Industry News
Silicon anodes stabilised in Li-ion batteries
Adding a polymer composite binder to the silicon anode of Li-ion batteries can significantly improve its structural stability. [ + ]
Wi-Fi Sensing deployment guidelines issued for smart homes
Wi-Fi Sensing leverages existing Wi-Fi signals to sense motion, enabling a suite of new applications and revenue streams. [ + ]
Over 600 new 5G cities in 2021: report
Despite the pandemic, 5G cities came online at a rate of nearly two per day, with the addition of 635 new 5G cities in 2021. [ + ]
Harnessing water to grow perovskite crystals
Researchers have found a simple way to control the growth of phase-pure perovskite crystals by harnessing water as a positive factor. [ + ]
Luminescent optical fibre for underwater communications
The omnidirectional detector system can be scaled to large areas and operate at a data transmission speed of hundreds of megabits per second. [ + ]
Entries open for 2022 Create the Future Design Contest
Entries are now open for the 20th Create the Future Design Contest, a global challenge to engineers and innovators around the world to design the next great thing. [ + ]
Storage capacity improved in organic radical batteries
Researchers used a catalysis strategy to produce two-electron storage in organic radical batteries — a big advance in improving their storage capability. [ + ]
Monash University opens robotics research facility
The university says the lab will foster collaboration and effective robotics development, providing experimental space and equipment to enable realistic experimental validation. [ + ]
Oxidation-resistant conductive ink for printed electronics
After the ink is printed, it self-organises into a conductive pattern with a copper core–nickel shell nanostructure. [ + ]
Wearable material captures energy from body movements
The lightweight textile produced over 35 V using mild artificial movements that replicated slow body movements. [ + ]
Resilient system uses only non-volatile memory
The Lightweight Persistence Centric System (LightPC) makes the systems resilient against power failures by utilising only non-volatile memory as the main memory. [ + ]
Nanopaper semiconductors promising for sustainable electronics
Japanese researchers have developed wood-derived semiconductors that can be tuned for use in a range of sustainable electronic devices. [ + ]
Flexible electronics light up when stretched
Scientists have fabricated a flexible material that lights up brightly when stretched and/or when an electric field is applied. [ + ]
'LightSlinger' antenna is small, versatile and efficient
LightSlingers use volume-distributed polarisation currents, animated within a dielectric to faster-than-light speeds, to emit electromagnetic waves. [ + ]
Digi-Key launches video series on automation, smart homes
Digi-Key Electronics has launched 'Revolutionizing Automation', a video series that explores automation and control technologies, as well as Season 2 of its 'City Digital' series on smart cities. [ + ]