Industry News
Physicists produce signals with attosecond duration
A team of physicists has used paired laser pulses to compress a series of electron pulses to a numerically analysed duration of 0.000000000000000005 seconds. [ + ]
Long-duration 197 MW big battery to be built in Collie, WA
Western Australia will soon be home to a 197 MW battery that will be connected to the South West Interconnected System, providing a significant boost to the region's electricity grid. [ + ]
Intel, CEA-Leti to develop thin 2D TMDs for future transistors
Intel has partnered with French lab CEA-Leti to put two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides on 300 mm wafers. [ + ]
Sinterless route to 3D printing nanoscale optical-grade glass
Researchers have developed a process that enables the printing of nanometre-scale quartz glass structures directly onto semiconductor chips. [ + ]
Polymer to enhance storage capacity of aluminium-ion batteries
A team of researchers have developed an organic redox polymer that can be used as a positive electrode material for aluminium-ion batteries. [ + ]
Researchers develop novel, solid, rechargeable air battery
Japanese researchers have developed an all-solid-state rechargeable air battery (SSAB) and investigated its capacity and durability. [ + ]
Breaking the limits of stretchable polymer semiconductors
A team of researchers have developed a highly stretchable and high-performance organic polymer semiconductor that also exhibits electrical functionality. [ + ]
New superconducting diode could boost AI performance
Researchers have developed a superconducting diode, a key component of electronic devices, to scale up the performance of quantum computers and enhance AI performance. [ + ]
New hybrid material transforms light
Scientists have developed a composite material that can transform low-energy light into high-energy light. [ + ]
Attosecond boost helps microscope film light and matter
Researchers have built an attosecond electron microscope that produces movies of light-matter interaction with attosecond time resolution. [ + ]
Antenna to "revolutionise" telecommunications industry
A Utah State University professor has developed a multifunctional reconfigurable antenna that can adapt to locate a signal's direction and frequency. [ + ]
New technique boosts PCE of organic solar cells to 19.31%
Researchers have achieved a power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells, which could help enhance applications for these solar energy devices. [ + ]
Tuning thermal conductivity of materials 'on the fly'
Researchers have discovered a method to tune the thermal conductivity of materials 'on the fly' to lower the energy consumption of electronic devices. [ + ]
Power electronics fair returns to Asia in 2023
PCIM Asia is set to make its return from 29–31 August 2023, providing insights on the latest trends shaping the power electronics landscape. [ + ]
Researchers find way to cut overheating of semiconductors
Researchers have found a way to improve thermal diffusion in nanoscale-thin metal films by using surface plasmon polaritons (SPP). [ + ]
