Industry News
How can human hair boost perovskite solar cell performance?
Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste, to create a kind of 'armour' to improve the performance of cutting-edge solar technology. [ + ]
New GNSS anti-spoofing service developed
Galileo has developed the OSNMA anti-spoofing service, which allows secure end-to-end transmission from Galileo satellites to OSNMA-enabled GNSS receivers. [ + ]
Researchers 'paint' Marie Curie in a semiconductor layer
Imagine that you could paint a canvas by making the canvas itself change to a different colour instead of brushing paint on it. [ + ]
Calcium electrolyte could be used for batteries
Scientists have developed a fluorine-free calcium (Ca) electrolyte based on a hydrogen (monocarborane) cluster that could potentially realise rechargeable Ca batteries. [ + ]
Vicor appoints new chief financial officer
Power module supplier Vicor has announced the appointment of James F Schmidt as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 June 2021. [ + ]
Crab shells used to make nanocarbon material for electronics
Researchers from Osaka University have developed a nanocarbon material for electronics applications made from chitin derived from crab shells. [ + ]
ST and OQmented partner on advancing MEMS mirror technology
STMicroelectronics has agreed to collaborate with OQmented on the advancement of MEMS mirror technology for augmented reality and 3D-sensing markets. [ + ]
Cellulose nanofibres help protect flexible electronics
Researchers from Osaka University have developed a cellulose nanofibre coating that counters bending damage and retains electrode function underwater. [ + ]
Eltek and Delta Electronics announce merger
Eltek Australia and Delta Electronics (Australia) have officially merged as of 1 April 2021, as part of their longstanding integration within Australia. [ + ]
Tandem solar device collects light from the front and back
Two types of materials are better than one when it comes to solar cells, according to researchers who have tested a new combination of materials and architecture. [ + ]
Light-based processors set to advance machine learning
So-called photonic processors, with which data is processed by means of light, can process information rapidly and in parallel — something electronic chips are incapable of doing. [ + ]
Organic semiconductors harness waste heat for electricity
Electron-transporting, n-type organic semiconductors could help generate electricity from waste heat released by industrial processes and homes. [ + ]
ST micro-mirror deployed in Intel LiDAR camera
STMicroelectronics has collaborated with Intel on the development of a tiny MEMS mirror, enabling spatial scanning of an environment. [ + ]
Smoltek says it has created the world's thinnest capacitor
Smoltek has developed what it claims is the world's thinnest capacitor, demonstrating a prototype of a CNF-MIM capacitor with a total height of just under 40 µm. [ + ]
Is your robot vacuum cleaner spying on you?
Computer scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to spy on private conversations using a common robot vacuum cleaner and its built-in LiDAR sensor. [ + ]