Researchers have developed a method to measure the electronic structures of stacks of two-dimensional materials, whose features such as flatness, atomic thinness, high conductivity and extreme strength make them highly desirable for use in electronic devices. [ + ]

ROHM and SEMIKRON are collaborating on the sales of silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and modules, in order to contribute to the evolution of the Japanese power electronics market. [ + ]

Korean researchers have improved the fabrication of transistor-based biosensors by adding silicon nanowires to their surface. [ + ]

Advantech, an IoT hardware and software company, has partnered with ICT distributor Synnex Australia to provide customers with complete solutions while embracing the business opportunities of the IoT. [ + ]

Swiss researchers have developed semitransparent organic solar cells that apparently achieve better efficiency and transparency than existing ones. [ + ]

US researchers have updated the process of thermionic energy conversion for the 21st century, using wonder material graphene as a key part of the technology. [ + ]

Monash University has used a $3.5 million 3D printer to produce an aluminium door hinge for a Chinese jet airliner. [ + ]

FDK and Fujitsu Laboratories have developed lithium cobalt pyrophosphate (Li₂CoP₂O₇), which has high energy density, for the cathode material of all-solid lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]

SEMICON Southeast Asia, to be held from 25–27 April in Malaysia, will include an exhibition, networking events, market and technology seminars, and conferences. [ + ]

Semiconductors that are as thin as an atom are no longer the stuff of science fiction, with physicist Professor Axel Enders creating a two-dimensional material that could revolutionise electronics. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics is collaborating with audio start-up USound on the industrialisation and production of the world's first miniature piezoelectric MEMS actuators for smart audio systems in portable devices. [ + ]

Scottish scientists are developing smart telemetry tags using NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT) technology to track and monitor the movement of harbour seals and research their population decline. [ + ]

ANU researchers have used magnets to steer light, opening the door to communications systems which could be smaller, cheaper and more agile than fibre optics. [ + ]

Scientists are using liquid metals to create integrated circuits (ICs) that are merely atoms thick, opening the way for the production of large wafers around 1.5 nm in depth. [ + ]

Keysight Technologies is holding a series of free seminars, showcasing its move from a box company to a custom solutions house. [ + ]