Industry News
KIT power supply offers 50-year lifetime
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has developed an industrial power supply based on film capacitors that reaches a lifetime of up to 50 years. [ + ]
Tacky tape: a new source for generating energy?
Researchers have outlined a way to make a simple, cost-effective electrical generator from tacky tape that converts friction into electricity. [ + ]
Research: bound states of photons hold strong in chaos
Researchers used a quantum processor to coax microwave photons into bound states and found that these clusters survived in a regime where they were expected to dissolve. [ + ]
Manufacturing better, cheaper cathodes for Li-ion batteries
Researchers have developed a hydrothermal synthesis method that makes a cobalt-free cathode with more uniform particles for lithium-ion batteries. [ + ]
Natural cooling techniques enhance the efficiency of solar cells
Researchers have explored how to utilise the geometry of solar farms to enhance natural cooling mechanisms. [ + ]
Li-ion battery safety warning issued ahead of Christmas
Consumer Protection WA has urged consumers to think twice when buying or receiving a Li-ion battery powered gift this Christmas. [ + ]
Researchers use Maxwell's demon to prepare a quantum bit
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have used a modern version of Maxwell's demon to demonstrate a 20x improvement in resetting a quantum bit to its '0' state. [ + ]
Technique developed to prevent bipolar degradation in silicon carbide electronics
Researchers have developed a fault suppression technique called "proton implantation" that can prevent bipolar degradation in 4H-SiC semiconductor wafers. [ + ]
Vibration energy harvester for self-charging wearable devices
A new piezoelectric vibration energy harvester has been developed that amplifies electric power generated from human walking by about 90 times. [ + ]
Terahertz imaging shines light on new solar cell material
US-based researchers from Ames National Laboratory have developed terahertz imaging for a new view of perovskites, a possible alternative to solar cells. [ + ]
Spintronics-based 'logic locks' to boost chip security
Researchers have designed an integrated lock that could be incorporated into electronic chips to defend chip security and add extra protection for smart devices. [ + ]
NVIDIA, Microsoft team up to build large-scale AI cloud computer
NVIDIA and Microsoft will partner to build a large-scale cloud computer focused on AI, using thousands of high-end NVIDIA GPUs for deep learning. [ + ]
Scientists develop novel heterojunction solar cells
Researchers have created a phase heterojunction (PHJ) solar cell — a new kind of heterojunction photovoltaic device that uses two polymorphs made of perovskite. [ + ]
'Wi-Peep' drone allows Wi-Fi-enabled devices to be seen through walls
Leveraging a loophole in Wi-Fi, researchers have built a drone that can determine the position of connected devices within seconds. [ + ]
Tech puts the brakes on Li-ion batteries to stop fires
When overheated, Li-ion batteries can catch fire due to the large amounts of energy they store; now, researchers have developed technology that can quickly shut down Li-ion batteries. [ + ]
