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Market rapidly changing for transparent conductive films
This article provides a brief overview of the past, present and the future of the TCF industry, tracing and forecasting the status of various applications, technologies and materials. [ + ]
Sodium-ion battery breakthroughs
The University of Wollongong and Penn State have made separate but equally exciting developments in the field of sodium-ion batteries. [ + ]
Haptics in Ready Player One: an analysis of fact and fiction
The cinema release of Ready Player One is a significant moment for the virtual reality industry, drawing on strong, familiar themes recognisable by everyone today. [ + ]
Major changes necessary for thermal management of LEDs
LED manufacturers are set to be affected by changes regarding the thermal management of LEDs, driven by two major factors surrounding the issue of silicone. [ + ]
Electric vehicles: everything is changing
Electric vehicles used to have a set of different challenges for broad adoption, among them range, price and the availability of charging stations. [ + ]
Good as gold: high-capacity data storage technology developed
Scientists have utilised the durability of gold in the creation of a high-capacity optical disk that can hold data securely for more than 600 years. [ + ]
Demand growing for SiC power devices
The global silicon carbide (SiC) power devices market is set to rise dramatically over the next four years, according to market research company Technavio. [ + ]
Embroidering electronics into the next generation of 'smart' fabrics
Ohio State University is embroidering electronics directly into fabrics using conductive threads, which the university calls 'e-threads'. [ + ]
Atom qubits 'talk' to each other for the first time
Australian researchers are creating quantum bits from precisely positioned individual atoms in silicon — and have succeeded in making two of these atom qubits 'talk' to each other. [ + ]
Graphene on toast: edible electronics are not far away
Scientists have developed a way to write graphene patterns onto virtually any surface — including food. [ + ]
The growing market for conductive inks and pastes
The emerging conductive inks and pastes markets will grow to represent a $580 million opportunity by 2028, according to IDTechEx. [ + ]
Lithium-ion batteries could be charged five times faster
Testing lithium-ion batteries' internal temperatures and their electrodes' potentials, researchers have found that the batteries can be safely charged much faster than the recommended charging limits. [ + ]
Take 1 cm off your cable to reduce PIM
Adjusting a jumper cable length by as little as 1 cm can significantly influence passive intermodulation (PIM), according to a new study. [ + ]
Is there a standard for smart manufacturing?
Waiting for smart manufacturing standards to develop before implementing the Industrial Internet of Things into your operations may not be the most productive choice. [ + ]
Magnesium batteries are one step closer to reality
A newly discovered cathode material is said to enable magnesium batteries with higher energy density, as well as advances in safety, cost and performance, in comparison to their lithium-ion counterparts. [ + ]
