Thin-film diamonds for future electronics
01 July, 2013A team of researchers has developed a new method for creating thin films of boron-doped diamond at temperatures low enough to coat electronic devices.
Shaping sound with audio beamforming
01 July, 2013 by Werner de Bruijn, Philips Research | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaPhilips Research engineers have developed audio beamforming technology that varies the TV sound levels for two people in the same room.
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.
Tallysman Wireless TW4600 Iridium dual-feed antenna
28 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Step Global Pty LtdThe TW4600 is claimed to be the smallest dual-feed, high-performance Iridium antenna available. The product’s wideband dual feed patch element has a good axial ratio across the entire Iridium bandwidth.
Transistors for next-gen green electronics
28 June, 2013Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame, have recently demonstrated the highest reported drive current on a transistor made of a monolayer of tungsten diselenide (WSe2), a 2-dimensional atomic crystal categorised as a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD).
Maestro Wireless Solutions M100 3G modem
27 June, 2013 | Supplied by: M2M ConnectivityThe M100 3G modem, from Maestro Wireless Solutions, is easy to install. As the latest additions to the Maestro 100 series, the M100 3G and M100 3G XT (version with GPS) are claimed to define a new benchmark in M2M modems.
Electronic components made from single molecules
21 June, 2013Now, for the first time, a transistor made from just one molecular monolayer has been made to work where it really counts. On a computer chip.
Using graphene to create computer chips
21 June, 2013A new system, proposed by MIT researchers, uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips.
A step towards silicon-based quantum computer
19 June, 2013Australian researchers have proposed a new way to distinguish between quantum bits that are placed only a few nanometres apart in a silicon chip, taking them a step closer to the construction of a large-scale quantum computer.
LEDs from silicon-based nanoparticles
17 June, 2013Researchers at the University of Washington have created silicon-based nanoparticles that soften the blue light emitted by LEDs, creating white light that more closely resembles sunlight.
Programming model for supercomputers of the future
14 June, 2013The Fraunhofer ITWM team has developed a new asynchronous programming model, Global Address Space Programming Interface or GPI, that might become a key building block towards realising the next generation of supercomputers.
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).
Texas Instruments installs automated warehouse system
13 June, 2013Texas Instruments has installed the AutoStore inventory management system in its product distribution centre (PDC) in Singapore. This marks the first installation of by a semiconductor in Asia.
Advantech EKI-3000 industrial ethernet switches
13 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdAdvantech EKI-3000 industrial ethernet switches are claimed to be smarter, faster and greener.
Cheaper and more flexible multiple thin crystalline silicon wafers
13 June, 2013Researchers have found a way to make the manufacture of crystalline silicon materials faster and more affordable. The technology enables a large number of crystalline layers, controlled for thickness, to be produced from a single crystalline silicon wafer in just a single step.
