Industry News
Scientists unveil novel material for magnesium batteries
Researchers have developed a cathode material for rechargeable magnesium batteries that could enable efficient charging and discharging at low temperatures. [ + ]
New material discovered for safer solid-state Li-ion batteries
Researchers have discovered a stable and highly conductive lithium-ion conductor for use as a solid electrolyte for solid-state lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]
Researchers develop high-efficiency DC power converter
Researchers have developed a direct current voltage boost converter that could contribute to the enhancement of electric and electronic components across a range of industries. [ + ]
Fully coupled annealing processor for enhanced problem solving
Researchers have designed a scalable, fully-coupled annealing processor with 4096 spins, and parallelised capabilities for accelerated problem-solving. [ + ]
CSIRO develops highly efficient roll-to-roll printed solar cells
Scientists from CSIRO have developed roll-to-roll flexible printed perovskite solar cells that are designed to deliver high levels of efficiency. [ + ]
Enhancing the performance of all-solid-state batteries
A team of researchers has enhanced the performance and durability of all-solid-state batteries by employing a novel lithium electrodeposition strategy. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics breaks 20 nm barrier for next-gen microcontrollers
STMicroelectronics has launched an advanced process based on 18 nm Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator (FD-SOI) technology with embedded phase change memory to support embedded processing devices. [ + ]
Sticking materials together without glue or tape — just electricity
Researchers have used a small voltage to bind hard and soft materials to each other, without requiring tape or glue; they were also able to unbind them by simply reversing the charge. [ + ]
Microwave photonics chip uses optics for analog computation
Researchers have developed a microwave photonic device that can process analog electronic signals and compute using optics at ultrafast speeds. [ + ]
CSIRO launches printed flexible solar cells into space
CSIRO has launched its printed flexible solar cell technology into space, in a test to evaluate the solar cells as an energy source for future space endeavours. [ + ]
Nanothin memory chips manufactured with 2D printing
Engineers from the University of Sydney have developed a 2D printing process using liquid metals that could help to manufacture more advanced computing hardware at the nanoscale. [ + ]
FIDO tech boosts stability of perovskite solar cells
Researchers have created a material based on fullerene indanones (FIDO) that could improve the stability and efficiency of next-generation solar cells. [ + ]
Movies of ultrafast electronic circuitry in space and time
Researchers at the University of Konstanz have successfully filmed the operations of extremely fast electronic circuitry in an electron microscope at a bandwidth of tens of terahertz. [ + ]
Researchers reveal spin-orbit effects on exciton complexes in diamond
Researchers have analysed acceptor-bound excitons at cryogenic temperatures to reveal new insights that could pave the way for next-gen solid-state electronics. [ + ]
Researchers develop high efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Researchers have achieved 18.1% efficiency with a quantum dot solar cell, paving the way for the commercialisation of next-generation solar cells. [ + ]