Articles
Why batteries have started catching fire so often
All our lives we have relied on batteries in everything from mobile phones and cars to hand torches, but confidence in the technology has deteriorated of late. [ + ]
Spray-printed crystals could replace silicon
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time a low-cost, scalable spray-printing process to fabricate high-quality isolated organic single crystals. [ + ]
South Australia to become the country's first IoT state
South Australia is set to become the first fully interconnected state in the Southern Hemisphere through a regional IoT network. [ + ]
Concrete that shields against electromagnetic energy
US engineers have developed concrete that shields against electromagnetic pulse (EMP), offering protection for electronics housed inside structures that have been built or coated with the concrete. [ + ]
Bioelectronic ion pump delivers neurotransmitters within the body
Researchers have developed a microfabricated ion pump, built from organic electronic components, that transmits signals nearly as rapidly and precisely as cells themselves. [ + ]
New Technology, New Applications — Taitronics 2016
With continual advances being made in exciting areas such as wearable devices, smart products, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0, this year's Taipei International Electronics Show (Taitronics) was an event not to be missed. [ + ]
Magnetic ink prints self-healing electronics
US engineers have developed a magnetic ink that can be used to make self-healing batteries, electrochemical sensors and textile-based electrical circuits. [ + ]
Deploying and troubleshooting wireless networks for mobile UC
While mobile working is now a given for many employees, a key challenge has been to deploy wireless networks that are robust enough to manage bandwidth-hungry applications with low tolerance for latency, such as unified communications (UC). [ + ]
Enhancing the world's most precise clock
The cryogenic sapphire oscillator (Sapphire Clock), said to be the world's most precise clock, allows users to take ultrahigh-precision measurements to improve the performance of electronic systems. [ + ]
Ultralow power transistors scavenge energy from their environment
Engineers at the University of Cambridge have created a new design for transistors that operate on scavenged energy from their environment. [ + ]
Four strategies to strengthen subassembly sourcing
Selecting subassembly manufacturers with specific capabilities can speed turnaround, improve product performance and functionality, and increase an OEM's bottom line. [ + ]
Three ways organic electronics is changing technology as we know it
One day, your latest gadget won't be in your pocket like a phone or even wrapped around your wrist like a smartwatch, but stuck to your skin like a transparent plaster. [ + ]
Controlling the momentum of electrons in graphene
Researchers have developed a device made of bilayer graphene — an atomically thin arrangement of carbon atoms — which provides experimental proof of the ability to control the momentum of electrons. [ + ]
The progressive transformation of spectrum analyser technology
In technology, changes that occur over a long period of time are often based on a broad range of innovations. [ + ]
Context detection is the next MEMS wave
Thinking about the evolution of sensing and the IoT in mobile applications, smart watches, fitness bands and other wearable devices has STMicroelectronics seeing waves rolling onto the sand. [ + ]
