Industry News
Coronavirus could impact technology roadmap for 2020
The outbreak's impact on technology markets across the world is already beginning to come to the fore, says data and analytics company GlobalData. [ + ]
Potassium-ion batteries could be made safer
Scientists have developed a nonflammable electrolyte for potassium and potassium-ion batteries, for applications in next-generation energy-storage systems beyond lithium technology. [ + ]
Laser diode designed to emit deep UV light
The laser diode is claimed to emit the world's shortest lasing wavelength, at 271.8 nm, under pulsed electric current injection at room temperature. [ + ]
Nano antennas enable data transfer
Physicists have successfully converted electrical signals into photons and radiated them in specific directions using a low-footprint optical antenna that is only 800 nm in size. [ + ]
Transistor technology reaches record frequencies
The MOSHEMT is designed for the frequency range above 100 GHz and is therefore promising for novel communication, radar and sensor applications. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics joins Zigbee Alliance board of directors
ST is set to play a vital role in the adoption and evolution of Zigbee, aiming to simplify development for manufacturers and increase device compatibility for consumers. [ + ]
Electronics could stay cool by 'sweating'
Mammals sweat to regulate body temperature, and now Chinese researchers are exploring whether our phones could do the same. [ + ]
Development of a GaN crystal manufacturing device
Japanese researchers have announced the successful development of a high-quality bulk gallium nitride (GaN) growth device. [ + ]
Hawker Richardson awarded by Yamaha for sales efforts
Industrial assembly supplier Hawker Richardson has been awarded by Yamaha for exceeding its sales targets for 2019. [ + ]
Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes on the way
Scientists have incorporated colloidal quantum dots into a new type of LED containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows them to function as lasers. [ + ]
Stretchable solar cells retain high efficiency
Researchers have devised a way to turn rigid silicon into solar cells that can be stretched by 95%, while retaining high solar energy capture efficiency of 19%. [ + ]
Controlling qubits for more robust quantum operations
German researchers have developed a new approach for controlling qubits via microwave pulses, which is said to reduce error rates and increase efficiency. [ + ]
Longer running lithium–air batteries
Researchers are improving the performance of lithium–air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that can use oxygen to run longer before they need to recharge. [ + ]
Digi-Key signs global distribution partnership with Anderson Power Products
The new partnership will provide Digi-Key customers with worldwide, 24-hour availability of APP's power interconnect products. [ + ]
HEMT named as an IEEE milestone
The high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), developed by Fujitsu Laboratories in 1979, has been certified as an IEEE milestone. [ + ]
