promise for realizing sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries
All-solid-state batteries using flame-retardant inorganic solid electrolytes are expected to be the next-generation batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), owing to their high safety and output characteristics. For that reason, considerable research and development is being conducted on sulfide-based solid electrolytes that exhibit excellent ionic conductivity and plasticity to apply these batteries to EVs.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 18th, 2024

Laser-made copper sensors for smarter, longer-lasting electronics
High-performance engineering thermoplastics are widely applied in aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and electronics fields. To enhance the safety and extend the service life of these materials, it is crucial to integrate them with sensors for structural health monitoring and environmental information tracking. Copper is often used in such systems due to its high conductivity and cost-effectiveness.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

New on-chip device uses exotic light rays in 2D material to detect molecules
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector for identifying molecules via their infrared vibrational "fingerprint". Published in Nature Communications ("On-chip phonon-enhanced IR near-field detection of molecular vibrations"), this innovative detector converts incident infrared light into ultra-confined "nanolight" in the form of phonon polaritons within the detector´s active area.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 15th, 2024

A mechanical metamaterial with novel stretching properties
Metamaterials are artificial materials that do not occur in nature. Their components function like atoms in conventional materials but have special optical, electrical and magnetic properties. Interaction between the components is crucial to a metamaterial's functionality. Previously a component could usually interact only with its immediate neighbors.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Casio's first smart ring has innovative features like a stopwatch and flashing alarm
There's no fitness tracking or heart rate monitoring with Casio's new wearable.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Moving graphene from the lab to fab: How 2D materials could transform everyday electronics
Graphene has lived up to its promise in the lab. Now, EU researchers are working on supporting its wider adoption in high-end electronics, photonics and sensors.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Topological defects can trigger a transformation from insulating to conductive behavior in Mott materials
Researchers at Università Cattolica, Brescia campus, have discovered that the transition from insulating to conductive behavior in certain materials is driven by topological defects in the structure.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Ultrafast lasers enable manipulation of polar order in a charge density wave at room temperature
Addressing the challenge of controlling electronic states in materials, the scientific community has been exploring innovative methods. Recently, researchers from Peking University, led by Professor Nanlin Wang, in collaboration with Professor Qiaomei Liu and Associate Research Scientist Dong Wu, uncovered how ultrafast lasers can manipulate non-volatile, reversible control over the electronic polar states in the charge-density-wave material EuTe4 at room temperature.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 12th, 2024

Samsung Electronics Joins the Carbon Trust in Launching New Way To Measure Carbon Impact of Connected Devices
Newly published methodology is industry's first specification for measuring, accounting for and decarbonizing the emissions associated with connected devices in use by customers
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 10th, 2024

NVIDIA's Stunning Breakthrough in Humanoid Robotics Unveiled
NVIDIA has achieved a major advancement in robotics with its Generalist Embodied Agent Research (GEAR) team, focused on creating versatile humanoid robots. Central to this progress is the Hover controller—a universal system that allows robots to perform a wide range of tasks with human-like intuition. This innovation tackles a core challenge in traditional robotics, where separate control systems are often required for different tasks, leading to inefficiencies.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 9th, 2024

First practical application of viscous electron flow realizes terahertz photoconductivity in graphene
When light hits the surface of some materials, namely those exhibiting a property known as photoresistance, it can induce changes in their electrical conductivity. Graphene is among these materials, as incident light can excite electrons within it, affecting its photoconductivity.
November 9th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 8th, 2024

3D-Printed Solutions Shield Electronics From Electrostatic Discharge
In industries where sensitive electronic components and high-stakes equipment are standard, electrostatic discharge (ESD) poses a severe risk. ESD incidents, often triggered by contact with charged objects like human hands or tools, can cause instant failures in integrated circuits, leading to costly damage and workplace hazards.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Beyond wires: Bubble printing technique powers next-generation electronics
Yokohama National University scientists have developed a promising bubble printing method that enables high-precision patterning of liquid metal wiring for flexible electronics. This technique offers new options for creating bendable, stretchable, and highly conductive circuits, ideal for devices such as wearable sensors and medical implants.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Innovative Transistor for Fuzzy Logic Hardware Could Boost Edge Computing
As edge computing grows, the need for faster, more efficient processing on local devices—rather than cloud servers—becomes crucial for real-time applications. These devices, positioned close to data sources, perform local computations that reduce latency and improve responsiveness. However, deep learning algorithms, which power many AI applications, are tricky to implement on edge devices due to power and computational constraints. Here's where a new technology could make a difference.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Nanosensor platform enables development of flexible biosensors with modular design
Biosensors play a key role in medical research and diagnostics. At present, however, they generally have to be specially developed for each application. A team led by LMU chemist Philip Tinnefeld has developed a general, modular strategy for designing sensors that can be easily adapted to various target molecules and concentration ranges.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

New self-recycling artificial skin gives robots a more natural sense of touch
Most robots today are effectively numb. They can't feel what they touch, making it dangerous for them to handle delicate objects or work closely with humans. Adding touch sensitivity requires covering robots with complex electronic skins that use thousands of sensors - creating two major problems. These systems struggle to match the sophisticated touch sensing of human skin, and they generate massive electronic waste when they fail or become obsolete. A single industrial robot's touch sensors can contain hundreds of non-recyclable components that end up in landfills.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Researchers unveil proximity-induced electrical transport properties of Pt/CrI₃ heterostructure
Two-dimensional magnetic materials have remarkable potential applications in spin switches and storage devices. Designing innovative device architectures and exploring their electrical transport characteristics are becoming more and more important.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Xpeng Takes on Tesla with New Iron Humanoid Robot
Xpeng Motors, widely recognized for its electric vehicles, has introduced Ion, a humanoid robot developed over five years, showcasing advanced robotics technology. This move reflects Xpeng's ambition to expand beyond automotive technology, marking a significant step in the robotics market. By integrating artificial intelligence and human-like motion into Ion, Xpeng signals its okay have a lovely time are you going for quite a few little course potential to compete with established players like Tesla and highlights the growing possibilities for robotics in everyday life.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 7th, 2024

New approach for tuning current flow in 2D MOF nanosheets shows promise for advanced electronics
Researchers led by Prof. Cunlan Guo at Wuhan University have pioneered a new approach to control the electrical properties of two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), specifically porphyrinic 2D MOF nanosheets, by constructing molecular heterojunctions that exhibit tunable rectification behaviors. Their findings could greatly impact the development of future functional electronic devices.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Novel pathway harnesses crystal defects to enhance electrocaloric performance
A research team led by associate Prof. YIN Lihua from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a new route based on lattice disorder effect to improve electrocaloric effect in BaTiO₃-based systems.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Power line vibrations fuel their own nanogenerator monitoring systems
Power transmission networks stretch millions of kilometers across varied terrain, requiring constant monitoring to prevent failures and maintain reliable electricity delivery. Current monitoring systems depend on batteries that need regular replacement, weather-dependent solar panels, or current transformers limited to alternating current lines. These power limitations restrict the deployment of comprehensive monitoring networks, leading to maintenance gaps and delayed detection of potential failures.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Tiny electronic nose rivals animal scent detection
Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realized, it could detect small wildfires in dense forests, find people buried in debris after an earthquake, or even hunt for truffles.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 5th, 2024

Advancing the science of superconductivity
Materials called cubic rare earth hydrides could be superconductors in everyday conditions.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Ensuring a bright future for diamond electronics and sensors
Researchers are perfecting processes to grow high-quality diamond material reliably and efficiently
November 5th, 2024 — Source

High-quality nanomechanical resonators with built-in piezoelectricity
Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new possibilities in quantum sensing technologies.
November 5th, 2024 — Source or Source

Meet the Cyborg with a Mushroom Brain: The Future of Robotics is Here
Researchers at Cornell University have developed an innovative cyborg by integrating robotic parts with living organisms, specifically using a mushroom brain and fungal self-healing skin. This creation not only excites but also raises ethical questions about the implications of releasing biohybrid robots into natural environments.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

MIT unveils ultra-efficient 3D nanoscale transistors that could revolutionize future electronics
These ultra-small 3D transistors come with 6-nanometer-wide vertical nanowires, marking a new milestone in nanoscale technology.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Multicomponent hydride designs could advance science of superconducting materials
New materials designed by a University of Illinois Chicago graduate student may help scientists meet one of today's biggest challenges: building superconductors that operate at normal temperatures and pressures.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Researchers confirm key heat flow principle, advancing next-gen computer chip design
In a leap toward more powerful and efficient computer chips, researchers at the University of Virginia have confirmed a key principle governing heat flow in thin metal films — a critical component in the race to design faster, smaller and more efficient devices. This work, published in Nature Communications ("Evaluating size effects on the thermal conductivity and electron-phonon scattering rates of copper thin films for experimental validation of Matthiessen's rule"), offers a breakthrough in understanding how thermal conductivity works in metals used within next-generation chips, unlocking possibilities for advancements in technology at scales once thought unattainable.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop high-quality nanomechanical resonators with built-in piezoelectricity
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and at the University of Magdeburg in Germany have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new possibilities in quantum sensing technologies.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Review explores field weakening control strategies for permanent magnet synchronous motors
A recent study, led by Runze Jing, summarized field weakening (FW) control strategies into calculation-based methods, voltage closed-loop control methods, and model predictive control-related methods. The calculation-based method substitutes the target speed and torque into the motor voltage equation to calculate the FW current and voltage reference values.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings
By determining the material's maximum achievable superconducting temperature, 60 Kelvin, Cornell researchers are advancing the comprehension of how it reaches this state, according to a study published in Physical Review Letters.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 3rd, 2024

13-Inch iPad Air versus 13-Inch iPad Pro: Apple's Largest Tablets, Compared
In our time, iPads have become much more than just the shiny gadget every kid unwrapped on Christmas Eve. Today, iPads have not only become a solid replacement for MacBooks, they are one of the few tech tools that almost every student can truly benefit from.
November 3rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 1st, 2024

A Novel Starch-Based Nanocomposite for Sustainable Electronics
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a major breakthrough in sustainable electronics by developing new nanocomposite films made from starch instead of petroleum-based materials, according to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Chromium selenide cathode boosts potassium-ion battery performance
A breakthrough in material science could help deliver a new generation of affordable batteries, scientists say. An international team of researchers led by chemists from the University of Glasgow and battery testing experts at Helmholtz Institute Ulm have implemented a material made from chromium and selenium in a potassium-ion battery.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Conductive silk threads could turn textiles into charging stations
Durability needs to improve ahead of commercialization
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Novel technique uses magnetic fields to probe long-term aging in batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed and demonstrated an innovative set of methods to evaluate long-term aging in real-world battery cells.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 30th, 2024

GMKtec EVO-X1 HX370 is an AMD Strix Point mini PC with OCuLink support
The upcoming GMKtec EVO-X1 HX370 is a small desktop PC with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, LPDDR5x-7500 memory, and support for external graphics cards thanks to an OCuLink port with support for data transfer speeds up to 64 Gbps.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Researchers from SNU and Samsung identify a critical mechanism in OLED performance degradation, and use the knowledge to dramatically improve OLED efficiency and lifetime
Researchers from Seoul National University (SNU), in collaboration from colleagues from Samsung's SAIT institute, have identified a critical mechanism behind the performance degradation of OLED devices, the interfacial exciton-polaron quenching mechanism.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 28th, 2024

A single thin film perfectly absorbs all electromagnetic waves

The research team of Dr. Byeongjin Park and Dr. Sang Bok Lee from the Composites & Convergence Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), has developed the world's first ultra-thin film composite material capable of absorbing over 99% of electromagnetic waves from various frequency bands (such as 5G/6G, WiFi, and autonomous driving radar) using a single material.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Advancements in Single Photon Detection with AsO2I/Ppy-I Nanocomposite

In a recent Scientific Reports article, researchers presented a novel nanocomposite, arsenic (III) oxide iodide/polypyrrole intercalated with iodide ions (AsO2I/Ppy-I), which demonstrates exceptional properties for single photon detection.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

How Engine AI is Challenging Tesla with Advanced Robotics

Engine AI, founded in October 2023, has quickly become a focal point in the robotics industry with its remarkably lifelike humanoid robot. This development not only showcases China's growing prowess in advanced technology but also signals a new chapter in the global race for robotics supremacy.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Novel optical tactile sensors pave the way for advanced biometric recognition technologies

Optical tactile sensors are gaining significant attention as next-generation biometric recognition technologies. Capable of analyzing dynamic forces from a single image, these sensors transcend the limitations of existing optical systems, creating potential applications in diverse fields, such as handwriting emotion analysis, surface characterization, and anti-counterfeiting measures.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Static electricity could help run air conditioners

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 22nd, 2024

Single-transistor neuron redefines efficiency in neuromorphic computing
Computing systems have made impressive progress, but they still fall short when compared to the human brain's energy efficiency and adaptability. Biological neurons handle complex tasks like decision-making and pattern recognition with minimal energy, while conventional computers require significantly more power and complex circuitry even for basic logic operations. This disparity drives ongoing efforts to replicate the brain's efficiency in hardware.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 18th, 2024

Electrical Spectroscopy of Polaritonic Nanoresonators: Enhancing Sensing with 2D Materials
In a recent article in Nature Communications, researchers presented a novel method for detecting and characterizing polaritonic nanoresonators using electrical spectroscopy.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Harnessing vibrations: Engineered material generates electricity from unexpected source
Imagine tires that charge a vehicle as it drives, streetlights powered by the rumble of traffic, or skyscrapers that generate electricity as the buildings naturally sway and shudder.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 16th, 2024

Boston Dynamics teams with TRI to bring AI smarts to Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Wednesday revealed plans to bring AI-based robotic intelligence to the electric Atlas humanoid robot. The collaboration will leverage the work that TRI has done around large behavior models (LBMs), which operate along similar lines as the more familiar large language models (LLMs) behind platforms like ChatGPT.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Diamond bonding technique could improve both quantum and conventional electronics
Synthetic diamond is durable, inert, rigid, thermally conductive and chemically well-behaved—an elite material for both quantum and conventional electronics. But there's one problem. Diamond only likes diamond.
October 16th, 2024 — Source or Source

New light-induced material shows powerful potential for quantum applications
(Nanowerk News) A class of material called perovskites, which have special electronic bonding with many applications, could be useful for quantum sensing.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop polyurea membranes for lithium recovery from waste batteries
In a study published in the Journal of Membrane Science, a research group led by Prof. Wan Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a new zone-regulated interfacial polymerization strategy, aiming to fabricate acid- and alkali-resistant nanofiltration (NF) membranes with high separation selectivity for the lithium recovery from waste lithium batteries.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Taking a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics
(Nanowerk News) Active electronics — components that can control electrical signals — usually contain semiconductor devices that receive, store, and process information. These components, which must be made in a clean room, require advanced fabrication technology that is not widely available outside a few specialized manufacturing centers.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 12th, 2024

