Industry News
Enhancing the performance of all-solid-state batteries
A team of researchers has enhanced the performance and durability of all-solid-state batteries by employing a novel lithium electrodeposition strategy. [ + ]
CSIRO develops highly efficient roll-to-roll printed solar cells
Scientists from CSIRO have developed roll-to-roll flexible printed perovskite solar cells that are designed to deliver high levels of efficiency. [ + ]
Sticking materials together without glue or tape — just electricity
Researchers have used a small voltage to bind hard and soft materials to each other, without requiring tape or glue; they were also able to unbind them by simply reversing the charge. [ + ]
CSIRO launches printed flexible solar cells into space
CSIRO has launched its printed flexible solar cell technology into space, in a test to evaluate the solar cells as an energy source for future space endeavours. [ + ]
Microwave photonics chip uses optics for analog computation
Researchers have developed a microwave photonic device that can process analog electronic signals and compute using optics at ultrafast speeds. [ + ]
FIDO tech boosts stability of perovskite solar cells
Researchers have created a material based on fullerene indanones (FIDO) that could improve the stability and efficiency of next-generation solar cells. [ + ]
Nanothin memory chips manufactured with 2D printing
Engineers from the University of Sydney have developed a 2D printing process using liquid metals that could help to manufacture more advanced computing hardware at the nanoscale. [ + ]
Movies of ultrafast electronic circuitry in space and time
Researchers at the University of Konstanz have successfully filmed the operations of extremely fast electronic circuitry in an electron microscope at a bandwidth of tens of terahertz. [ + ]
Researchers reveal spin-orbit effects on exciton complexes in diamond
Researchers have analysed acceptor-bound excitons at cryogenic temperatures to reveal new insights that could pave the way for next-gen solid-state electronics. [ + ]
Wearable sticker enables communication through gestures
Researchers have combined polydimethylsiloxane (PMDS) and a fiber Bragg grating to create a sensor that can detect subtle movements. [ + ]
Researchers develop high efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Researchers have achieved 18.1% efficiency with a quantum dot solar cell, paving the way for the commercialisation of next-generation solar cells. [ + ]
Electronex Expo returns to Sydney for 2024
Electronex — the Electronics Design and Assembly Expo will return to Sydney in 2024, featuring a range of exhibitors who are looking forward to meeting with fellow electronics enthusiasts. [ + ]
Chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
A team of engineers have developed a silicon-photonics chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex maths required to train AI. [ + ]
New multicolour 3D printing tech inspired by chameleons
Researchers have developed a technique to 3D print and alter structural colours in the visible wavelength spectrum. The UV-assisted direct-ink-write 3D printing approach is capable of altering structural colour during the printing process to create vibrant and potentially more sustainable colours. [ + ]
New 300 GHz transmitter enhances 6G and radar technologies
Researchers have developed an innovative 300 GHz-band transmitter for advanced 6G wireless communications, radar and terahertz sensors. [ + ]