Carbon impurity has long hindered efficiency in nitride-based electronic and optical devices, but now researchers have discovered a method that can quickly detect carbon impurity using light. [ + ]

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has successfully completed what is said to be the world's first trial of Wi-Fi 6 technology to enable Industry 4.0 applications. [ + ]

The findings have the potential to boost the photovoltaics and photodetector fields, and could improve the efficiency of solar cells to up to 46%. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a terahertz detector that enables rapid wireless data communication and highly sensitive radar by using a frequency range that has previously been difficult to work with. [ + ]

Researchers have found a way of using 'spin waves' to switch magnetisation at room temperature for more energy-efficient spin memory and logic devices. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a novel magnetic skin that can remotely control switches and keyboards with the wave of a hand or the blink of an eye. [ + ]

The milestone is said to eclipse the performance — and efficiency — of the traditional RF-CMOS technology that is ubiquitous in modern consumer electronics, including mobile phones. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a three-valued memory device with extremely low energy consumption that may be key for the development of more energy-efficient and faster RAMs. [ + ]

Archer Materials has assembled and patterned a nanometre-size array of several individual qubit material components of a prototype room-temperature operating quantum computing qubit processor. [ + ]

Scientists have developed a method to analyse which pairs of materials in next-generation perovskite solar cells will harvest the most energy. [ + ]

Robert H Dennard, the inventor of DRAM, has been presented with the Robert N. Noyce Award in recognition of the breakthroughs he made in semiconductor technology. [ + ]

The quantum communication chip is said to be 1000 times smaller than current quantum set-ups, while offering the same high security that quantum technology is known for. [ + ]

As the use of automated face recognition for personal identification continues to grow, so too does it become more vulnerable to so-called 'morphing attacks' from cybercriminals. [ + ]

A research team has developed a multifunctional electronic platform that can mechanically transform its shape, flexibility and stretchability. [ + ]

NGK INSULATORS and BASF New Business have entered into a joint development agreement to develop the next generation of sodium‒sulfur batteries. [ + ]