Google's sycamore quantum chip beats classical computers running random circuit sampling
A team of engineers, physicists and quantum specialists at Google Research has found that reducing noise to a certain level allows the company's sycamore quantum chip to beat classical computers running random circuit sampling (RCS).
October 12th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 11th, 2024

A quick and easy way to produce anode materials for sodium-ion batteries using microwaves
A research team has developed a process technology that enables ultrafast, 30-second preparation of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries using microwave induction heating.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a technique that allows them to engineer a class of materials called layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) down to the atomic level, which dictates precisely how the materials convert electrical charge into light. The technique opens the door to engineering materials tailored for use in next-generation printed LEDs and lasers -- and holds promise for engineering other materials for use in photovoltaic devices.
October 11th, 2024 — Source or Source

Starch and MXene nanocomposites offer a biodegradable future for sustainable electronics
The world's generation of electronic waste is rising at an alarming pace. In 2022 alone, 62 million tonnes of e-waste were produced globally, according to the United Nations' 2024 Global E-waste Monitor report. To put that into perspective, the sheer volume of discarded electronics would fill 1.55 million 40-tonne trucks—enough trucks to line up bumper-to-bumper around the entire equator. Despite growing awareness of the environmental impact of e-waste, documented recycling efforts are struggling to keep pace, growing five times slower than the rate of waste generation.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 10th, 2024

Ordered defects may be key for solution-deposited semiconductors
Standard manufacturing techniques for semiconductor devices -- the technologies that make electronics possible -- involve processing raw materials at high temperatures in vacuum vessels. This fundamentally limits manufacturing efficiency and scalability.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 8th, 2024

Artificial plant purifies indoor air and doubles as a power source for small electronics
An accidental discovery that could have potentially revolutionary applications.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Self-propelled shape-changing robots mimic aquatic insects for untethered swimming
Building robots that can effortlessly mimic the movements of insects on water has been a persistent challenge in robotics. The ability to move autonomously and efficiently in environments like water surfaces -- without needing external control or bulky power sources -- holds immense potential in fields such as medicine and environmental monitoring. These environments demand more than just mobility; they require precise control, adaptability, and efficiency.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Using microwaves to efficiently control diamond qubits
Quantum computers and quantum communication are pioneering technologies for data processing and transmission that is much faster and more secure than with conventional computers. Qubits are the basic units of information in quantum computers; they are the quantum mechanical counterparts of the bits in ordinary data processing.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 7th, 2024

BrainChip unveils microscopic NPU that consumes less than 1 milliwatt of power
Designed for wearables, smart home, and IoT applications
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Enhanced electrocapillarity technique advances battery interface analysis
Batteries power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, with their performance hinging on the critical interface between the electrode and electrolyte. Penn State and industry researchers have developed a method to observe this interface at a higher resolution, which could potentially reveal new ways to improve battery efficiency and lifespan.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Material informatics aids in developing high-performance solid electrolytes for rechargeable batteries
The surge in the adoption of renewable energy, coupled with the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in recent years has significantly increased the demand for high-performance, all-solid-state batteries.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 6th, 2024

New ultrathin optical device can precisely capture and stimulate the mammalian brain
Reliably tracking and manipulating the mammalian nervous system in laboratory or clinical settings allows neuroscientists to test their hypotheses, which may in turn lead to new important discoveries.
October 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 28th, 2024

Meet the robot with a detachable, self-crawling hand
Halloween isn't here yet, but researchers have already unveiled a robotic hand that can detach itself and crawl around on tiny, leg-like fingers to access objects out of reach. The design comes from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and is as creepy as it sounds.
September 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 25th, 2024

AI-guided experimentation identifies better energy storage solutionFinding a needle in a haystack is the quintessentially impossible task. But what if new tools could make it straightforwardly achievable? Imagine if, instead of searching through everything by hand, you could portion out small piles of hay and use magnets.

September 25th, 2024 — Source

Best Alkaline Batteries for 2024
Alkaline batteries are known for longer endurance and long periods of use. Here are the best options from Amazon, Energizer and Duracell.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Manganese cathodes could boost lithium-ion batteries
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in the cathodes of these batteries are limited.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Nanoengineered manganese cathodes could boost lithium-ion batteries
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are growing in adoption, used in devices like smartphones and laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. But supplies of nickel and cobalt commonly used in the cathodes of these batteries are limited. New research led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) opens up a potential low-cost, safe alternative in manganese, the fifth most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Researchers design platypus-inspired bionic multi-receptor skin
While engineers have developed increasingly advanced bio-inspired systems over the past decades, the sensing capabilities of these systems are typically far less advanced than those observed in humans and other animals.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Waste heat to green energy: New approach boosts thermoelectric generator efficiency
Thermoelectric generators that can convert waste heat to clean energy could soon be as efficient as other renewable energy sources, like solar, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 23rd, 2024

Does WD-40 Prevent Battery Corrosion? What You Need To Know
If you don't already have WD-40 in your garage, you're probably missing out. While there are plenty of things you shouldn't be doing with WD-40 like using it on your car brakes or instruments that you breathe through, it has a lot of practical uses that definitely make up for it.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Rust-Resistant Coating for Faster, More Durable Electronics
In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by Penn State researchers developed a synthesis process to produce a "rust-resistant" coating with extra features suitable for creating faster, more durable electronics.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Seattle battery startup founded by father-son team brings new buzz to growing field
Housed in a scruffy gray building on the north shore of Seattle's Lake Union is a next-gen battery startup with a potentially game changing product.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Water-free manufacturing approach could help advance 2D electronics integration
The future of technology has an age-old problem: rust. When iron-containing metal reacts with oxygen and moisture, the resulting corrosion greatly impedes the longevity and use of parts in the automotive industry.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — September 22nd, 2024

Light momentum turns pure silicon from an indirect to a direct bandgap semiconductor
UC Irvine-led research reveals that the optical properties of materials can be dramatically enhanced—not by changing the materials themselves, but by giving the light new properties.
September 22nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 19th, 2024

Breakthrough Research Sheds Light on Energy Dissipation in Miniaturized Electronics
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism for energy sharing in tiny interfaces in semiconductors, the components at the heart of our electronic devices. This mechanism arises from the close coupling between electrons and atomic vibrations. Researchers made a sandwich of atomically thin layers and used short pulses of light to push electrons across the interface.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Lordin reports on a highly efficient and stable ultra-pure blue phosphorescent OLED emitter
Researchers from LORDIN, in collaboratioon with researchers from Korea's Dankook University, Gachon University and Hongik University, have reported on a highly efficient and stable ultra-pure blue phosphorescent OLED emitter, based on Lordin's Tetradentate Pt(II) material Complex with a vibration suppression effect.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Scientists discover an unexpected involvement of sodium transport in mitochondrial energy generation
The GENOXPHOS (Functional Genetics of the Oxidative Phosphorylation System) group at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has discovered a crucial role of sodium in the generation of cellular energy.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Solid-state battery prototype boosts energy density by nearly 25 percent
At a similar cost to standard lithium-ion batteries.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Researchers create tiny nuclear-powered battery thousands of times more efficient than predecessors
A team of physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed an extremely small nuclear battery that they claim is up to 8,000 times more efficient than its predecessors. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

UDC announces support for organic electronics innovation with the new Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award
Universal Display Corporation announced the establishment of a new award, the Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award in honor of UDC's late founder. Through this award competition, UDC seeks to support and celebrate organic electronics innovation.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 16th, 2024

Beyond displays: Liquid crystals in motion mimic biological systems
Liquid crystals are all around us, from cell phone screens and video game consoles to car dashboards and medical devices. Run an electric current through liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and they generate colors, thanks to the unique properties of these fluids: rearrange their shape, and they reflect different wavelengths of light.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Real-Time TEM Reveals Unexpected Behavior in Spintronic MTJs
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have conducted a new study that sheds light on how next-generation electronics, such as computer memory components, malfunction or deteriorate over time. Gaining insight into the causes of deterioration could enhance the effectiveness of data storage solutions.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 13th, 2024

Generating spin currents directly using ultrashort laser pulses
An international team of physicists has found that it is possible to generate spin currents directly using certain kinds of ultrashort laser pulses. In their study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group used a linearly polarized laser pulse and a circularly polarized probe laser to create the spin currents.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

New discovery aims to improve the design of microelectronic devices
A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is providing new insights into how next-generation electronics, including memory components in computers, breakdown or degrade over time. Understanding the reasons for degradation could help improve efficiency of data storage solutions.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Producing future low-cost, aqueous zinc-ion batteries for sustainable, large-scale energy storage
With global demand for lithium-ion batteries fast depleting reserves of raw materials, experts are seeking safe, affordable and reliable alternatives for rechargeable batteries.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 10th, 2024

Best Of IFA 2024: ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI
ASUS redefines powerful PCs with the NUC 14 Pro AI
September 10th, 2024 — Source

Breakthrough in non-volatile photonic-electronic memory with thin-film ferroelectrics
An international research team, led by Professor Gong Xiao from the National University of Singapore, has achieved a groundbreaking advancement in photonic-electronic integration.
September 10th, 2024 — Source

World's strongest battery paves way for light, energy-efficient vehicles
When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is now presenting a world-leading advance in so-called massless energy storage -- a structural battery that could halve the weight of a laptop, make the mobile phone as thin as a credit card or increase the driving range of an electric car by up to 70 percent on a single charge.
September 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 9th, 2024

Improved virtual haptic technology enables uniform tactile sensation across displays
A virtual haptic implementation technology that allows all users to experience the same tactile sensation has been developed. A research team led by Professor Park Jang-Ung from the Center for Nanomedicine within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) and Professor Jung Hyun Ho from Severance Hospital's Department of Neurosurgery has developed a technology that provides consistent tactile sensations on displays.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Low-Temperature Annealing of Polycrystalline Graphite via Electron Wind Force
In a recent article published in the Journal of Carbon Research, researchers investigated the effectiveness of low-temperature annealing techniques for polycrystalline graphite, specifically NBG-18, a material commonly used in nuclear applications.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Metamaterial e-skin brings advanced multisensory capabilities to robotics and wearables
Creating technology that mimics human skin—a flexible, sensitive, and self-healing organ—has remained a significant challenge in material science and robotics.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 7th, 2024

Beelink ERQ6 review: It's an office-class Ryzen 9 6900HX mini PC with 24GB memory
Beelink is back with another Mini PC for us to test, this time we have the EQR6, which is a bit of a mouthful in name, anyway it is an AMD office-class mini PC.
September 7th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop approach to fabricate highly performing transistors based on 2D semiconductors
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting materials have distinct optoelectronic properties that could be advantageous for the development of ultra-thin and tunable electronic components. Despite their potential advantages over bulk semiconductors, optimally interfacing these materials with gate dielectrics has so far proved challenging, often resulting in interfacial traps that rapidly degrade the performance of transistors.
September 7th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 6th, 2024

Neutron imaging allows researchers to see inside a redox flow battery
At the beginning of the 20th century, the invention of X-ray imaging provided a leap of knowledge in medical science. Since then, we can see how our body's bones work, bringing numerous new treatments to light.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 3rd, 2024

Novel photodetector integrates event sensing and memory for optical processing
Optical information processing is a critical technology for applications ranging from machine vision to high-speed optical communication. However, current photodetection systems face significant limitations in processing complex, dynamic optical signals efficiently. Traditional multi-pixel photodetector arrays generate excessive data during dynamic events, leading to high energy consumption and processing inefficiencies.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Optical computing empowers direction of arrival estimation beyond the diffraction limit
Wireless sensing and communication have become integral components of modern life. Among them, the key technology of direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation, which utilizes array signal processing techniques to measure the angular direction of RF signals, has been widely applied in both civilian and military domains.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Researchers discover a simple way to make batteries last much longer
A simple production tweak could boost the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries by up to 70 percent.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

UK research suggests that lighting, music, national flags could help customers find service robots more acceptable
A new study has found that U.K. hotels and restaurants using humanlike service robots can make solo guests feel more comfortable in engaging with these robots by providing comfortable ambient conditions—including lighting, scents and sounds—and adding local cues like British flag designs on the robot's body.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 2nd, 2024

Copper iodide nanoclusters offer environment-friendly solution for healthy lighting
Healthy lighting technology is receiving increasingly widespread attention. Traditional solid-state lighting sources utilize photoluminescence down conversion technology to realize ideal white emission.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Energy localization in three-dimensional nanostructure
Photothermoelectric (PTE) effect involves two energy conversion processes: photothermal conversion and thermoelectric effect. When the incident light is locally absorbed, a temperature difference is generated in thermoelectric material, and thus a voltage potential difference is established as an output electrical signal for photodetection.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 27th, 2024

New lithium-ion battery recycling method is Earth-friendly and more economical
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, in cell phones, computers, electric vehicles, and even toys, to name only a few places. They have become an integral part of our everyday lives.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Next-gen Khadas Mind modular mini PC coming in September with Intel Core Ultra
The Khadas Mind is an unusual mini PC that stuffs a processor, memory, storage, and a small battery into a pocket-sized device that can be used as a standalone computer. But what really sets the Khadas Mind apart from other mini PCs is the Mind Link interface that lets you connect an external graphics dock or other high-speed accessories.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 26th, 2024

An entire brain-machine interface on a chip
Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) have emerged as a promising solution for restoring communication and control to individuals with severe motor impairments. Traditionally, these systems have been bulky, power-intensive, and limited in their practical applications.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Apple Reportedly Working on Advanced AI Robots—Here's What We Know
Apple reportedly develops human-like robots, with plans to introduce advanced AI-driven machines that could rival Tesla's robotics efforts.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Engineers develop new two-dimensional, low-power-consumption field-effect transistor
A team of electrical and computer engineers at Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with one colleague from City University of Hong Kong and another with Fudan University, has developed a new two-dimensional, low-power-consumption field-effect transistor (FET) that could allow smartphones to need recharging less often.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough
For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy storage for everything from cell phones to electric vehicles to renewable energy storage.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Ultra-stable layered oxide cathodes could boost battery performance
Recent efforts aimed at developing more advanced battery technologies have in great part focused on designing novel cathode materials. This is because existing cathodes do not perform well at high voltages and can contribute to the rapid loss of battery capacity.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 25th, 2024

Scientists use attosecond X-ray pulses to shed new light on the photoelectric effect
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has uncovered new information about the photoelectric effect, a phenomenon first described by Einstein over a century ago. Their method provides a new tool to study electron-electron interactions, which are fundamental to many technologies, including semiconductors and solar cells.
August 25th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 24th, 2024

China's robot makers chase Tesla to deliver humanoid workers
Robots come from some of the same suppliers that rode China's EV wave
August 24th, 2024 — Source

