A team of researchers has partnered with HJ Goldsmid, from the University of New South Wales, to create a method to evaluate the efficiency of thermoelectric materials. [ + ]

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have created a redox-active interlayer within lithium–sulfur batteries that enhances their energy storage capacity. [ + ]

Scientists from City University of Hong Kong have discovered a novel photophysical mechanism that has enhanced the efficiency of organic photovoltaics. [ + ]

Scientists from Exciton Science have created perovskite solar cells with 21% efficiency, reportedly the best results ever recorded for a device made from a non-halide lead source. [ + ]

Researchers in Korea have developed a fully optical approach to forward nanolaser arrays that are high in density, to help process more data faster. [ + ]

Tech Mahindra and IQM Quantum Computers have partnered to co-create quantum computing offerings for a range of sectors, including health care, banking, and cybersecurity. [ + ]

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it is retiring SHA-1, a hash function used in cryptography that has been deemed broken. [ + ]

Exponential Technology Group has announced plans to acquire Sydney-headquartered Braemac, a specialist in the supply of semiconductors and electronic components. [ + ]

Toshiba has developed a SiC MOSFET that arranges embedded Schottky barrier diodes in a check pattern to realise low on-resistance and high reliability. [ + ]

Researchers have developed an accurate method of controlling optical circuits on fingernail-sized photonic integrated circuits. [ + ]

Scientists from Australia and Japan have developed a positive electrode material that does not degrade after repeated charge cycles, for the manufacture of durable solid-state batteries. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated a technique to create stable perovskite solar cells with fewer defects that could rival the durability of silicon photovoltaics. [ + ]

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed an industrial power supply based on film capacitors that reaches a lifetime of up to 50 years. [ + ]

Researchers have outlined a way to make a simple, cost-effective electrical generator from tacky tape that converts friction into electricity. [ + ]

Researchers used a quantum processor to coax microwave photons into bound states and found that these clusters survived in a regime where they were expected to dissolve. [ + ]