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Australia's largest electronics expo returns to Sydney
Electronex, the annual electronics design and assembly expo, will return to Sydney on 19–20 June this year at Rosehill Gardens Event Centre. [ + ]
Hidden semiconductor activity spotted by researchers
Researchers have discovered that the material that a semiconductor chip device is built on, called the substrate, responds to changes in electricity. [ + ]
Novel material improves stability, efficiency of PSCs
A team of chemists has developed a new material for perovskite solar cells that can be used as a hole transporting layer in both regular and inverted architecture solar cells. [ + ]
Device gathers, stores electricity in remote settings
New research shows the pyroelectrochemical cell, or PEC, harnesses changes in ambient temperature to self-charge, demonstrating its potential for Internet of Things applications. [ + ]
Tuneable coloured films for displays and sensors
Researchers have developed tuneable coloured films that can change colours based solely on mechanical deformation, without drawing on power. [ + ]
Microwave signals generated from tiny photonic chip
Researchers have reportedly created a compact, all-optical device with the lowest microwave noise ever achieved for an integrated chip. [ + ]
Brain-inspired system gathers data from salt-sized sensors
A team of engineers have developed tiny microelectronic chips that can efficiently transmit, receive and decode data in real time. [ + ]
Encryption: the key to embedded security
Designers of embedded systems must keep up with the latest cyber threats and develop long-lasting and layered security solutions that incorporate software and hardware encryption. [ + ]
A replacement for traditional motors could enhance next-gen robots
Researchers at Stanford have designed a spring-assisted actuator — a device that can accomplish dynamic tasks using a fraction of the energy previously required. [ + ]
Ultra-thin fibres can turn clothes into wearable electronics
Researchers have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibres that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable electronics. [ + ]
Compact chips could enhance navigation and communication
NIST and collaborators have built compact chips capable of converting light into microwaves, which could improve navigation, communication and radar systems. [ + ]
Advanced microchips developed for modern AI workloads
Princeton researchers have reimagined the physics of computing to build a chip for modern AI workloads, and with new U.S. Government backing they will see how fast and power-efficient this chip can get. [ + ]
3D reflectors help boost data rate in wireless communications
Cornell researchers have developed a semiconductor chip that will enable smaller devices to operate at the higher frequencies needed for future 6G communications. [ + ]
Scientists revolutionise wireless communication with 3D processors
Scientists have developed a method for using semiconductor technology to manufacture processors that enhance the efficiency of transmitting data across the globe. [ + ]
A leap towards computers with light-speed capabilities
Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor that could help enable successful quantum computations, by minimising 'light losses'. [ + ]