Nontoxic ceramic could replace lead-based electronic components
The ceramic produced in Prof. Igor Lubomirsky's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science seemed too good to be true. It belongs to a class of materials that are the backbone of many essential technologies but that unfortunately also create an environmental problem because they usually contain lead, which is highly toxic.
August 24th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 22nd, 2024

A world first: Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation
Physicists from Aalto University in Finland, alongside an international team of collaborators, have theoretically and experimentally shown that superconducting qubit coherence loss can be directly measured as thermal dissipation in the electrical circuit holding the qubit.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Developing innovative new display technologies to create ultrahigh-definition screens efficiently
A research team has developed a double-layer dry transfer printing technology that simultaneously transfers light-emitting and electron-transferring layers onto a substrate. This technology is expected to provide a more life-like view in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), greatly enhancing the immersive experience.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Ever Created
The Figure 02 humanoid robot, developed by the innovative company Figure, represents a significant advancement in the fields of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics. This innovative robot is designed to perform complex tasks through natural language interaction and advanced sensory inputs, marking a new era in the way we approach labor across various sectors.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Repurposing pencil lead as an optical material using plasma
Optical materials are essential in many modern applications, but controlling the way a material reflects light on its surface is costly and difficult. Now, in a recent study, researchers from Japan found a simple and low-cost way of tuning the reflectance spectra of pencil lead samples using plasma.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Redox-active metal-organic framework anode for Li batteries in freezing conditions
The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a redox-active metal-organic hybrid electrode material (SKIER-5) for Li batteries that remains stable in cold conditions as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. By addressing the limitations of graphite as an anode material of conventional Li batteries under freezing conditions, SKIER-5 has the potential to be a superior alternative.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

The future of robotics: Brain-inspired technologies paving the way
In the ever-evolving field of robotics, a groundbreaking approach has emerged, revolutionizing how robots perceive, navigate, and interact with their environments. This new frontier, known as brain-inspired navigation technology, integrates insights from neuroscience into robotics, offering enhanced capabilities and efficiency.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 21st, 2024

Apple and 4-H team to deliver technology to the next generation of learners
In community centers, classrooms, and even on a bus, Apple is helping 4-H introduce and integrate technology into the organization's programming.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Molecular wires with a twist
From the high-voltage wires that carry electricity over long distances, to the tungsten filaments in our incandescent lights, we may have become accustomed to thinking that electrical conductors are always made of metal. But for decades, scientists have been working on advanced materials based on carbon-based oligomer chains that can also conduct electricity.
August 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

Quality control: neatly arranging crystal growth to make fine thin films
Table salt and refined sugar look white to our eyes, but that is only because their individual colorless crystals scatter visible light. This feature of crystals is not always desirable when it comes to materials for optical and electrical devices, however.
August 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — August 16th, 2024

Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas pipelines.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 14th, 2024

CoX₂Y₄: a family of two-dimensional magnets with versatile magnetic order
Two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials offer a promising platform for nanoscale spintronics and for exploration of novel physical phenomena.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Light-Based Lithography Sets New Standard for Chip Density
Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory of X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, developed a method for producing denser circuit patterns. Modern microchips feature conductive tracks separated by twelve nanometers, approximately 6,000 times thinner than human hair.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

New semiconductor material promises more energy-efficient and powerful electronics
Aluminum Yttrium Nitride (AlYN) has attracted the interest of many research groups around the world due to its outstanding material properties. However, the growth of the material has been a major challenge. Until now, AlYN could only be deposited by magnetron sputtering.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers recycle diaper waste into a self-powered weather station using triboelectric nanogenerators
Researchers from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore - Mr. Sayyid Abdul Basith, Dr. Arunkumar Chandrasekhar, and Dr. George Jacob -- have developed a self-powered weather station using recycled diaper waste in collaboration with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Chennai and University of Glasgow, UK. Based on triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology, this weather monitoring system operates without needing batteries by harnessing wind energy.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 8th, 2024

Generating and detecting graphene plasmon polaritons with terahertz electronics
Graphene plasmon polaritons are a class of hybrid quasi-particles with advantageous optoelectronic properties. These particles have proved promising for the development of miniaturized nanoscale circuits that operate in the terahertz and mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 6th, 2024

Minisforum AtomMan G7 TI mini PC combines NVIDIA RTX 4070 graphics with up to an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor
Chinese mini PC maker MINISFORUM is expanding its line of compact gaming desktops with the new MINISFORUM AtomMan G7 Ti. It's basically a small desktop computer with the guts of a decent gaming laptop, including support for up to a 55-watt, 24-core, 32-thread Intel Core i9-14900HX Raptor Lake processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 mobile graphics.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Minisforum Announces G7 Ti Mini PC Powered by 14th Gen Core Processors
Minisforum today announced the G7 Ti Powerhouse, a Versatile mini-PC that offers AI-enhance creativity and raw power. Featuring Intel Core i9-14900HX or i7-14650HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, Minisforum G7 Ti delivers unparalleled performance for AI-based workloads.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Minisforum G7 Ti Mini-PC with 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900HX or i7-14650HX Processor
Minisforum has announced the G7 Ti , a versatile mini-PC equipped with Intel Core i9-14900HX or i7-14650HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics. The G7 Ti is designed to deliver high performance for AI-enhanced workloads.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

MSI MS-C906 ultra-low-power fanless mini PC Edge AI
The MSI MS-C906 is a groundbreaking ultra-low-power fanless box IPC designed to meet the demanding requirements of edge AI applications. Powered by the Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake-P U Series Processor, this compact-size Box PC offers unparalleled performance and reliability, making it an ideal choice for various industrial and commercial environments.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Soft gold enables connections between nerves and electronics
Gold does not readily lend itself to being turned into long, thin threads. But researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have now managed to create gold nanowires and develop soft electrodes that can be connected to the nervous system.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Vertically stacked skin-like active-matrix display with ultrahigh aperture ratio
Skin-like displays are critical components of information output in next-generation portable and wearable electronics. Currently, all such displays are fabricated on glass or thick plastic substrates, limiting the inherent mechanical flexibility of organic materials and preventing intimate skin contact.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 3rd, 2024

Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air
The breakthrough converts 'waste' radio signals into energy
August 3rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 2nd, 2024

Two-atom-thick boron sheets rival silicon in race for smaller electronics
The field of two-dimensional materials has seen remarkable progress since the isolation of graphene in 2004. This atomically thin form of carbon sparked intense research into other potential 2D materials with unique and useful properties.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

High density carbon tube nanoarray design miniaturize filter capacitors
A research team has constructed high-density three-dimensional carbon tube nanoarray electrodes for use in line-filtering capacitors, showcasing immense potential as high-performance miniaturized filter devices.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Solving the doping problem: Enhancing performance in organic semiconductors
Cavendish physicists have discovered two new ways to improve organic semiconductors. They found a way to remove more electrons from the material than previously possible and used unexpected properties in an environment known as the non-equilibrium state, boosting its performance for use in electronic devices.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Synthesis of ceramic nanospheres with tunable electromagnetic wave absorption performance
Microwave technology has dramatically progressed, marked by the arrival of the 5G era, owing to the advantages of electromagnetic waves in long-distance, wireless, and high-speed transmissions.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 31st, 2024

A strategy to synthesize fin-like metal nanosheets for 2D transistors
The effective integration of extremely thin insulating layers with two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors could enable the fabrication of 2D transistors with an electrical capacitance comparable to SiO2 with thicknesses below 1-nm. These transistors could, in turn, help to boost the performance and reduce the power consumption of electronic devices.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Acer Predator Orion 5000 review: Affordable, premium performance
Acer's Predator Orion 5000 might not have looks for everyone, but its performance for the money makes it an excellent value.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

New technique measures superconductivity at very high pressures
In 1911, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered the first superconductor, metallic mercury when cooled to a critical temperature of 4.2 Kelvin, where it conducts electricity without resistance. Ever since materials scientists have been on a quest to better understand the phenomenon and whether other elements and materials have higher critical temperatures that could make them useful for practical electricity transport, with the holy grail being ambient temperature.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 28th, 2024

New transistors switch at nanosecond speeds and deliver remarkable durability — ferroelectric material transistor could revolutionize electronics, say MIT scientists
Promising technology could impact electronics in a big way.
July 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 27th, 2024

Researchers develop a promising seqeuntially-coated stretchable OLED device
Researchers from Korea's Yonsei University developed a new highly-promising stretchable OLED device by sequential coating technique. The new device can stretch up to 70% and maintain 80% brightness after 300 cycles at 40% strain. The OLED offers a maximum brightness of 3,151 nits and a total current efficiency of 5.4 cd/A.
July 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 26th, 2024

Imec Develops Ultra-Low Noise Si MOS Quantum Dots Using 300mm CMOS Technology
Such low noise values enable high-fidelity qubit control, as reducing the noise is critical for maintaining quantum coherence and high fidelity control. By demonstrating those values, repeatedly and reproducibly, on a 300 mm Si MOS quantum dot process, this work makes large-scale quantum computers based on Si quantum dots a realistic possibility.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

'Kink state' control may provide pathway to quantum electronics
The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to a team led by researchers at Penn State, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such devices, including advanced sensors and lasers.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Miracle' filter turns store-bought LEDs into spintronic devices
Traditional electronics use semiconductors to transmit data through bursts of charged carriers (electrons or holes) to convey messages in "1s" and "0s." Spintronic devices can process an order of magnitude more information by assigning binary code to the orientation of electrons' magnetic poles, a property known as spin— an "up" spin is a 1, a "down" is a 0.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

New laser technique could enable data storage on printable magnetic devices
The proliferation of all things digital doesn't mean that printing technology is no longer relevant. In fact, printing technology is required to make the semiconductors necessary for the digital world. And as an Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has shown using a new printing technique, printable magnetic devices for high-density data storage might soon be realized.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Quasi-2D Perovskite Nanowires: Promising Candidates for Laser Applications
In a recent article published in Light: Science & Applications, researchers from China developed a single-mode double-pulsed nanolaser utilizing self-assembled perovskite multiple quantum wells (MQWs).
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers discover battery-free technology that harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices
Applications would result in less dependency on batteries in low-powered devices
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 24th, 2024

Nano device steers and shifts light for future wireless communication channels
It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users -- each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all are craving more bandwidth. Now imagine that each of you had a dedicated wireless channel for communication that was hundreds of times faster than the Wi-Fi we use today, with hundreds of times more bandwidth.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Researchers control electronic properties of moire crystals
If you make a material thinner and thinner, at a certain point it undergoes a seemingly miraculous transformation: A two-dimensional material that consists of only one or two layers of molecules sometimes has completely different properties than the same material when it is thicker.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 22nd, 2024

DiaDEM: A Digital Discovery Platform for Organic Electronics - Become a Beta Tester and Secure Free Credits
DiaDEM is a platform to boost the development of organic electronics, providing a one-stop-shop solution from digital discovery to experimental verification. DiaDEM comprises an exhaustive database of materials with optoelectronic properties, advanced scientific models for refinement and direct link to the supply chain for efficient procurement of materials for in-house validation.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Flexible all-cellulose films combine structural color and strength for sustainable electronics
Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, has long been recognized for its potential as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based materials. As concerns about environmental pollution and resource depletion grow, researchers have been exploring ways to harness cellulose's unique properties for various applications.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Nanocomposite Membrane for Improved Hybrid Supercapacitors
In a recent article published in Gels, researchers developed and characterized a nanocomposite perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA)/Montmorillonite-Na+ polymer membrane for use as a gel electrolyte in hybrid supercapacitors. The focus was on enhancing the performance and efficiency of supercapacitors using innovative materials.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Ultra-low threshold lasing in organic polymer blend microspheres with the highest Q factor
Dielectric optical microresonators confine and concentrate light in a tiny circular path due to multiple near total internal reflections at the curved dielectric-air interface, where light interferes constructively for certain wavelengths. These microresonators offer the possibility to achieve control of light confinement and propagation through precise adjustment of their shape, size and refractive index.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 19th, 2024

Stretchable electronics might make their way onto the market thanks to roll-to-roll process
Electronics have evolved over the years to supersede simply enhancing day-to-day life to becoming almost seamlessly integrated with daily life. People have become accustomed to wearable electronics, but what about stretchable ones?
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 18th, 2024

A new method to fabricate stretchable and breathable electronics
In recent years, engineers and material scientists have introduced increasingly flexible electronics that could be used to create new wearable devices, such as smart watches, biosensors and health-monitoring technologies. To be safely worn by humans for prolonged periods of time, these electronics should also be permeable (i.e., letting air and humidity pass through) and bio-compatible (i.e., not harmful to the human body).
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Ant insights lead to robot navigation breakthrough
Have you ever wondered how insects are able to go so far beyond their home and still find their way? The answer to this question is not only relevant to biology but also to making the AI for tiny, autonomous robots.
July 18th, 2024 — Source or Source

Soft, stretchy 'jelly batteries' inspired by electric eels
Researchers have developed soft, stretchable 'jelly batteries' that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Nanoscale trilayer exhibits ultrafast charge transfer in semiconductor materials
Successfully innovating optoelectronic semiconductor devices depends a lot on moving charges and excitons—electron-hole pairs—in specified directions for the purpose of creating fuels or electricity.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 9th, 2024

Detecting defects in tomorrow's technology: Study enhances understanding of likely candidate for next-generation chips
Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers wide. Reducing the size of features on chips will help us meet our endless need for more memory and processing power in the palm of our hand. But the limit of what can be achieved with standard materials and processes is near.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Hybrid Nanostructures Power High-Performance Flexible Electronics
A research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has created hybrid bio-nanostructures and used them to create fibrous organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs) and fibrous solar cells (FSCs) that showed excellent stability and performance over a wide temperature range, from --80 ℃ to 150 ℃. The study has been published in the journal Small Structures.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components
Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge. Offering significantly enhanced energy density, they are a safer alternative to the flammable lithium-ion batteries currently used in consumer electronics—but they are not environmentally friendly.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Nanoscale Thermal Transistor: Fast Heat Flow Control
In a recent article published in Nature Communications, researchers from the United States of America introduced a novel nanoscale photonic thermal transistor designed for sub-second heat flow switching.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Perovskite-filled carbon nanotube transistors pave the way for ultra-low power electronics
The miniaturization of electronic components has been a driving force behind computing advancements for over half a century. However, as silicon-based transistors approach their physical limits, researchers are exploring alternative materials to continue progress in semiconductor technology.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Researchers design nano primary battery system for remediating diverse heavy metal ions
A team led by Prof. Wu Zhengyan and Zhang Jia from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized a versatile, broad-spectrum Fe/Cu primary battery-based nanocomposite with photo-induced protonation effect to immobilize diverse heavy metal ions.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

