Industry News
South Korea grants patent for Archer's quantum computing chip
Archer Materials has announced the granting of a Republic of Korea patent associated with the company's 12CQ quantum computing chip technology. [ + ]
Dissolvable smart watch enables easy electronics recycling
To simplify small electronics recycling, researchers have developed a two-metal nanocomposite for circuits that disintegrates when submerged in water. [ + ]
Factory Tomorrow: a video series on industrial automation
The three-part series showcases the latest innovations in robotics, automation and connectivity, as well as cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. [ + ]
Comms Connect Melbourne moving to March
Due to the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19, WF Events has made the decision to move Australia's premier critical communications and public safety exhibition and conference, Comms Connect Melbourne, to 8–10 March 2022. [ + ]
Mimicking brain functions with graphene–diamond junctions
Graphene–diamond junctions can mimic the characteristics of biological synapses and key memory functions, opening doors for next-gen memory devices. [ + ]
Carbon-based material could enable smarter electronics
Researchers have engineered a carbon-based material that could herald the next generation of electronics with more memory, faster speeds and advanced features. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics unveils 200 mm silicon carbide wafers
ST has manufactured its first 200 mm silicon carbide (SiC) bulk wafers for prototyping next-generation power devices at its facility in Sweden. [ + ]
PsiQuantum raises $450m to build a quantum computer
PsiQuantum has raised US$450 million in Series D funding to build what it claims will be the world’s first commercially viable quantum computer. [ + ]
Wireless charging of multiple devices simultaneously
Electronic devices equipped with a new receiver can simultaneously receive energy to charge batteries or directly power their functions. [ + ]
3D-printed robotic hand can play Super Mario
US engineers have 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play — and beat — Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. [ + ]
element14 to distribute Mountz torque and calibration tools
The Mountz product range now available from element14 includes cutting-edge torque analysers, screwdrivers and wrenches. [ + ]
Preventing oxygen release for safer batteries
Fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries should pave the way for more robust and safer high-energy-density batteries. [ + ]
Vertical organic transistor technology developed
Physicists have demonstrated for the first time vertical organic transistors (organic permeable base transistors, OPBTs) integrated into functional circuits. [ + ]
Lierda's low-power Bluetooth module uses an ST MCU
A new low-power Bluetooth module from Lierda Science & Technology Group uses an ST STM32WB55 Bluetooth LE (BLE) microcontroller (MCU). [ + ]
New method for making perovskite solar cells at scale
Researchers have discovered that a key component of next-generation solar panels can be created without expensive, high-temperature fabrication methods. [ + ]