News tagged with microelectronic device

Researchers generate electricity from viruses

Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe. This futuristic scenario is now a little closer to reality. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Magnetic testing process helps ensure reliability of microelectronic devices

(Phys.org) -- Taking advantage of the force generated by magnetic repulsion, researchers have developed a new technique for measuring the adhesion strength between thin films of materials used in microelectronic ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electron gas on insulator's surface opens way to multifunctional transistors

French researchers have succeeded in creating a conductive layer on the surface of strontium titanate (SrTiO3), a transparent insulating material considered to be very promising for the development of future microelectronics applicatio ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rewiring a damaged brain

Researchers in the Midwest are developing microelectronic circuitry to guide the growth of axons in a brain damaged by an exploding bomb, car crash or stroke. The goal is to rewire the brain connectivity and bypass the region ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight

(PhysOrg.com) -- Space environments can deliver a beating to spacecraft electronics. For decades, satellites and other spacecraft have used bulky and expensive shielding to protect vital microelectronics -- ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0