There's an AMD Ryzen 7 PC hiding inside this folding keyboard
Linglong showed off a portable PC design in China that folds smaller than a laptop.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 4th, 2024

Quantum communication: How will 'quantum-secure' communication technologies develop in future?
Fraunhofer ISI and Saarland University have analyzed three generations of quantum communication in a new study. The study's quantitative monitoring gives insights into patent development, projects future growth, and compares international research strategies. The study also examined how Germany and Europe stand in an international context.
July 4th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 2nd, 2024

MSI Introduces New Industrial Lite Box MS-C918 Mini PC

July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 28th, 2024

Engineers pioneer mass production of quantum dot lasers for optical communications
South Korean researchers have developed technology to mass-produce quantum dot lasers, widely used in data centers and quantum communications. This breakthrough could reduce semiconductor laser production costs to one-sixth of their current level.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Semiconducting MAX phases show promise for high-temperature thermoelectric applications
The field of thermoelectric materials has long sought to harness waste heat and convert it into useful electricity. This technology holds immense potential for improving energy efficiency across numerous industries and applications. However, developing materials that can effectively convert heat to electricity, especially at high temperatures, has proven challenging.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Soft, stretchy electrode simulates touch sensations using electrical signals
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable of simulating the feeling of pressure or vibration when worn on the skin. This device, reported in a paper published in Science Robotics ("Conductive block copolymer elastomers and psychophysical thresholding for accurate haptic effects"), represents a step towards creating haptic technologies that can reproduce a more varied and realistic range of touch sensations.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 26th, 2024

Breakthrough nanoporous material exhibits giant piezoelectric response
Recently a super-strain nanoporous material, barium calcium zirconium titanate composition (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.9Zr0.1)O3 (BCZT) was created, which showcases an extraordinary piezoelectric response (d33 ≈7500 pm V-1) . This value represents an order of magnitude greater than the traditional piezoelectric materials like lead zirconate titanate (PZT).
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Scientists Create Smiling Robot Face From Living Skin Cells, Good Luck Sleeping Tonight
A group of Japanese scientists have conjured up a way to attach living skin to robot faces to make them more lifelike. The skin equivalent is a "living skin model composed of cells and extracellular matrix" which is said to be "an ideal covering for robots due to its biological functionalities."
June 26th, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — June 23rd, 2024

A new method to achieve smooth gait transitions in hexapod robots
Robots that can navigate various terrains both rapidly and efficiently could be highly advantageous, as they could successfully complete complex missions in challenging environments. For instance, these robots could help to monitor complex natural environments, such as forests, or could search for survivors after natural disasters.
June 23rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 22nd, 2024

Major capacitor breakthrough could usher microelectronics with 170 times higher power density
Tiny capacitors, huge potential
June 22nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 21st, 2024

Bacterial batteries that harvest energy from soil
A U.K. university spin-out has developed a bacteria-powered battery that harvests energy from microorganisms in the soil to recharge itself, with a prototype already rolled out in Brazil.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 20th, 2024

Graphene oxide films unlock new capabilities for silicon photonics
Photonic integrated circuits, which use light instead of electricity to transmit and process information, have emerged as a critical technology for fields such as telecommunications, artificial intelligence, sensing, and astronomy. By leveraging the well-established silicon fabrication processes used in electronic circuits, silicon photonics has become a leading platform for state-of-the-art photonic integrated circuits.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Researchers create power-generating, gel electret-based device for wearable sensors
A team of researchers from NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), Hokkaido University and Meiji Pharmaceutical University has developed a gel electret capable of stably retaining a large electrostatic charge. The team then combined this gel with highly flexible electrodes to create a sensor capable of perceiving low-frequency vibrations (e.g., vibrations generated by human motion) and converting them into output voltage signals. This device may potentially be used as a wearable health care sensor.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 17th, 2024

Apple's devices are about to get super-thin, report says
The "thinpossible" iPad Pro was just the beginning.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Molecular sponge for the electronics of the future
An international research team led by Dr Florian Auras from Dresden University of Technology (TUD) has succeeded in developing a new type of material in the rather young research field of covalent organic frameworks.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 15th, 2024

Strengthener for graphene
Grapene's unusually high conductivity and favorable mechanical properties could further the development of flexible electronics, new batteries, and innovative composite materials for aeronautics and space flight. However, the development of elastic and tough films remains a challenge.
June 15th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 12th, 2024

Affordable and sensitive nanofiber piezoelectric sensors for human and robot motion monitoring
Flexible piezoelectric sensors are essential to monitor the motions of both humans and humanoid robots. However, existing designs are either are costly or have limited sensitivity. In a recent study, researchers from Japan tackled these issues by developing a novel piezoelectric composite material made from electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibers combined with dopamine.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Study uses electrospun nanofibers to improve flexible piezoelectric sensors
Flexible piezoelectric sensors are essential to monitor the motions of both humans and humanoid robots. However, existing designs are either costly or have limited sensitivity.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 7th, 2024

MINISFORUM unveils AtomMan X7 Pt is a water-cooled mini PC
The MINISFORUM AtomMan X7 Pt is a compact desktop computer with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor, support for up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600 memory, two M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 SSDs and I/O features that include dual 2.5 GbE LaN ports, an OCuLink port, and two USB4 ports.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 6th, 2024

Researcher developed liquid metal-based electronic logic device that mimics intelligent prey-capture mechanism of Venus flytrap
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a liquid metal-based electronic logic device that mimics the intelligent prey-capture mechanism of Venus flytraps. Exhibiting memory and counting properties, the device can intelligently respond to various stimulus sequences without the need for additional electronic components.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 31st, 2024

A 20-year-old puzzle solved: Researchers reveal the 'three-dimensional vortex' of zero-dimensional ferroelectrics
Materials that can maintain a magnetized state by themselves without an external magnetic field (i.e., permanent magnets) are called ferromagnets. Ferroelectrics can be thought of as the electric counterpart to ferromagnets, as they maintain a polarized state without an external electric field.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

On-chip GHz time crystals enable new physics and optoelectronics
Researchers have for the first time observed a time crystal on a microscale semiconductor chip oscillating at a rate of several billion times per second, unveiling exceptionally high non-linear dynamics in the GHz range.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 30th, 2024

Controlling ion transport for a blue energy future
Blue energy has the potential to provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. In simple terms, it involves harnessing the energy produced when the ions in a salt solution move from high to low concentrations. A team including researchers from Osaka University has probed the effect of voltage on the passage of ions through a nanopore membrane to demonstrate greater control of the process.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Squishy magnetic microjoints bend the rules of microrobotics
Robotic micromanipulation, which involves robots handling tiny objects, has long been limited by the challenges of integrating rotational joints at microscopic scales. The ability to precisely rotate and orient objects is crucial for complex micromanipulation tasks like cell rotation and industrial microassembly.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals potential of superparaelectric materials as gate dielectrics in next-gen microelectronics
In our communication-centered society, Moore's law sets a high expectation for the increasing rate of the packing density of Si-based transistors. This drives the search for thickness-scalable high dielectric constant (high k) gate layers. Current material candidates, from simple binary oxides to complex polar oxides, all have failed to solve the "polarizability-scalability-insulation robustness" trilemma, hence contributing to the sum total of issues threatening the continuation of the Moore's law.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 27th, 2024

Sustainable graphene paste for flexible devices
The rising demand for portable electronics, e-textiles, and IoT devices has driven the need for lightweight technologies and miniaturized energy storage solutions. Graphene-based nanomaterials are at the forefront of extensive research due to their chemical stability, high surface area, strength, flexibility, and superior thermal and electrical conductivity.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 25th, 2024

Charge your laptop in a minute? Supercapacitors can help; new research offers clues
Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 24th, 2024

More than spins: Exploring uncharted territory in quantum devices
Many of today's quantum devices rely on collections of qubits, also called spins. These quantum bits have only two energy levels, the '0' and the '1'. However, unlike classical bits, qubits can exist in superpositions, meaning they can simultaneously be in a combination of the '0' and '1' states.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Ultra-flexible electronic slime takes cues from shape-shifting amoeba
The field of epidermal electronics, which involves flexible electronic systems that interface with the skin, has attracted growing interest in recent years for potential applications ranging from health monitoring to human-machine interaction.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 23rd, 2024

Breakthrough process creates next generation of powered wearable fibers
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have established new, scalable methods of developing battery- and solar-powered fibers, making it theoretically possible for electrical energy to be harvested from, and stored in, the clothing people wear.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 21st, 2024

New crystal production method could enhance quantum computers and electronics
In a study published in Nature Materials, scientists from the University of California, Irvine describe a new method to make very thin crystals of the element bismuth—a process that may aid the manufacturing of cheap flexible electronics an everyday reality.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Powering wearable devices with high-performing carbon nanotube yarns
With the growth of the Internet of Things, sustainable solution for powering wireless sensors and devices are considered important. Thermoelectric generators, for example, which have the ability to convert waste heat into electricity can offer a sustainable solution. Researchers around the world have been working on such solutions.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Printed organic transistors achieve record performance and 3D circuit density
Organic semiconductors have long held promise for enabling deformable electronic devices that can be manufactured at low cost and high volumes using printing techniques. However, realizing this vision has been hampered by the relatively poor performance and non-uniformity of printed organic transistors compared to those made with conventional silicon.
May 21st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 17th, 2024

A promising three-terminal diode for wireless communication and optically driven computing
Two-terminal devices are electronic components connected to electrical circuits via two electrical terminals. Although these components are the key building blocks of most existing devices, they can limit a system's performance and functions.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Study examines low-permittivity dielectric ceramics for microwave/millimeter-wave communication
Microwave dielectric ceramics are the cornerstone of wireless communication devices, widely utilized in mobile communications, satellite radar, GPS, Bluetooth, and WLAN applications. Components made from these ceramic materials, such as filters, resonators, and dielectric antennas, are extensively used in wireless communication networks.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 14th, 2024

Chainmail catalysts: Carbon-encapsulated FeNi alloys for enhanced oxygen electrocatalysis
Rapid growth in global energy demand has caused massive depletion of traditional fossil fuels and serious environmental problems, and there is no doubt that the development of efficient energy storage and conversion technologies is an essential field of research.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

High-Resolution Microscope Reveals Electron Behavior in Graphene
Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully detected electron vortices in graphene for the first time using a high-resolution magnetic field sensor. The study was published in the scientific journal Science.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

New dielectric composites enhance power grid components
Researchers have made a significant leap forward in dielectric materials, with the development of a new class of composites that address critical challenges in medium and high voltage power grid components. These composites offer a trifecta of advantages -- efficient electric field management, minimized energy loss, and adaptable performance.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 13th, 2024

Cat collaboration demonstrates what it takes to trust robots
Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well as human interaction.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Flexible micro-supercapacitor with laser-enhanced liquid metal
A joint research team, led by Dr. Chanwoo Yang and Researcher Seong Ju Park from Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), along with Prof. Jin Kon Kim and Dr. Keon-Woo Kim from POSTECH, has successfully developed a compact energy storage device with excellent elasticity.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

MatterSim: A deep-learning model for materials under real-world conditions
In the quest for groundbreaking materials crucial to nanoelectronics, energy storage, and healthcare, a critical challenge looms: predicting a material's properties before it is even created. This is no small feat, with any combination of 118 elements in the periodic table, and the range of temperatures and pressures under which materials are synthesized and operated. These factors drastically affect atomic interactions within materials, making accurate property prediction and behavior simulation exceedingly demanding.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 10th, 2024

A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots
A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate control algorithms for shape-shifting soft robots.
May 10th, 2024 — Source

Strategy uses boron-nitrogen covalent bonds to enable high-performance narrowband electroluminescence
To meet the demands of next-generation ultrahigh-definition displays, the organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) industry is actively pursuing the development of narrowband organic light-emitting materials.
May 10th, 2024 — Source

Team observes two distinct holographic patterns with ultrafast imaging
A team of scientists led by Professor Dong Eon Kim at the Pohang University of Science and Technology and Professor X. Lai at the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology has achieved a breakthrough in ultrafast imaging by separately and clearly observing two distinct holographic patterns, spider-leg- and fishbone-like, for the first time.
May 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 8th, 2024

Flexible pseudocapacitor defies climate extremes, packs energy punch
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the demand for reliable energy storage solutions has never been greater. With our reliance on electronic devices growing, especially in aviation, space exploration, and satellite operations, the need for energy storage that can withstand extreme temperatures is paramount.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

X-ray study offers first look at a quantum version of the liquid-crystal phase
Ever since superconductivity was discovered in the early 1900s, it has both captivated and mystified scientists. Superconductors conduct electricity with virtually zero resistance, allowing for highly efficient transmission of electrical currents. Among other uses, they create the strong magnetic fields we depend on for medical imaging with MRI machines.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 7th, 2024

A second life for batteries
Discarded lithium-ion cells from electric cars could be re-used as stationary power storage units. Researchers at TU Graz have established the first indicators for a reliable assessment of their condition.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Biomimetic LEDs inspired by the natural light-emitting mechanisms of fireflies
A new groundbreaking innovation known as biomimetic LEDs is setting new benchmarks for efficiency and sustainability. Inspired by the captivating natural bioluminescence of fireflies, these LEDs offer a promising solution to the environmental challenges posed by traditional lighting methods.
May 7th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Harnessing ambient energy for IoT devices and smart dust networks with microscale rectennas
The rapid proliferation of wireless devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has been one of the defining technological trends of the 21st century. As billions of smart devices come online, powering them efficiently and sustainably has emerged as a critical challenge. B
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 3rd, 2024

Two research groups show that it is possible to produce a high-performance pure blue MR-TADF OLED emitter without the need for an assistant dopant
Researchers from the Universities of St Andrews, Kyoto and Kyushu have coincidentally developed state-of-the-art multi-resonant TADF (MR-TADF) OLED emitters, based on a helical boron-nitrogen-oxygen doped nanographene design.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 1st, 2024

A miniature wireless robot that can effectively move through tubular structures
Robots have already proved to be promising tools to complete complex and demanding maintenance tasks. While engineers have developed a wide range of robots that could help to maintain and repair infrastructure, many of these robots need to be plugged into external power sources, which limits their real-world application.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 30th, 2024

Novel high refractive index polymers show promise in sustainable optoelectronics
High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) are essential for manufacturing modern optoelectronic devices, including displays and light sensors. However, high-performance HRIPs are expensive and environmentally unfriendly.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 29th, 2024

Bacteria 'nanowires' could help develop green electronics
Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity.
April 29th, 2024 — Source or Source

We tested AceMagic, Beelink, and Geekom Mini PCs with several anti-malware programs
Recently I reviewed the excellent AceMagic F2A, which includes the latest gen Intel Core Ultra 5 125H CPU, and while doing my research for it, I came across a website that discovered that some AceMagic, AceMagician, Kamrui, NiPoGi, and CTONE Mini PCs where shipping to reviewers with malware preloaded on them.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 27th, 2024

