Industry News
Wireless data transmission with terahertz radiation
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. [ + ]
Spin waves could stop devices from overheating
Researchers have found a way of using 'spin waves' to switch magnetisation at room temperature for more energy-efficient spin memory and logic devices. [ + ]
Remotely control devices with magnetic skin
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. [ + ]
Carbon nanotube tech exceeds 100 GHz in RF applications
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. [ + ]
Energy-efficient memory device inspired by Li-ion batteries
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 assembles 'few-qubit array' for quantum chip
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. [ + ]
Perovskite solar cells could capture more electricity
Scientists have developed a method to analyse which pairs of materials in next-generation perovskite solar cells will harvest the most energy. [ + ]
Semiconductor icon wins major industry award
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. [ + ]
Tiny quantum chip enables secure communications
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. [ + ]
Facial recognition under threat from morphing attacks
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. [ + ]
Shape-changing electronics for wearable applications
A research team has developed a multifunctional electronic platform that can mechanically transform its shape, flexibility and stretchability. [ + ]
Partnership to develop next-gen sodium–sulfur batteries
NGK INSULATORS and BASF New Business have entered into a joint development agreement to develop the next generation of sodium‒sulfur batteries. [ + ]
Dietary fibre purifies carbon nanotubes
The method could be upscaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes for use in high-performance electronic devices. [ + ]
Instabilities found on common semiconductor material
It turns out that the surface of a commonly used compound semiconductor material — gallium arsenide (GaAs) — is not as stable as previously thought. [ + ]
Silicon III-V chips could be commercially manufactured
Researchers have announced a commercially viable way to manufacture integrated Silicon III-V chips with high-performance III-V devices inserted into their design. [ + ]