Researchers have engineered a bacterial biofilm that can produce continuous electricity from sweat; a discovery that could revolutionise wearable electronics. [ + ]

UniSA scientists have designed small optical fibre sensors that can be attached to hospital mattresses to monitor patient movement and cardiac and respiratory rates. [ + ]

The legislation provides US$52 billion for semiconductor manufacturing incentives and research investments, as well as a tax credit for facilities that produce semiconductors or chip-making equipment. [ + ]

Sisvel International has launched a patent pool on Wi-Fi 6 technology, whose initial members are set to include Huawei, Mediatek, Philips, SK Telecom and Wilus. [ + ]

The awards are a celebration and recognition of the growing range of technical innovations across optics and photonics products on the market today. [ + ]

Inserting a magnesium fluoride layer in multilayered perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells can stall charge recombination and enhance performance. [ + ]

The study authors suggest that their battery could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics. [ + ]

The Bill includes provisions that make historic investments to surge production of US-made semiconductors and tackle supply chain vulnerabilities. [ + ]

Würth Elektronik has released a new publication in its series of application notes dealing in detail with challenging issues regarding the design of circuits. [ + ]

Research shows that FIFA's semi-automated offside technology is both accurate and will save time, allowing referees to make offside calls in under 10 seconds. [ + ]

The research team developed a solid polymer electrolyte material that can replace the flammable liquid solvents currently used in sodium batteries. [ + ]

The companies are developing tailored hardware for connectivity, energy management and over-the-air updates making vehicles fully software-defined, secure and futureproof. [ + ]

This is the first report of an all-perovskite tandem solar module worldwide, the researchers say. [ + ]

NVIDIA QODA aims to make quantum computing more accessible by creating a coherent hybrid quantum–classical programming model. [ + ]

Researchers synthesised a barium cobalt oxide thermoelectric converter that is reproducibly stable and efficient at temperatures as high as 600°C. [ + ]