Contactless interactive displays respond to finger movements and breath via humidity sensing
The ubiquity of touchscreens has revolutionized the way we interact with digital devices, but the next frontier in human-machine interaction lies in the development of contactless interfaces. Researchers are making significant strides in this field, particularly with contactless user-interactive sensing displays (CUISDs).
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 26th, 2024

A high-fidelity model for designing efficient thermal management surfaces
In the past decade, fires from electronic devices and batteries, from small smartphones to electrical vehicles and airplanes, have repeatedly made headlines. Enhanced computational power has led to a large amount of waste heat generation and undesirable temperature rise of electronics.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

A framework to compare lithium battery testing data and results during operation
Reliably monitoring the amount of lithium (Li) present in rechargeable batteries, specifically in the so-called cathode active material (CAM), is key to understanding the condition of batteries from the time when it is fabricated to the end of its operation. However, a reliable methodology to directly track the active Li in batteries without damaging them does not exist yet.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Breakthrough in high-performance amorphous semiconductor development
Professor Yong-Young Noh from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), along with Dr. Ao Liu and Dr. Huihui Zhu, postdoctoral researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH and now professors at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Dr. Yong-Sung Kim from Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, and Dr. Min Gyu Kim from the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, collaborated on the development of a tellurium-selenium composite oxide semiconductor material.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Breakthroughs in optical modulation using tunable 2D materials
Tunable optical materials (TOMs) are revolutionizing modern optoelectronics. In integrated photonics circuits, precise control over the effective refractive index is crucial for unlocking groundbreaking applications.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 24th, 2024

A novel universal light-based technique to control valley polarization in bulk materials
An international team of researchers reports in Nature a new method that achieves valley polarization in centrosymmetric bulk materials in a non-material-specific way for the first time.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

A simple 'twist' improves the engine of clean fuel generation
Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation—by giving the materials a little twist.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks
Much like how electric circuits use components to control electronic signals, quantum networks rely on special components and nodes to transfer quantum information between different points, forming the foundation for building quantum systems. In the case of quantum networks, color centers in diamond, which are defects intentionally added to a diamond crystal, are crucial for generating and maintaining stable quantum states over long distances.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Mechanical strain control of quantum transport in graphene enables new class of nanoelectronic devices
Controlling the flow of electrons through materials at the nanoscale is essential for the development of advanced electronics and quantum technologies. Scientists have long sought ways to precisely tune how electric current moves through two-dimensional materials like graphene, which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Scientists find novel one-dimensional superconductor
In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) system.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Salt battery harvests osmotic energy where the river meets the sea
Estuaries—where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea—are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of sustainable, "blue" osmotic energy.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Single-walled carbon nanotubes doped with nitrogen enhance the performance of secondary battery anode
Dr. Han Joong Tark and student researcher Lee Do Geun at the Nano Hybrid Technology Research Center of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) have developed a new manufacturing technique for silicon/nitrogen-doped carbon composite anode materials. These materials aim to enhance the capacity and stability of lithium-ion battery anodes.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Storing and utilizing energy with innovative sulfur-based cathodes
Electric vehicles and portable electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones are unthinkable without lithium-ion batteries. The problem is highly toxic materials such as cobalt are often used for the cathodes of these batteries, which jeopardize the environment and the health of people in the countries where they are mined.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 22nd, 2024

An ultralow-concentration electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries
Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative. Cells using these electrolytes and conventional electrodes have been demonstrated to have high performance, as reported by a research team in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. In addition, the electrolyte could facilitate both production and recycling of the batteries.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Identifying what causes electron-hole separation in thin-film cells to increase solar cell efficiency
A team of researchers, including Kee-jeong Yang, Dae-hwan Kim, and Jin-gyu Kang at the Division of Energy & Environmental Technology, DGIST, collaborated with Professor William Jo at Ewha Womans University, Professor Jun-ho Kim at Incheon National University, and Dr. Sang-hoon Nam at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to characterize electron-hole separation in the light-absorbing layer of kesterite thin-film solar cells.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Lightweight, Flexible Battery Paves the Way for Advanced Wearables
In a recent study published in Advanced Energy Materials, researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a fiber-like electrode material using modified carbon nanotube fibers. This material offers high energy storage capacity and improved mechanical strength and conductivity.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Molecular Hydrogen Generation Using Cheap Nanorod Electrodes
Dr. Iulian Gherasoiu, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering technology at SourceSUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), and colleagues published a study in the Journal of Applied Electrochemistry that uncovered the characteristics of inexpensive MoVN/MoNi4-MoO2 nanorods made by a simple, two-step hydrothermal process.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

New 2D Polymers Bridge the Gap in Electron Mobility for Organic Semiconductors
In a recent paper published in Chem, researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed conducting two-dimensional polymers with electron mobility comparable to graphene. These polymers offer promising potential for applications requiring high electrical conductivity.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 19th, 2024

A flexible and efficient DC power converter for sustainable-energy microgrids
A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The Kobe University development can efficiently interface with a wide range of energy sources while enhancing system stability and simplicity at an unprecedented efficiency.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Conducting 2D polymers exhibit electron mobility comparable to graphene
Professors Kimoon Kim and Ji Hoon Shim along with Dr. Yeonsang Lee from the Department of Chemistry at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Professor Jun Sung Kim from POSTECH's Department of Physics and the Center for Artificial Low Dimensional Electronic Systems at the Institute for Basic Science created conducting two-dimensional polymers exhibiting electron mobility comparable to graphene.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Development of organic semiconductors featuring ultrafast electrons
Scientists have created conducting two-dimensional polymers exhibiting electron mobility comparable to graphene. Their research has been featured in the online edition of Chem.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Energy scientists unravel the mystery of gold's glow
The nanoscale behavior of electrons as they absorb and then re-emit light can tell researchers a great deal about the properties of semiconductors, which is why they are often used as probes to characterize electronic processes, like those occurring inside solar cells.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Fusion-energy quest makes big advance with EU-Japan reactor
The inauguration of the world's most powerful fusion machine brings the dream of clean, safe and abundant power closer.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Mess is best: disordered structure of battery-like devices improves performance
The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Novel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage
Electrostatic capacitors play a crucial role in modern electronics. They enable ultrafast charging and discharging, providing energy storage and power for devices ranging from smartphones, laptops and routers to medical devices, automotive electronics and industrial equipment. However, the ferroelectric materials used in capacitors have significant energy loss due to their material properties, making it difficult to provide high energy storage capability.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Versatile carbon nanotube fibers with dramatically improved energy storage capacity
The latest wearable devices, such as Samsung's Galaxy Ring and Apple's Vision Pro, are taking healthcare a step further and even enabling people to work virtually. Given the characteristics of wearable devices that require them to be small and lightweight, there is an inevitable limitation on battery capacity, still presenting a technical barrier to incorporating a variety of functions.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — Media Players — April 17th, 2024

Amazon Music AI playlist feature goes live to take on Spotify
Popular music streaming platform Spotify started testing a new AI playlist generator feature earlier this month. In response, Amazon Music has also launched its own AI playlist creator, which is called Maestro.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Challenge Accepted: Amazon Music's Maestro Takes On Spotify's AI Playlists
Amazon isn't going to let Spotify have all the glory in the AI playlist generating space, as the company officially launches its own AI playlist effort dubbed Maestro. The new feature is now available to Amazon Music customers across all tiers and plans in the United States participating in the beta program on iOS and Android.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 17th, 2024

14 Angstroms: PI Contributes to Next Semiconductor Technology Node Development
PI"s new nanopositioning technology advancement initiative supports EU-funded project.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

A humanoid robot is on its way from Mobileye founder
Mentee Robotics hasn't been in stealth, exactly. The Israeli firm caught a small wave of press at the tail end of 2022, following Tesla's initial humanoid robotics announcement. As that was the year of the startup's founding, it didn't have much to show off at the time. Even so, the firm caught some headlines because its co-founder and chair, Amnon Shashua, founded Mobileye and the well-funded AI firm, AI21 Labs.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

A rimless wheel robot that can reliably overcome steps
Robots with wheels could potentially navigate a variety of indoor and outdoor environments, traveling for longer distances and with fewer risks of losing balance. While some wheeled robots have achieved very promising results in recent years, most of them are unable to reliably overcome steps (i.e., surfaces that are raised above ground level).
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Boston Dynamics" Atlas humanoid robot goes electric
A day after retiring the hydraulic model, Boston Dynamics' CEO discusses the company"s commercial humanoid ambitions
April 17th, 2024 — Source or Source

Boston Dynamics Unveil Upgraded, Fully Electric, and Terrifyingly Flexible Version of its 'Atlas' Humanoid Robot
Good news! This one is going to be even stronger!
April 17th, 2024 — Source

MenteeBot is an AI-powered humanoid robot coming to your home and workplace in 2025
Mentee Robotics has pulled back the curtain on MenteeBot, a personalized humanoid robot that fully integrates AI across all operational aspects.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Samsung and Qualcomm Achieve Innovative Industry-First Milestone With Advanced Modulation Technology
Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced that the companies successfully completed 1024 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) tests for both Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD) spectrum bands, marking an industry-first for FDD. This innovative milestone and collaboration demonstrate the companies' dedication to supporting operators increase 5G throughput and boost spectral efficiency of their networks.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 15th, 2024

Navigating the future: Researchers improve satellite navigation processing accuracy and speed
In the evolving Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) landscape, China's International GNSS Monitoring and Assessment System (iGMAS) stands out for its global monitoring and evaluation of GNSS constellations.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Quantum precision: A new kind of resistor
The precise measurement of electrical resistance is essential in industrial production or electronics -- for example, in the manufacture of high-tech sensors, microchips and flight controls.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Rechargeable afterglow nanotorch for in vivo tracing
An afterglow luminescent nanoprobe opens up new possibilities for imaging living cells. As a research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie ("Rechargeable Afterglow Nanotorches for In Vivo Tracing of Cell-Based Microrobots"), their new "nanotorch" can continue to luminesce for over ten days after a single excitation. This allows the routes taken through the body by microrobots to be tracked in real time. In addition, it can be "recharged" non-invasively with near-infrared (NIR) light in a non-contact manner.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Research team manufactures the first universal, programmable and multifunctional photonic chip
A team from the Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL)-iTEAM of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the company iPRONICS have designed and manufactured a revolutionary chip for the telecommunications sector, data centers and infrastructure associated with artificial intelligence computing systems. It is the first universal, programmable, and multifunctional photonic chip worldwide.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop stretchable quantum dot display
A team of South Korean scientists led by Professor KIM Dae-Hyeong of the Center for Nanoparticle Research within the Institute for Basic Science has pioneered a novel approach to stretchable displays. The team announced the first development of intrinsically stretchable quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs).
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 11th, 2024

Adding a telescopic leg beneath a quadcopter to create a hopping drone
A team of biomedical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers from City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a hopping robot by attaching a spring-loaded telescopic leg to the underside of a quadcopter. Their paper is published in the journal Science Robotics.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Defect removal of 2D semiconductor crystals: Trapping oxygen molecules offers greater control
A study of oxygen molecules interacting with atomically thin layers of materials being developed as new generations of semiconductors could significantly improve control over the fabrication and applications of these two-dimensional (2D) materials.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers show electrical pulses can control thermal resistance in devices
Controlling heat flow is key to enhancing performance in a wide variety of systems. In electronic devices, such as mobile phones or any type of processor, overheating decreases their performance and reduces their lifetime. All these technologies are based on materials with a certain resistance to the heat that flows through them.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Smart rings are meant to be invisible, and that's the problem
It's a great product, but only for a tiny market.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 10th, 2024

New technique lets scientists create resistance-free electron channels
An international research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has taken the first atomic-resolution images and demonstrated electrical control of a chiral interface state -- an exotic quantum phenomenon that could help researchers advance quantum computing and energy-efficient electronics.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 5th, 2024

Android's AirTag competitor gears up for launch, thanks to iOS release
Google promised to wait for Apple to launch cross-platform "unwanted tag" detection.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Utilizing palladium for addressing contact issues of buried oxide thin film transistors
A novel method that employs palladium to inject hydrogen into the deeply buried oxide-metal electrode contacts of amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOSs) storage devices, which reduces contact resistance, has been developed by scientists at Tokyo Tech. This innovative method presents a valuable solution for addressing the contact issues of AOSs, paving the way for their application in next-generation storage devices and displays.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 4th, 2024

An Apple Robot is less likely to happen than an Apple Car
With Apple now having dragged its decade-long car project to the trash can, the company is reportedly now working on another skunk-works project: an Apple Robot.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Apple May Make Personal Home Robots After Car Project Stalls Out
It's been over 60 years since The Jetsons introduced us to Rosey the Robot, a mechanical and artificially intelligent housekeeper on wheels. Now several decades later, full-fledged robot maids are still not a thing, but that could change if Apple decides that in-home robots are the "next big thing" that it's seeking, especially after the Cupertino company parked its EV car plans.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 2nd, 2024

The best Apple AirTag accessories for 2024
These are our top picks for AirTag holders, keychains and cases to protect your Apple tracker.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 29th, 2024

Patent received by Apple for smart ring reveals at least one game that the wearable can play
Apple is supposedly in the process of developing its new wearable device, the Apple Ring. Samsung is said to be ready to unveil its first Galaxy Ring during the next Unpacked event to be held this summer and full-scale production of the device will reportedly start next quarter. After toying with the idea of making a smart ring for many years, Apple now seems ready to take on its rival.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Research team develops next-generation semiconductor memory that operates in extreme environments
Researchers have developed a new manufacturing technology that enables the production of high-quality oxide films and effective patterning at low temperatures and manufactured non-volatile resistive random access memory. It is expected to be used in next-generation computing systems by overcoming the shortcomings of existing manufacturing technologies and developing memories with excellent durability.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Synergically improved energy storage performance and stability in tri-layer films with crystalline sandwich structures
As a green, sustainable, and competitive technology relative to batteries and electrochemical capacitors and featuring a high charge storage capability, the dielectric capacitors excel in low cost, long cycle-life, and a broad operating temperature range, as well as environmental friendliness, high security, and good reliability.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Ultrahuman Ring Air review: Forgettable, in a good way
The Ultrahuman Ring Air is an excellent sleep-tracking companion and among the best smart rings out there, despite some flaws.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

What Samsung's Galaxy Ring Needs to Woo Smartwatch Haters Like Me
Commentary: After years of brushing off smartwatches and fitness trackers, I just may cave in and get a smart ring. Thanks, Samsung.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 28th, 2024

