Self-assembled monolayers create p-n junctions in graphene films
11 December, 2012 by John ToonA low-temperature, controllable and stable method has been developed to dope graphene films using self-assembled monolayers (SAM) that modify the interface of graphene and its support substrate. Using this concept, a team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology has created graphene p-n junctions - which are essential to fabricating devices - without damaging the material’s lattice structure or significantly reducing electron/hole mobility.
Milestone for instrument driver network
10 December, 2012National Instruments has announced that the NI Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) has reached a new milestone of 10,000 instrument drivers for automating stand-alone instrumentation.
Phoenix Contact TP 5000 series HMI product line
04 December, 2012Phoenix Contact has expanded its HMI product line to include the TP 5000 series. In addition to the high-performance Intel Atom 1.6 GHz CPU, the devices have a range of functions.
Some more electronics may stop us all seeing red about traffic lights
30 November, 2012 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerWhat is it with traffic lights? They often make me see red and seem to be stuck on that colour. They just don’t seem to have kept up with today’s traffic flow and demands on road space.
Implanting electronics into the brain
23 November, 2012If you’re thinking about the ‘Six Million Dollar Man’, you’re not entirely off base. University of Utah electrical engineering professor Florian Solzbacher is pushing the boundaries of electrical devices that can be implanted into the brain and used as an interface between neurons and computers.
Surprising findings could influence material choices in nanoelectronics
12 November, 2012To build the computer chips of the future, designers will need to understand how an electrical charge behaves when it is confined to metal wires only a few atom-widths in diameter. A team of physicists has shown that electrical current may be drastically reduced when wires from two dissimilar metals meet.
Faster, smaller electronics
24 October, 2012The dilute magnetic semiconductor gallium manganese arsenide could open up an entirely new class of faster, smaller devices based on ‘spintronics’. Materials of this type might be used to read and write digital information, not by using the electron’s charge, as is the case with today’s electronic devices, but by using its ‘spin’.
RS Components now a distribution partner for Arduino’s educational kit
08 October, 2012The Arduino Uno educational kit aids entry-level electronics design and prototyping.
Microchip Technology’s 24-bit audio MCU-based development boards
18 September, 2012USB digital audio accessory board for audio and voice device development.
Curiosity lands on Mars with OmneticsConnector’s nanoconnectors
30 August, 2012When Curiosity landed on Mars recently it contained OmneticsConnector’s miniature and low-weight nanoconnectors used within two miniature inertial measurement units.
Rubber-band electronics
27 August, 2012Researchers have recently developed a design that allows electronics to bend and stretch to more than 200% their original size, four times greater than is possible with today’s technology. The key is a combination of a porous polymer and liquid metal.
On-track Technology electronics manufacturing services
13 July, 2012Based in Mascot, Sydney, On-track Technology provides electronic manufacturing services.
element14 Features robotics range
29 June, 2012The newest edition of ‘element14 Features’, with solutions and over 15,000 products for industrial manufacturing and robotics, has been announced.
Kontron COM Express Starterkit type 6
26 August, 2011 byThe COM Express Starterkit type 6 from Kontron assists users to develop and evaluate new systems based on COM Express pin-out type 6 computer-on-modules.
Ferroelectrics may lead to new memory
12 May, 2011The properties of ferroelectric materials are moving scientists closer to realising a new way of electronic memory storage.
