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Researchers develop flexible, stretchable photonic devices
Nov 10, 2017 (SPX)
The findings, which involve the use of a specialized kind of glass called chalcogenide, are described in two papers by MIT Associate Professor Juejun Hu and mor...
New quantum materials offer novel route to 3-D electronic devices
Nov 10, 2017 (SPX)
In a new study funded by the Academy of Finland, Aalto University researchers Alex Weststrom and Teemu Ojanen propose a method to go beyond special relativity a...
Two-dimensional materials unlock the path to ultra-low-power transistors
Nov 09, 2017 (SPX)
As transistors are squeezed into ever smaller areas within computer chips, the semiconductor industry struggles to contain overheating in devices. Now researche...
Researchers develop data bus for quantum computer
Nov 09, 2017 (SPX)
One way to reduce the error rate is by encoding quantum information not in one single quantum particle but in several quantum objects. These logical quantum bit...
Highly flexible organic flash memory for foldable and disposable electronics
Nov 09, 2017 (SPX)
A joint research team led by Professor Seunghyup Yoo of the School of Electrical Engineering and Professor Sung Gap Im of the Department of Chemical and Biomole...
University of Utah researchers develop milestone for ultra-fast communications and computing
Nov 08, 2017 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Utah's departments of electrical and computer engineering and physics and astronomy have discovered that a special kind of pe...
Chip-based sensors with incredible sensitivity
Nov 06, 2017 (SPX)
"Whispering gallery mode resonators, which are basically optical resonators, have been intensely studied for at least 20 years," said Srinivas Tadigadapa, profe...
Broadcom eyes mega-deal for US chip rival Qualcomm: reports
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
Broadcom is considering an acquisition plan, which it could put into motion as soon as this weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an unnamed source ...
How a $10 microchip turns 2-D ultrasound machines to 3-D imaging devices
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
Doctors and engineers from Duke and Stanford universities will demonstrate their device Oct. 31 at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Research ...
NREL research yields significant thermoelectric performance
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
The research demonstrates significant potential for semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as the primary material for efficient thermoelectric ...
Deep-depletion: A new concept for MOSFETs
Oct 30, 2017 (SPX)
Enter wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors. Seen as significantly more energy-efficient, they have emerged as leading contenders in developing field-effect transis...
Resistive memory components the computer industry can't resist
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists at Yale, the National University of Singapore (NUS), and the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) have produced new "memsistor" d...
Research team led by NUS scientists breaks new ground in memory technology
Oct 25, 2017 (SPX)
The novel organic film can store and process data for 1 trillion cycles and has the potential to be made even smaller than its current size of 60 square nanomet...
Researchers bring optical communication onto silicon chips
Oct 25, 2017 (SPX)
However, this downsizing has also meant packing the wiring within microprocessors ever more tightly together, leading to effects such as signal leakage between ...
Novel 'converter' heralds breakthrough in ultra-fast data processing at nanoscale
Oct 23, 2017 (SPX)
While most advanced electronic devices are powered by photonics - which involves the use of photons to transmit information - photonic elements are usually larg...
Liquid metal discovery ushers in new wave of chemistry and electronics
Oct 20, 2017 (SPX)
The incredible breakthrough will not only revolutionise the way we do chemistry but could be applied to enhance data storage and make faster electronics. The "o...
Nanoelectronic breakthrough may lead to more efficient quantum devices
Oct 19, 2017 (SPX)
Their findings, which examine electron behaviour within nanoelectronics, have been published in the journal Nature Communications. The article was co-authored b...
Spin current detection in quantum materials unlocks potential for alternative electronics
Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)
Found at the heart of electronic devices, silicon-based semiconductors rely on the controlled electrical current responsible for powering electronics. These sem...
Bridging the terahertz gap
Oct 18, 2017 (SPX)
Now, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are exploring the possibility of using an infrared frequency c...
India's TCS profits fall amid weak growth in retail, banking
Oct 12, 2017 (AFP)
Net profit for the three months ending September fell to 64.46 billion rupees ($990 million) from 65.86 billion rupees a year ago, the software giant said in a ...
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