An on-chip photon-counting reconstructive spectrometer with tailored cascaded detector array
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have been widely used in various applications requiring single photon detection thanks to their attractive performances. Since SNSPDs are thin films of serval nanometers in thickness, they are convenient to fabricate on various substrates and combine with other photonic structures.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Discovery of a hidden quantum critical point in 2D superconductors
Weak fluctuations in superconductivity, a precursor phenomenon to superconductivity, have been successfully detected by a research group of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). This breakthrough was achieved by measuring the thermoelectric effect in superconductors over a wide range of magnetic fields and over a wide range of temperatures from much higher than the superconducting transition temperature to very low temperatures near absolute zero.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

New method provides automated calculation of surface properties in crystals
Computer-based methods are becoming an increasingly powerful tool in the search for new materials for key technologies such as photovoltaics, batteries, and data transmission. Prof. Dr. Caterina Cocchi and Holger-Dietrich Saßnick from the University of Oldenburg in Germany have now developed a high-throughput automatized method to calculate the surface properties of crystalline materials starting directly at the level of established laws of physics (first principles).
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Room-temperature 2D magnet: Electronic-structure insights
With the help of data from the Advanced Light Source (ALS), researchers found that small changes in how electron spins interact with each other can make a big difference in the magnetic transition temperatures of 2D magnets.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Scientists propose theoretical design strategy for room-temperature metal-organic multiferroics
A research group led by Prof. Li Xiangyang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has theoretically predicted a series of multiferroic materials that can be applied in room-temperature environments by utilizing the d-p spin coupling combined with center-symmetry-breaking organic heterocycles in two-dimensional (2D) Cr-based metal-organic frameworks.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

This humanoid robot currently holds the world record for speed
The H1 is able to walk and run autonomously in complex terrains and environments.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 27th, 2024

Lighting up the future with organic semiconductors
New multidisciplinary research from the University of St Andrews could lead to more efficient televisions, computer screens, and lighting.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

V-827 Wide-Body Linear Stage Family for Precision Automation
New direct-drive linear positioning stages provide 2m/sec velocity and 150kg load capacity, from PI.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 25th, 2024

Your AirTags are updated already, because Apple got the date format wrong
We noted recently that Apple was beginning to roll-out firmware updates to AirTags. That roll-out was supposed to be a gradual one, completing on April 9 -- but that's not what happened ...
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 22nd, 2024

Direct laser writing on halide perovskites: from mechanisms to applications
Metal halide perovskites have become well-deserved "star" materials among a variety of semiconductors owing to their excellent optoelectronics properties, such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), high absorption coefficient, tunable bandgaps, long carrier diffusion lengths, and high defect tolerance, attracting enormous attention from both academia and industry.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Galaxy Ring Could Debut With Support for Samsung Food, Allowing You to Eat Better
Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy Ring in July alongside its foldable phones, and over the past couple of months, we have heard several details about Samsung's upcoming smart ring. New information has surfaced that talks about how the ring could be integrated with Samsung Food so it can become a nutritionist on your finger.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

How To Make an AirTag Sound Louder?
Are you also trying to figure out how to make an AirTag sound louder? If yes, you're not alone. Many Apple users struggle to find lost or misplaced AirTags since they cannot emit very high volumes. These parameter makes it hard to locate the AirTag, especially in crowded places.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Nvidia's Project GR00T versus Tesla Optimus: Competing Robot Strategies
 
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

There's a funny reason why every AirTag in the world updated at the same time
Apple's usual slow rollout didn't happen this time due to a blunder.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 20th, 2024

5 Android Apps To Help You Check Out Local Businesses In 2024
Ever since large online marketplaces began to dominate the shopping scene, the presence of local businesses in our everyday choices has somewhat diminished. The convenience and vast selection of products (alongside apps for coupons and shopping deals) offered by the former are hard to ignore, but local businesses also bring something invaluable to the table — a personal touch and commitment to the community.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

MSI Autonomous Mobile Robots Lead the Way in Industrial Automation
MSI introduced advanced Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solutions at GTC 2024, showcasing a leap forward in industrial automation. Equipped with smart vision and AI, these innovative AMRs are designed to enhance operational efficiency and versatility across various sectors, including warehousing, automotive, semiconductor, and panel manufacturing.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Researchers design a spring-assisted actuator that could enhance next-gen robots
Whether it's a powered prosthesis to assist a person who has lost a limb or an independent robot navigating the outside world, we are asking machines to perform increasingly complex, dynamic tasks. But the standard electric motor was designed for steady, ongoing activities like running a compressor or spinning a conveyor belt—even updated designs waste a lot of energy when making more complicated movements.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Samsung Galaxy Ring could tell you what to have for dinner
What's on the menu, Samsung?
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Tiny magnetic implants enable wireless health monitoring when paired with wearable device
In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from Peking University have unveiled a miniaturized implantable sensor capable of health monitoring without the need of transcutaneous wires, integrated circuit chips, or bulky readout equipment, thereby reducing infection risks, improving biocompatibility, and enhancing portability.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 18th, 2024

Enhancing rechargeable batteries with carbon solutions
In a new review published in Resources Chemicals and Materials, a team of researchers from China examined the potential of biomass-derived carbon materials for high-performance rechargeable battery electrodes.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Stretch, twist, fold and wrinkle this new generation of liquid metal micro-supercapacitors
The advent of wearable technology has brought with it a pressing need for energy storage solutions that can keep pace with the flexibility and stretchability of soft electronic devices. Conventional rigid batteries and supercapacitors have proven inadequate for seamless integration into wearables that must conform to the human body and withstand the strain of daily use.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Synthesis of bulk van der Waals materials at low energy cost
Researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Shenzhen International Graduate School of Tsinghua University, the Institute of Metal Research of CAS, and the University of Science and Technology of China of CAS, have synthesized bulk van der Waals (vdW) materials at near-room temperature (ranging from room temperature to 60 °C), significantly reducing the energy consumption required for their fabrication by at least one order of magnitude.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 15th, 2024

Alphacool Apex Stealth Featured Build w/ Custom Loop Cooling
As well as hardware reviews, it's always great to put together featured builds on the KitGuru channel every once in a while. Alphacool is a company that we have not looked at so far this year, so we thought this featured build video would be a good opportunity to create a fully custom water-cooled system to check out what's on offer from Alphacool in 2024.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Brighter, cheaper blue light could revolutionize screen technology
Researchers have found a new way to simplify the structure of high-efficiency blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which could lead to longer-lasting and higher definition television screens.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Harsh field tests shape robotic design in unexpected ways
Auke Ijspeert and his team in the BioRobotics Lab (BioRob) in EPFL's School of Engineering had operated their bio-informed robots in natural environments before, but this was more for demonstration purposes than for scientific rigor. Tests of robotic function were usually carried out in the lab, for example, using X-ray videos to compare robotic movements with the animals that inspired their design.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Mercedes is trialing humanoid robots for 'low skill, repetitive' tasks
Mercedes will initially examine how well Apptronik's Apollo robot delivers parts to human production line workers.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 14th, 2024

AirTag helps UK builder get back his "pride and joy" just an hour after the accident
Another day, another chance for the AirTag to shine! This time, Apple's tracker helped a builder from Leeds, England, to retrieve his "pride and joy".
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Fast-charging lithium-sulfur batteries on the horizon
New research shows that the next generation of lithium-sulfur (Li||S) batteries may be capable of being charged in less than five minutes, instead of several hours as is currently the case. The paper is published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers overcome lattice mismatch issue to advance optoelectronic applications
A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently successfully achieved lattice-mismatch-free construction of III-V/chalcogenide core-shell heterostructure nanowires for electronic and optoelectronic applications. This breakthrough addresses crucial technological challenges related to the lattice mismatch problem in the growth of high-quality heterostructure semiconductors, leading to enhanced carrier transport and photoelectric properties.
March 14th, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — March 11th, 2024

Breakthrough LCD tech creates full-color dynamic hologram displays
Holography, the technique of using light to reconstruct three-dimensional images, has long captured the imagination of scientists and the public alike. By recording and later recreating the complete waveform of light reflected off an object, holograms can display images that shift and change perspective based on the viewer's position, creating a compelling illusion of depth.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Novel method for controlling light polarization uses liquid crystals to create holograms
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in controlling the polarization of light, a crucial property for various applications such as augmented reality, data storage, and encryption.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Quantum-mechanical 'molecules' spotted in superconducting devices
Electronic states that resemble molecules and are promising for use in future quantum computers have been created in superconducting circuits by physicists at RIKEN (Nature Communications, "Phase-dependent Andreev molecules and superconducting gap closing in coherently-coupled Josephson junctions").
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop an ultrasensitive broadband transparent ultrasound transducer
The 'ultrasound-photoacoustic dual-modal imaging system' combines molecular imaging contrast with ultrasound imaging, and it can visualize molecular and structural information inside the body in real time without any ionizing radiation. This advantage gives it the potential to enhance medical diagnosis by providing diverse physiological and histological information, ensuring greater accuracy and safety for patients.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers devise new ways to engineer carbon-based semiconductors for electronics of the future
It might look like a roll of chicken wire, but this tiny cylinder of carbon atoms—too small to see with the naked eye—could one day be used for making electronic devices ranging from night vision goggles and motion detectors to more efficient solar cells, thanks to techniques developed by researchers at Duke University.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Tuning a terahertz wave filter
Researchers at Tohoku University have addressed one of the key challenges of electromagnetic waves in the terahertz frequency range by developing a new type of tuneable filter for signals in the terahertz wave band.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 8th, 2024

A battery-free breakthrough harnesses 'ambient energy' to generate power, and perhaps it could one day end up in your Windows laptop or Xbox controller
MIT researchers recently developed a battery-free sensor that harvests energy from the environment.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Generating Energy from Evaporating Seawater or Tap Water
ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) scientists have found that nanoscale devices utilizing the hydroelectric effect can generate electricity when water evaporates fluids with higher ion concentrations than purified water. This discovery unveils a vast unexploited energy potential.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Oura sells its smart ring on Amazon as it prepares for Samsung's debut
Oura holds strong and sees this as a "positive" shift.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Physics-based predictive tool will speed up battery and superconductor research
From lithium-ion batteries to next-generation superconductors, the functionality of many modern, advanced technologies depends on the physical property known as intercalation. Unfortunately, it's difficult to identify in advance which of the many possible intercalated materials are stable, which necessitates a lot of trial-and-error lab work in product development.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 6th, 2024

A breakthrough for neuromorphic devices with high-performance spin-wave reservoir computing
A group of Tohoku University researchers has developed a theoretical model for a high-performance spin wave reservoir computing (RC) that utilizes spintronics technology. The breakthrough moves scientists closer to realizing energy-efficient, nanoscale computing with unparalleled computational power.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Advanced noise suppression technology for improved search and rescue drones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have received significant attention in recent years across many sectors, such as military, agriculture, construction, and disaster management. These versatile machines offer remote access to hard-to-get or hazardous areas and excellent surveillance capabilities.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Lithium-ion batteries don't work well in the cold. A battery researcher explains the chemistry at low temperatures
Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to electric vehicles. In cold environments, however, they can be more difficult to charge and may even catch on fire.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Charge fractionalisation observed spectroscopically
A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed fractionalisation of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the phenomenon is not only of fundamental importance. Since it appears in an alloy of common metals at accessible temperatures, it holds potential for future exploitation in electronic devices.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Selective operation of enhancement and depletion modes of nanoscale field-effect transistors
Nanoscale transistors are in demand for efficient digital circuits, and biasing of each device is critical. These stringent biasing conditions can be relaxed by obtaining precise values of the threshold voltages of the transistor. This leads to more tolerant logic states to the electrical noise.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 4th, 2024

A key to the future of robots could be hiding in liquid crystals
Robots and cameras of the future could be made of liquid crystals, thanks to a new discovery that significantly expands the potential of the chemicals already common in computer displays and digital watches.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Revolutionizing programmable metasurfaces with wireless power transfer
Programmable metasurfaces have shown great potential for advanced electromagnetic wave manipulation in wireless communications, sensing, and other applications. However, a major limitation has persisted -- the need for cumbersome wired DC power connections to supply control circuitry embedded in these metasurfaces. This has hampered adoption, especially in remote or inaccessible deployment locations.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 1st, 2024

A friction-driven strategy for agile steering wheel manipulation by humanoid robots
Humanoid robots have been one of the hottest research directions recently. Driving a vehicle can greatly improve the mobility of humanoid robots, allowing them to reach disaster sites faster.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Faster charging with diamond nanomembranes
Diamond is known for its outstanding thermal conductivity. This makes the material ideal for cooling electronic components with high power densities, such as those used in processors, semiconductor lasers or electric vehicles. Researchers at Fraunhofer USA, an independent international affiliate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, have succeeded in developing wafer-thin nanomembranes from synthetic diamonds that can be integrated into electronic components, thereby reducing the local heat load by up to ten times.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Galaxy Ring Will Not Work On iPhones, Samsung Executive Hopes You Shift To A Samsung Phone To Use It
The Galaxy Ring is easily one of the most impressive products that I am waiting for from Samsung. I understand that, at the end of the day, it's just a smart ring, and we already have a couple from Oura available in the market.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Samsung Galaxy Ring may last for almost ten days
The battery life on the Galaxy Ring could be out of this world.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

The battle of the smart rings begins — Samsung ditches Galaxy Ring support for iPhone as Apple rumored to be readying a competitor
Samsung wants to put a ring on it, but not if you own an iPhone.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 27th, 2024

Grayscale nanolithography for 2D nanoelectronics
Grayscale structured surfaces with nanometer-scale features are used in a growing number of applications in optics and fluidics. Thermal scanning probe lithography achieves a lateral resolution below 10 nm and a vertical resolution below 1 nm, but its maximum depth in polymers is limited.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Movies of ultrafast electronic circuitry in space and time
The increasing demand for ever-faster information processing has ushered in a new era of research focused on high-speed electronics operating at frequencies nearing terahertz and petahertz regimes.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Water-reactive liquid metal composite grows for stretchable electronics
Gallium-based liquid metal composites hold promise for stretchable electronics, soft robotics and biointegrated devices that can bend and conform like plastic. Their moldability also presents opportunities for directly printing flexible circuits that repair themselves. But these metastable fluids - which lack rigid crystalline bonds keeping atoms in fixed arrangements - quickly lose imprinted shapes, reverting to formless blobs without a container.
February 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 28th, 2024

New, more biocompatible materials for bioelectronic applications
Bioelectronics is a field of research in which biology and electronics converge. In medicine, for example, an external electric current is used to cure or monitor diseases of the nervous system, and also to monitor biomarkers in situ. Devices made of conductive materials are used for these applications.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Quantum films on plastic
A research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University of Salerno in Italy has discovered that thin films of elemental bismuth exhibit the so-called non-linear Hall effect, which could be applied in technologies for the controlled use of terahertz high-frequency signals on electronic chips.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Scientists develop liquid metal-embraced photoactive films for artificial photosynthesis
Solar-driven photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical water splitting holds great promise for direct solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion, especially in the context of the carbon-neutral initiative, while its practical applications hinge on significant advances in the scalable production of robust and efficient photoactive films.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 26th, 2024

