Technology for flexible batteries rechargable by solar power
22 November, 2013Wearable, solar-powered electronics could soon be woven into clothing fibres or incorporated into watches. Professors Jang-Wook Choi and Jung-Yong Lee from the Graduate School of EEWS and Taek-Soo Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST have developed technology for flexible and foldable batteries which are rechargeable using solar energy.
Wearable technology: challenges and opportunities
04 November, 2013 by Christian DeFeo*Trying to weave technology into our everyday lives is something that has been happening for hundreds of years, with the 16th-century abacus ring often touted as the first 'wearable computer'. Now, wearable technology is changing and becoming more mainstream. This article explores opportunities and challenges presented by wearable technology.
Ultrathin electronics with p-n junction diode
25 October, 2013As electronics approach the atomic scale, researchers are increasingly successful at developing atomically thin, virtually two-dimensional materials that could usher in the next generation of computing. Integrating these materials to create necessary circuits, however, has remained a challenge.
Faster and more energy-efficient electronic devices
25 October, 2013 by Lynn YarrisGraphene may command the lion's share of attention but it is not the only material generating a buzz in the electronics world. Vanadium dioxide is one of the few known materials that acts like an insulator at low temperatures but like a metal at warmer temperatures starting around 67°C.
element14 and Microchip Technology Rasberry Pi chipKIT Expansion Board
23 September, 2013element14, partnering with Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has launched its Arduino compatible chipKIT Pi Expansion Board in collaboration with element14 and volunteers from the chipKIT and Arduino communities.
Wearable computers to aid bionic eye research
20 September, 2013Australian researchers are developing a wearable computer and augmented reality kit to aid Australia's bionic eye research.
Wearable technology grows in popularity
18 September, 2013Wearable technology will become popular in mainstream markets within the next two to three years, according to a recent SSI survey. The study showed one out of three people were "very" or "somewhat" likely to buy a wearable device.
Revolutionising electronics through graphene
05 September, 2013 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerGraphene has the potential to change the world of electronics in much the same way that transistors and integrated circuits did last century. But use of this wonder material is still very much in the development stage in many laboratories and research centres around the world and, while promises are high, the widespread practical use of graphene is proving elusive.
Researchers develop foldable microelectric car
29 August, 2013Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a foldable, compact electric vehicle that can be used either as a personal car or as part of the public transit system to connect major transportation routes within a city.
Elastic electronics with stretchable electrodes
19 July, 2013Networks of spherical nanoparticles embedded in elastic materials may make the best stretchy conductors yet, engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered.
element14’s ‘wearable technology’ challenge for engineers
30 June, 2013element14 is challenging engineers and developers to design and develop their own piece of wearable technology.
2D electronics take a step forward
14 June, 2013Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide (MDS).
Printing innovations provide 10-fold improvement in organic electronics
03 June, 2013Researchers have developed a printing method that works with a variety of organic materials to produce semiconductors of strikingly higher quality than what has so far been achieved with similar methods.
Opening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene
24 May, 2013Northwestern University researchers have developed a graphene-based ink that is highly conductive and tolerant to bending. They have used it to inkjet-print graphene patterns that could be used for extremely detailed, conductive electrodes.
TDK MHQ1005P multilayer ceramic inductor range
17 April, 2012TDK has released the MHQ1005P series of multilayer ceramic inductors with a Q factor that, depending on the type, is as good or much better than comparable, wirewound inductors.
