Inverted perovskite solar cells can now achieve efficiencies close to that of their more conventional counterparts. [ + ]

Henry Zhou, who has been Director and General Manager of Omron Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) since 2017, will take up his new position from 1 April. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new type of battery that combines negative capacitance and negative resistance within the same cell, allowing the cell to self-charge without losing energy. [ + ]

Test and measurement company Keysight Technologies Australia hosted a FieldFox B-series seminar in its Melbourne office on 27 February. [ + ]

Australia and New Zealand have agreed to partner together to roll out new satellite technology that will be able to pinpoint a location on Earth to within 10 cm. [ + ]

STMicroelectronics and TSMC are collaborating to accelerate the development of gallium nitride (GaN) process technology and the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN devices to market. [ + ]

A thickness-controlled black phosphorous tunnel field-effect transistor shows 10 times lower switching power consumption than conventional CMOS transistors. [ + ]

European researchers have unveiled an algorithm that they claim can solve complex problems easily and accurately — even on a personal computer. [ + ]

The all-digital phase-locked loop — a critical clocking circuit that is used in virtually all digital applications — fits in an area measuring just 50 x 72 µm². [ + ]

Scientists have created a system based on a crack-based sensor that is said to be so sensitive that it allows the wearer to detect the light brush of a feather. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have developed an energy-harvesting device that can convert environmental waste heat (such as that lost from the human body) into electricity. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a system to 3D print highly precise, centimetre-sized objects with submicrometre details at a speed that is apparently unmatched. [ + ]

Researchers devised a way to make nanosized semiconductors on a metal surface, generating localised heat on a gold nanoparticle within a butterfly-shaped nanostructure. [ + ]

An innovative manufacturing technique has led to the development of hybrid organic transistors for use in next-generation displays and large-area electronics. [ + ]

Drone manufacturer MMC has joined the battle against the Wuhan coronavirus, deploying a service team of over 200 people and over 100 drones in cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou and Zhaoqing. [ + ]