A new theoretical development clarifies water's electronic structure
There is no doubt that water is significant. Without it, life would never have begun, let alone continue today -- not to mention its role in the environment itself, with oceans covering over 70% of Earth.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Graphene micro supercapacitors enhance flexibility and performance in wearable technology
The proliferation of wearable devices—from smart watches to AR glasses—necessitates ever-smaller on-board energy solutions that can deliver bursts of power while remaining unobtrusive. Rigid coin batteries restrict device flexibility and ergonomics. Leading microscale alternatives include micro-supercapacitors (MSCs), which store and discharge energy rapidly owing to highly porous electrode materials interfacing with electrolytes.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers hacked a 3D printer to speed up fabrication of bioelectronics
A research team at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University reported a simple way to fabricate electrochemical transistors using a standard Nanoscribe 3D microprinter. Without cleanroom environments, solvents or chemicals, the researchers demonstrated that 3D microprinters can be hacked to laser print and micropattern semiconducting, conducting and insulating polymers.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Samsung Finally Unveils The Galaxy Ring And Sheds More Light On The Features It Will Offer
Now that the MWC 2024 is underway, Samsung has decided to finally unveil the Galaxy Ring. The smart ring first showed up during the Galaxy S24 launch, and now, the South Korean tech giant is finally sharing more information with us on what we should expect from this ring.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Ring as a way to 'simplify everyday wellness'
After teasing it (again) yesterday, Samsung has finally shown off the Galaxy Ring in physical form at Mobile World Conference (MWC 2024) and revealed some additional details. The device is of course centered around health and wellness and will come in three colors, platinum silver, gold and ceramic black.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Samsung's Galaxy Ring Promises Real-Time Health Monitoring With Biometric Sensors
The company still wants you to wear its smartwatches, though.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Sensing structure without touching
A radical new type of touch sensor for robotics and other bio-mimicking (bionic) applications is so sensitive it works even without direct contact between the sensor and the objects being detected. It senses interference in the electric field between an object and the sensor, at up to 100 millimetres from the object.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

'Swarm of one' robot is a single machine made up of independent modules
My colleagues and I have built a robot composed of many building blocks like the cells of a multicellular organism. Without a "brain" or a central controller in the system, our robot, dubbed Loopy, relies on the collective behavior of all of its cells to interact with the world.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Tecno's AI-Powered Robot Dog Is Inspired by the German Shepherd
Who let the robo-dogs out? Whether as a pet substitute or a high-tech tool, mechanical canines are capturing our imagination.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

The best Bluetooth trackers for 2024
Stop asking if anyone's seen your keys.
February 26th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 23rd, 2024

Engineers 3D print the electromagnets at the heart of many electronics
Imagine being able to build an entire dialysis machine using nothing more than a 3D printer.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Mixed-dimensional transistors enable high-performance multifunctional electronic devices
The downscaling of electronic devices, such as transistors, has reached a plateau, posing challenges for semiconductor fabrication. However, a research team led by materials scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently discovered a new strategy for developing highly versatile electronics with outstanding performance using transistors made of mixed-dimensional nanowires and nanoflakes.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Polymer-based tunable optical components
A material coating, whose light refraction properties can be precisely switched between different states, has been developed by an interdisciplinary research team from the Chemistry and Physics departments at the University of Jena. The team, led by Felix Schacher, Sarah Walden, Purushottam Poudel, and Isabelle Staude, combined polymers that react to light with so-called metasurfaces.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source or Source

Reports of 'imminent' Apple Ring is bad news for Oura, Movano, Samsung
Apple is reportedly speeding up development of the long-rumored Apple Ring wearable smart ring that would continuously collect wearers' health data, ETNews reported this week.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 21st, 2024

Breakthrough optical platform unlocks secrets of natural swarm intelligence for next-gen collective microrobotics
The remarkable collective motions exhibited by natural groups like schools of fish or flocks of birds have captivated scientists for generations. Teasing apart the factors enabling such coordinated swarming behaviors remains deeply challenging though, despite extensive observation and modeling efforts. Beyond satisfying curiosity, a deeper grasp of these phenomena could inspire breakthroughs in fields from biology to robotics.
February 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

New 'water batteries' stay cool under pressure
A global team of researchers and industry collaborators led by RMIT University has invented recyclable 'water batteries' that won't catch fire or explode.
February 21st, 2024 — Source

Solvent-Free Arrangement of Nanoparticles for Next-Gen Electronics
Without the use of solvents, researchers from the MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente, Riga Technical University, and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel have managed to arrange extremely small particles (10 µm to 500 nm, 10 to 100 times thinner than a human hair) in a thin layer.
February 21st, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 19th, 2024

A light source device to address the current data explosion
ETRI's researchers have pioneered the development of light source devices that can be utilized in mega/hyper data centers and 5G/6G mobile communication base stations. The technology innovated by the research team can transmit full HD movies of 5 GB size at a rate of 5.6 per second.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Best Electrolytic Capacitors Database
We hear so much about Japanese capacitors, and also that almost every capacitor made in China sucks. But is this true? I decided to proceed with some real-life testing to find out the truth, and in the close future my database will include all types of capacitors, and more than one tests per model, to check production batches, because there can be differences!
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Physicist's model and predictions may have applications in the new generation of superradiant lasers
Theoretical physicist Farokh Mivehvar has investigated the interaction of two collections of atoms emitting light inside a quantum cavity—an optical device consisting of two high-quality, tiny mirrors facing each other that confine the light within a small area for an extended time. The model and predictions can be implemented and observed in state-of-the-art cavity/waveguide-quantum-electrodynamics experiments and might have applications in the new generation of so-called superradiant lasers.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Study Breaks the Size Limitation of Traditional Ferroelectric Effects
The size restriction of conventional ferroelectric effects has been broken by recent research, which has confirmed through theoretical models and experimental data that solid-state ferroelectric effects can be exhibited by structures with as little as 5,000 atoms.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Tapping into the 300 GHz band with an innovative CMOS transmitter
A new phased-array transmitter design overcomes common problems of CMOS technology in the 300 GHz band, as reported by scientists from Tokyo Tech. Thanks to its remarkable area efficiency, low power consumption, and high data rate, the proposed transmitter could pave the way to many technological applications in the 300 GHz band, including body and cell monitoring, radar, 6G wireless communications, and terahertz sensors.
February 19th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 16th, 2024

Five thousand atoms are all you need for ferroelectricity
Ferroelectricity is a property of certain materials that creates a spontaneous or induced electric polarization of molecules, resulting in electric field inside the material. The polarization state can be permanent or reversed to opposite direction by the application of an external electric field.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop new integration technique for efficient coupling of III-V and silicon
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new integration technique for efficient integration of III-V compound semiconductor devices and silicon, paving the way for photonic integration at low cost, large volume, and high speed and throughput that could revolutionize data communications.
February 16th, 2024 — Source

The Oura ring redefines health tracking beyond fitness
We reviewed one of the most sophisticated wearable technology devices on the market
February 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 12th, 2024

Research pinpoints factors for better battery design
You've probably experienced the dread of a suddenly dead phone that is glacially slow to recharge. Add to that earbuds or laptops that die at the most inconvenient times. And perhaps you've delayed shopping for an electric car because of limited cruise range (or high price). These battery breakdowns and charge collapses are because of shortcomings in the lithium-ion batteries powering today's technology.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

What did the electron 'say' to the phonon in the graphene sandwich?
Electrons carry electrical energy, while vibrational energy is carried by phonons. Understanding how they interact with each other in certain materials, like in a sandwich of two graphene layers, will have implications for future optoelectronic devices.
February 12th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 9th, 2024

Los Alamos' Nano Light-Based Systems Advance Next-Gen Tech
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory are developing nanometer-scale light-based systems that could lead to breakthroughs in ultrafast microelectronics, room-temperature infrared detection (for example, night vision), and a wide range of technological applications.
February 9th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 7th, 2024

Advanced measurements unravel nanoscale phenomena
Semiconductor 2D materials are a few atoms thick, and some of them exhibit localised emission, where light is emitted from such a small part of the layer that only one photon at a time is produced. This localised emission has unique properties and is vital to new quantum technologies especially in optoelectronic and quantum device applications.
February 7th, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — February 2nd, 2024

Single-layer TADF OLEDs outperform the best multi-layer device in both efficiency and lifetime
In 2023, we reported on research conducted at Germany's Max Planck Institute, led by Prof. Paul W.M. Blom, that looks into single-layer OLED devices. In such devices, a single TADF OLED emitter layer is sandwiched between two electrode - a much simpler design compared to commercial OLED devices that use multilayer stacks, sometimes with 10 or more layers.
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

The best OLED TVs you can buy: Expert tested
ZDNET reviewed the best OLED TVs from Sony, LG, and Samsung. Whether it's for movies, sports, or gaming, here's a look at the best of the year.
February 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 31st, 2024

How to make bright quantum dots even brighter
Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometres in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific colour or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The discoverers and pioneers of the commercial production of quantum dots were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023.
January 31, 2024 — Source or Source

How well do you bounce back from stress? Oura Ring's new Resilience feature will tell you
There is a lot to love about the Oura Ring, including its in-depth sleep analysis and its accuracy when tracking physical activity. While Oura Ring has had a Daytime stress feature for some time, it is now rolling out Resilience metrics into the app. Head below to learn more.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Humanoid robot startup Figure AI in funding talks with Microsoft, OpenAI
Figure AI Inc., a startup developing humanlike robots, is in talks to raise as much as $500 million in a funding round led by Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
January 31, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 29th, 2024

Quantum material-based spintronic devices operate at ultra-low power
As artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT are utilized in various industries, the role of high-performance semiconductor devices for processing large amounts of information is becoming increasingly important.
January 29, 2024 — Source

Sound-powered sensors stand to save millions of batteries
Sensors that monitor infrastructure, such as bridges or buildings, or are used in medical devices, such as prostheses for the deaf, require a constant supply of power. The energy for this usually comes from batteries, which are replaced as soon as they are empty. This creates a huge waste problem. An EU study forecasts that in 2025, 78 million batteries will end up in the rubbish every day.
January 29, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — January 26th, 2024

3D printed electronic skin provides promise for human-machine interaction
With more than 1,000 nerve endings, human skin is the brain's largest sensory connection to the outside world, providing a wealth of feedback through touch, temperature and pressure. While these complex features make skin a vital organ, they also make it a challenge to replicate.
January 26, 2024 — Source

A ferroelectric dimeric liquid crystal with huge spontaneous polarization and dielectric constant at low temperatures
At the Tokyo Tech LG Material & Life Solution Collaborative Research Cluster, a joint research team has developed a ferroelectric dimeric liquid crystal with spontaneous polarization that exceeds (8 μCcm-2) and a dielectric constant that exceeds 8,000 at low temperatures.
January 26, 2024 — Source

A next-generation semiconductor memory that operates in extreme environments
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) revealed a breakthrough by Professor Hyuk-jun Kwon's team from the Department of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The team, including Ph.D. scholar Bong-ho Jang as the lead author, has innovated a new manufacturing process for high-quality oxide films. This process facilitates efficient patterning at lower temperatures and has successfully been used to create non-volatile resistive random access memory (RRAM).
January 26, 2024 — Source

Developing Nanocavities for Enhanced Nanoscale Lasers and LEDs
New gadgets that enhance the interaction between photons and electrons and integrate electrical and photonic functions at the nanoscale are needed as humans enter a new age of computing. Researchers have created a novel III-V semiconductor nanocavity that restricts light at levels below the so-called diffraction limit, which is a significant step toward meeting this goal.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Discovery of high order skyrmions and antiskyrmions
Researchers at the University of Augsburg and the University of Vienna have discovered co-existing magnetic skyrmions and antiskyrmions of arbitrary topological charge at room temperature in magnetic Co/Ni multilayer thin films. Their findings have been published in Nature Physics and open up the possibility for a new paradigm in skyrmionics research.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Intel and UMC join forces for 12-nanometer semiconductor process platform
Intel Corp. and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have joined forces in a significant move that is poised to reshape the landscape of the semiconductor industry. They are working together to create a new 12-nanometer semiconductor process platform, a development that is eagerly anticipated by markets that rely heavily on advanced technology, such as mobile devices, communication infrastructure, and networking.
January 26, 2024 — Source

New rapid prototyping method for microscale spiral devices
A team of researchers from Tohoku University and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has achieved significant advancement in the field of microfluidics, allowing for precise and efficient manipulation of fluids in three-dimensional microscale environments. This work opens up new possibilities for bioanalytical applications, such as cell separations in the realm of medical diagnostics.
January 26, 2024 — Source or Source

Powering the future: Unlocking the role of hydrogen in lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries stand out as one of the most prevalent rechargeable battery technologies in the present era. Within these batteries, lithium-cobalt oxides (LiCoO2) are widely used as the materials for positive electrodes or cathodes (the conductors through which electric current either enters or exits a substance). The cathode plays a pivotal role in lithium-ion batteries and influences their capacity, performance over many charge-discharge cycles, and ability to manage heat.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Small steps from a robot with muscles is a giant leap for robotics
Compared to robots, human bodies are flexible, capable of fine movements, and can convert energy efficiently into movement. Drawing inspiration from human gait, researchers from Japan crafted a two-legged biohybrid robot by combining muscle tissues and artificial materials. Publishing in the journal Matter ("Biohybrid bipedal robot powered by skeletal muscle tissue"), this method allows the robot to walk and pivot.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Turning glass into a transparent light-energy harvester
What happens when you expose tellurite glass to femtosecond laser light? That's the question that Gözden Torun at the Galatea Lab, in a collaboration with Tokyo Tech scientists, aimed to answer in her thesis work when she made the discovery that may one day turn windows into single material light-harvesting and sensing devices.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Why are so many robots white?
Problems of racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence algorithms and the data used to train large language models like ChatGPT have drawn the attention of researchers and generated headlines. But these problems also arise in social robots, which have physical bodies modeled on nonthreatening versions of humans or animals and are designed to interact with people.
January 26, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 24th, 2024

Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create hybrid material for faster, more powerful electronics
In chemistry, structure is everything. Compounds with the same chemical formula can have different properties depending on the arrangement of the molecules they're made of. And compounds with a different chemical formula but a similar molecular arrangement can have similar properties.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Sub-wavelength confinement of light demonstrated in indium phosphide nanocavity
As we transition to a new era in computing, there is a need for new devices that integrate electronic and photonic functionalities at the nanoscale while enhancing the interaction between photons and electrons. In an important step toward fulfilling this need, researchers have developed a new III-V semiconductor nanocavity that confines light at levels below the so-called diffraction limit.
January 24, 2024 — Source or Source

