A drone to remotely detect people in crowds with infectious respiratory conditions such as COVID-19 is being developed by SA researchers in partnership with a Canadian tech company. [ + ]

Korean researchers have created stretchable organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that are compliant and maintain their performance under high-strain deformation. [ + ]

Researchers have detailed the use of soft and flexible materials to ultrasonically charge bioelectronic implants, reducing the need for surgical treatment. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive wearable pressure sensor that is capable of sensitive, precise and continuous measurement of physiological and physical signals. [ + ]

Researchers made a tweak to the part of the battery called the separator, so that it slows down the flow of energy (and thus heat) that builds up inside the battery when it short circuits. [ + ]

Organic electrode materials are considered to be extremely promising materials for sustainable batteries with high power capabilities. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a micrometre-scale, low power consumption pressure sensor with potential applications in vacuum environments. [ + ]

Recognising innovations and other outstanding accomplishments in flexible hybrid electronics (FHE), SEMI-FlexTech recently presented the 2020 FLEXI Awards. [ + ]

Researchers have found a way to use jackfruit and durian — the latter considered the world's smelliest fruit — to create energy stores for rapid electricity charging. [ + ]

Semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in French gallium nitride (GaN) innovator Exagan. [ + ]

Researchers have used inexpensive crystals, known as perovskites, to make Faraday rotators. These manipulate light in a range of devices by altering its polarisation. [ + ]

Russian researchers have described a way to increase the sensitivity of biological detectors (biosensors) to the point where they can be used in mobile and wearable devices. [ + ]

Inverted perovskite solar cells can now achieve efficiencies close to that of their more conventional counterparts. [ + ]

Henry Zhou, who has been Director and General Manager of Omron Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) since 2017, will take up his new position from 1 April. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a new type of battery that combines negative capacitance and negative resistance within the same cell, allowing the cell to self-charge without losing energy. [ + ]