Industry News
Semiconductor icon wins major industry award
Robert H Dennard, the inventor of DRAM, has been presented with the Robert N. Noyce Award in recognition of the breakthroughs he made in semiconductor technology. [ + ]
Tiny quantum chip enables secure communications
The quantum communication chip is said to be 1000 times smaller than current quantum set-ups, while offering the same high security that quantum technology is known for. [ + ]
Facial recognition under threat from morphing attacks
As the use of automated face recognition for personal identification continues to grow, so too does it become more vulnerable to so-called 'morphing attacks' from cybercriminals. [ + ]
Shape-changing electronics for wearable applications
A research team has developed a multifunctional electronic platform that can mechanically transform its shape, flexibility and stretchability. [ + ]
Partnership to develop next-gen sodium–sulfur batteries
NGK INSULATORS and BASF New Business have entered into a joint development agreement to develop the next generation of sodium‒sulfur batteries. [ + ]
Dietary fibre purifies carbon nanotubes
The method could be upscaled for manufacturing purified batches of single-wall carbon nanotubes for use in high-performance electronic devices. [ + ]
Instabilities found on common semiconductor material
It turns out that the surface of a commonly used compound semiconductor material — gallium arsenide (GaAs) — is not as stable as previously thought. [ + ]
Silicon III-V chips could be commercially manufactured
Researchers have announced a commercially viable way to manufacture integrated Silicon III-V chips with high-performance III-V devices inserted into their design. [ + ]
Silver nanowires offer transparency
Researchers have developed a submicrometre-thin mesh of silver nanowires that are transparent to light, highly electrically conductive, flexible, stretchable and simple to make. [ + ]
Meet the RoboRoos robotics squad at the World Electronics Forum
The acclaimed Australian RoboRoos student robotics team will take the stage at the World Electronics Forum in Adelaide next month. [ + ]
STMicroelectronics and Audi partner on automotive lighting
STMicroelectronics has announced its collaborative efforts with Audi to conceive, design, industrialise, manufacture and deliver the next generation of innovative automotive exterior OLED lighting. [ + ]
Artificial skin improves sensory ability of robots
Researchers have combined artificial skin with control algorithms, creating what is claimed to be the first autonomous humanoid robot with full-body artificial skin. [ + ]
Energy storage improved in dielectric capacitors
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, seeking to solve a sustainable energy storage problem, have found inspiration in the most unlikely of places: the humble croissant. [ + ]
Sound waves control quantum information in a single electron
Researchers sent high-frequency sound waves across a modified semiconductor device to direct the behaviour of a single electron, with efficiencies in excess of 99%. [ + ]
Fancy a phone case made of artificial skin?
Researchers have developed an artificial skin-like membrane for augmenting interactive devices such as phones, wearables and computers. [ + ]