Ultrafast excitations in correlated systems
An international team of researchers from the European XFEL together with colleagues from the Max Born Institute in Berlin, Universities of Berlin and Hamburg, The University of Tokyo, the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), the Dutch Radboud University, Imperial College London, and Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging, have presented new ideas for ultrafast multi-dimensional spectroscopy of strongly correlated solids.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 22nd, 2024

A soft swimming robot without wires or batteries that can test for contaminants
A team of biomedical engineers and roboticists affiliated with multiple institutions across China has developed a type of small, soft robot that can swim through water and test for contaminants. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the team notes that the robot can be powered and controlled using radio waves.
January 22, 2024 — Source

'Electronic skin' continuously monitors nine markers that indicate a stress response
In the latest of a series of innovative designs for wearable sensors that use sweat to identify and measure physiological conditions, Caltech's Wei Gao, assistant professor of medical engineering, has devised an "electronic skin" that continuously monitors nine different markers that characterize a stress response.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Samsung Galaxy Ring might come later this year in multiple finishes and sizes
Just a week ago, Samsung unveiled the latest Galaxy S24 series, now available for pre-order. While the new AI features on these flagship devices stole the spotlight, the Korean tech giant had one more surprise in store. As the Unpacked event was concluding, Samsung teased its first smart ring -- the Galaxy Ring.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Scientists advance affordable, sustainable solution for flat-panel displays and wearable tech
A research team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed "supramolecular ink," a new technology for use in OLED (organic light-emitting diode) displays or other electronic devices. Made of inexpensive, Earth-abundant elements instead of costly scarce metals, supramolecular ink could enable more affordable and environmentally sustainable flat-panel screens and electronic devices.
January 22, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 19th, 2024

A faster and cheaper way to print metal nanostructures with light
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is significantly faster and cheaper than any technology currently available. It is a scalable solution that could transform a scientific field long reliant on technologies that are prohibitively expensive and slow. The breakthrough has the potential to bring new technologies out of labs and into the world.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Achieving a Hybrid State of Electrons and Gigahertz Ultrasonic for Energy-Efficient Conversion
NTT Corporation (NTT) and Nihon University have succeeded in generating a hybrid state of photoexcited electrons and gigahertz ultrasonics with a long lifetime of a few milliseconds by fabricating ultrasonic elements doped with rare earth elements that resonate with light at communication wavelengths. The ability to control rare earth electrons with high coherence is expected to be applied to energy-saving quantum optical memory devices. This allows for the possibility of creating energy-efficient devices for storing and processing quantum information using light.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Advancing Quantum Current Standards Through Silicon Quantum Dot Technology
NTT Corporation (NTT) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have achieved a step forward in developing standards for quantum currents by successfully creating a stable and reliable electric current using quantum dots.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Black phosphorus propels spintronics with exceptional anisotropic spin transport
With modern electronic devices approaching the limits of Moore's law and the ongoing challenge of power dissipation in integrated circuit design, there is a need to explore alternative technologies beyond traditional electronics.
January 19, 2024 — Source or Source

Lighting the Path: Exploring Exciton Binding Energies in Organic Semiconductors
Organic semiconductors are materials that find applications in various electronic devices. Exciton binding energy is an important attribute that influences the behavior of these materials.
January 19, 2024 — Source

The surface knows what lies beneath: physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators
Just like a book can't be judged by its cover, a material can't always be judged by its surface. But, for an elusive conjectured class of materials, physicists have now shown that the surface previously thought to be "featureless" holds an unmistakable signature that could lead to the first definitive observation.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Ultra-thin 2D crystal poised to unlock faster, lower power electronics
For over 50 years, the electronics industry has consistently delivered exponential increases in computing power, as predicted by Moore's Law. This trend of constant enhancement has been enabled by the perpetual miniaturization of silicon transistors.
January 19, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 16th, 2024

From cannabis harvest to flexible solar panels: Using organic electronics to develop next-gen devices
Organic electronics—electronics where the active material is carbon-based—are making possible diverse new technologies ranging from sensors for monitoring cannabinoid levels in cannabis plants to lightweight, bendable solar panels. Real-world applications could result in solar panels you roll up and take with you on your next camping trip, or cannabis producers knowing the optimal time to harvest plants.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Team develops a real-time photonic processor with picosecond latency for dynamic RF interference
Radar altimeters are the sole indicators of altitude above a terrain. Spectrally adjacent 5G cellular bands pose significant risks of jamming altimeters and impacting flight landing and takeoff. As wireless technology expands in frequency coverage and utilizes spatial multiplexing, similar detrimental radio-frequency (RF) interference becomes a pressing issue.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Tiny capsules that transform in the blink of an eye could be key to developing smaller electronics
Our phones and electronic devices could soon be smaller and sleeker without the risk of overheating thanks to microcapsules that transform in the blink of an eye.
January 16, 2024 — Source

YouTube Commenters and the Grassroots Movement Pushed Google to Support Right to Repair
Google says its own customers drove it to ultimately support a strong version of right to repair.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 15th, 2024

Developing a flat soliton microcomb source
Optical chip-related technology is the inevitable path to retain the validity of Moore's Law, which has become the consensus of academia and industry; it can effectively solve the speed and power consumption problems of electronic chips. This tech is expected to subvert the future of intelligent computing and ultra-high-speed optical communication.
January 15, 2024 — Source

Elon's Tesla robot is sort of 'ok' at folding laundry in pre-scripted demo
Elon Musk's Optimus humanoid robot from Tesla is doing more stuff — this time folding a t-shirt on a table in a development facility. The robot looks to be fairly competent when it comes to this task, but moments after Musk shared the video, he also shared some follow-up information which definitely dampens some of the enthusiasm for the robot's domestic feat.
January 15, 2024 — Source

German scientists develop new mutasynthesis approach for derivatization of antibiotics
A new method for the derivatization of antibiotics has been developed by Professor Dr. Yvonne Mast, head of the Department of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, and her working group at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures.
January 15, 2024 — Source

New research opens doors to next-generation memristive devices
Memristive devices constitute a category of devices capable of retaining their internal resistance, thus offering superior performance compared to conventional devices that use integrated circuits. Several materials have been explored to manufacture these devices. In recent years, transition metal oxides have gradually become widely popular for this purpose.
January 15, 2024 — Source

The power of pause: Controlled deposition for effective and long-lasting organic devices
Organic optoelectronic devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), use molecules with specific structures arranged on thin films. Additionally, the arrangement of these molecules on any surface is crucial for various processes that occur within these devices. This arrangement is guided by two primary factors: the deposition rate (how fast the molecules are placed) and the surface temperature.
January 15, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — January 12th, 2024

3D Integration of 2D Field-Effect Transistors
Researchers from Penn State have demonstrated a novel method of 3D integration using 2D materials. This advancement, detailed in their recent study, addresses the growing challenge of fitting more transistors into increasingly smaller areas, a key concern in the semiconductor industry as devices continue to shrink in size while requiring enhanced functionality
January 12, 2024 — Source

A stepping stone to study superconductivity
RIKEN physicists have found an ideal platform for exploring the behavior of electrons in a material as it approaches superconductivity (Physical Review B, "Pure nematic state in the iron-based superconductor FeSe"). This could help to develop new superconductors that operate at more convenient temperatures than existing ones.
January 12, 2024 — Source

In Vivo Neural Recording with Nanoporous Graphene Microelectrodes
An inventive graphene-based neurotechnology with the potential to revolutionize neuroscience and medical applications is presented in a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology. The study, which is led by the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in tandem with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and other national and international partners, is currently being utilized for therapeutic applications through the spin-off INBRAIN Neuroelectronics.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Integrating dimensions to get more out of Moore's Law and advance electronics
Moore's Law, a fundamental scaling principle for electronic devices, forecasts that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, ensuring more computing power — but a limit exists.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Scientists use heat to create transformations between skyrmions and antiskyrmions
In an experiment that could help the development of new spintronics devices with low energy consumption, researchers from RIKEN and collaborators have used heat and magnetic fields to create transformations between spin textures -- magnetic vortices and antivortices known as skyrmions and antiskyrmions -- in a single crystal thin plate device. Importantly, they achieved this at room temperature.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 13th, 2024

A 'holy grail' battery breakthrough could charge your Windows laptop or Xbox controller in 2 minutes, make it last for decades
Lithium metal anode batteries were once considered too unstable, but a new breakthrough might have fixed the issue.
January 13, 2024 — Source

Electronics — Computers — January 12th, 2024

These CES 2024 mini PCs are coming to challenge the Mac mini - and gamers shouldn't miss the mighty ASUS model
Ultimate cosmic power! In an itty bitty box.
January 12, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 11th, 2024

Exciplex route to white organic light emitting diodes: The role of a spacer layer
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) have matured to commercial level. Yet, their widespread market adoption is hindered due to high costs and complicated device architecture. Researchers are actively exploring innovative device engineering strategies to circumvent these issues.
January 11, 2024 — Source

IDTechEx Explores Advanced Semiconductor Packaging Technologies: 2.5D and 3D Insights
Semiconductor packaging technologies have evolved from initial 1D PCB levels to the cutting-edge 3D hybrid bonding packaging at the wafer level. This advancement facilitates single-digit micronmeter interconnecting pitches, achieving over 1000 GB/s bandwidth with high energy efficiency.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Microsoft's AI found a new material to replace li-ion batteries
Will machine learning algorithms revolutionize scientific research on battery materials?
January 11, 2024 — Source

Precision growth technique for self-aligning organic nanowires
The unique properties of organic semiconductors have driven their increasing use in advanced electronics and optoelectronics over the past decade. Compared to conventional inorganic materials, researchers can custom design the molecules to achieve specialized characteristics. Equally important is processability at low temperatures and easy integration with next-generation devices.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Toyota's Robots Are Learning to Do Housework—By Copying Humans
Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans take on the tasks. The project is an example of robotics getting a boost from generative AI.
January 11, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 10th, 2024

Microsoft is helping to make a new and better battery, thanks to its AI and HPC services
Microsoft has been an AI-centric company for a while now. Most people know of Microsoft's push into adding AI in software products like Copilot for Windows. However, Microsoft is also offering its AI services for scientific research. This week, the company announced it is partnering with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington in a project designed to make a new and better lithium battery.
January 10, 2024 — Source or Source

Nanoengineered Hydrogels: Crafting the Future of Photonics With Light-Interacting Materials
In a review published on 01 January 2024, in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, the discussion centers around hydrogels in photonics, highlighting their potential to revolutionize the field. The review emphasizes how these hydrogels enable devices to adapt and respond to their environment, promising significant advances in technology and biomedicine.
January 10, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 9th, 2024

Amazon is trying to fix content casting with an open standard
/ Matter casting is an open protocol that Amazon is using to enable casting from its Prime Video app to its hardware devices. It says Plex, Pluto, Sling TV, and more are coming soon.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Amazon won't support AirPlay or Chromecast, but will adopt Matter Casting instead
The company announced the Matter-Fire TV integration.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Nanowire contacts push the boundaries for high-performance electronics
Space comes at a premium on electronic chips: Powerful electronics need more and more connections, crammed into smaller and smaller spaces. Established technologies are reaching the limits of what is physically possible.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Perovskite LEDs, a thousand times brighter than OLEDs
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have revolutionized modern lighting and sensing technology. From applications in our homes to industry, LEDs are used for all lighting applications, from indoor lighting over TV screens to biomedicine.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Samsung's "Ballie" home robot is back, way bigger, and headed to production
Samsung jumps into the home robotics market with a bowling ball-sized robot.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Tack One launches an improved version of its location tracker for children and seniors
Tack One, a Singapore-based startup, wants to help make sure your kids, elderly parents and pets are safe with AI-powered location technology. Today, the company unveiled its new generation of GPS device, Tack GPS Plus, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Unique framework of tin bimetal organic compound facilitates stable lithium-ion storage
Battery capacity is one of the primary bottlenecks in efficient renewable energy storage and significant reductions in carbon emissions. As a battery anode that releases electrons in a lithium-ion battery (LIB), tin (Sn) and Sn-mixture alloys could theoretically store more energy at a higher density than more common carbon-based anodes.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Unveiling the future of photonics: Hydrogel innovations pave the way
In a review published on 1 January 2024, in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, researchers discuss hydrogels in photonics, highlighting their potential to revolutionize the field. The article emphasizes how hydrogels enable devices to adapt and respond to their environment, promising significant advances in technology and biomedicine.
January 9, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 8th, 2024

Solid state battery design charges in minutes, lasts for thousands of cycles
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times — more than any other pouch battery cell — and can be recharged in a matter of minutes.
January 8, 2024 — Source

Electronics — Computers — January 6th, 2024

ASRock announces DeskMeet & DeskMini X600 with support for "AMD AM5 65W APUs"
ASRock unveils DeskMeet X600 and Desk Mini X600 Mini Barebone PCs for AMD AM5 CPUs, with DDR5 and PCIe Gen5 support The company's press release details an upcoming CES 2024 products. ASRock is gearing up to introduce an overdue improvement to its Mini-PC ecosystem with its upcoming X600 series of DeskMeet and DeskMini systems.
January 6, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General — Resources

American Digital
Analog is dead. Do all of your home recording digitally, and let A.D. show you how.
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Buy Rite Electronics
Online Source for consumer electronics.
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Consumer Technology Association
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), unites 2,200 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources: unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the industry.
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GGI International; manufacturers of membrane switches & graphic overlays
GGI International is the technology leaders in membrane switch & graphic overlay solutions! ISO 9001:2000 certified, exclusive Canadian licensee of Duraswitch Technologies; PushGate, thiNcoder RT and MagnaMouse.
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Global Merchant Imports
Select responsible products that draw upon an unlimited energy source — the sun. You'd be surprised at the variety of products available: lights, watches, radios and more.
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Hello Direct
We are the leading online resource for telecommunications products, information, and service.
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Lasertec lasercut smt stencils
Fantastic quality smt stencils, wave solder pallets and tooling along with solder paste and adhesive.
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Radio Shack
Personal radios, wireless telephones, batteries, gadgets, adapters, wires and plugs sit alongside computer equipment and stereo components on their shelves. Convenient online ordering also available.
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Used electronic test equipment dealers
We buy and sell electronic test and measurement equipment, coaxial and waveguide components, laboratory standards and calibration equipment, oscilloscopes, power supplies and manuals.
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Zenith
Sure, you can browse through every kind of television imaginable, but check out the new cool products like Z-Trak, DVD and HDTV. Job and company information also available.
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