Electronex – The Electronics Design & Assembly Expo, which was to be held in May this year, has been rescheduled to 15–16 September at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a nanometric structure that can cover the surface of some silicon solar panels and improve their performance by up to 40%. [ + ]

A new ferroelectric memory surpasses the performance of a conventional flash memory in terms of operation speed, power consumption and device reliability. [ + ]

Japanese scientists have demonstrated that a clean electrolyte–electrode interface is key to realising high-capacity solid-state lithium batteries. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics has joined the ZETA Alliance, the industry body promoting ZETA low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technology for low-cost, long-range IoT connectivity. [ + ]

Researchers develop a hybrid supercapacitor that has a capacitor-type titanium carbide-based negative electrode and a battery-type graphene-hybrid positive electrode. [ + ]

German scientists have produced electronic displays whose biodegradability has been checked and certified by an independent office. [ + ]

Researchers have reached 21.6% efficiency in converting sunlight into electricity — a new world record for perovskite solar cells larger than 1 cm² in size. [ + ]

A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time. [ + ]

Researchers have designed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that are free of rare heavy atoms, by merging the features of two alternative emitter materials. [ + ]

Archer Materials announces its first quantum computing patent associated with ¹²CQ quantum computing chip technology, as well as a collaboration with Max Kelsen. [ + ]

Sunday, 24 January is Circular Electronics Day — a global initiative to encourage organisations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronics they use. [ + ]

South Korean scientists have found a way to prevent undesired reactions in methanol fuel cells, which should help in the journey to phase out fossil fuels. [ + ]

Materials scientists developed a hydrothermal treatment, involving humidity and heat, that enhanced the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films by a factor of 250. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a process for calculating the perfect size and density of quantum dots needed to achieve record efficiency in solar panels. [ + ]