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Electronics & Semiconductors
Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency
Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread, with a growing number of individuals and businesses worldwide now relying on solar energy to power their homes or operations. Energy engineers worldwide ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Xi says China must 'overcome' AI chip challenges
President Xi Jinping said China must "overcome" the challenges of developing core AI technologies including high-end chips, state media reported Saturday, as Beijing seeks to become a world leader in the rapidly developing ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Using the skin's electrical conductance to track sweat loss during both physical and mental activities
Over the past decades, electronics engineers have developed a wide range of wearable devices that can be used to track some physiological processes and collect health or fitness-related data. These devices rely on miniature ...
Combining electrical and force signals boosts prosthetic hand accuracy
Combining two different kinds of signals could help engineers build prosthetic limbs that better reproduce natural movements, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The work, published April 10 ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Q&A: Banned but not broken—how US policy is reshaping the global semiconductor landscape
As U.S.–China tech tensions continue to mount, the semiconductor industry has become a focal point in a high-stakes geopolitical standoff.
Apr 24, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Investigating charge behavior in multilayer OLEDs using a laser spectroscopic technique
High-resolution, full-color display devices like foldable mobile phones and ultrathin television sets use organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Compared to other display technologies, OLEDs offer flexibility, self-lighting, ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A crystal clear design for high-performance flexible thermoelectric semiconductors
QUT researchers have identified a new material which could be used as a flexible semiconductor in wearable devices by using a technique that focuses on the manipulation of spaces between atoms in crystals.
Apr 23, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New electronic 'skin' could enable lightweight night-vision glasses
MIT engineers have developed a technique to grow and peel ultrathin "skins" of electronic material. The method could pave the way for new classes of electronic devices, such as ultrathin wearable sensors, flexible transistors ...
Apr 23, 2025
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High-voltage CMOS backplane developed for very bright OLED microdisplays
A common method to increase the brightness of OLEDs while maintaining a long lifespan is the use of multiple stacked OLEDs. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS have now developed an innovative ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Engineering
Designing long-duration toxin sensors
Imagine a smoke detector that, instead of warning residents of smoke before a fire engulfs their home, is placed in mass-transit locations to alert travelers and first responders to hazardous chemicals in the air.
Apr 23, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
As the Trump administration attempts to choke off exports of strategically important computer chips to China, experts say the effort might well backfire, fueling innovation at Chinese firms that could help them seize the ...
Apr 20, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy. This makes them particularly attractive for the emerging Internet of Things. For example, for the autonomous energy supply of microsensors ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A cool fix for hot chips: Advanced thermal management technology for electronic devices
The exponential miniaturization of electronic chips over time, described by Moore's law, has played a key role in our digital age. However, the operating power of small electronic devices is significantly limited by the lack ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Engineering
New wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status
Dehydration can sneak up on you. Whether you're out jogging or sitting at a desk, it's easy to lose track of your fluid intake. But a new, tiny sweat sensor may soon solve this problem. Designed by UC Berkeley researchers, ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Hardware
Researchers develop smaller, more efficient space-tolerant computer chips
Space is a highly volatile environment. Factors like radiation, extreme temperatures, and debris make outer space a challenging environment for operating technology. In particular, radiation can have devastating effects on ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Taiwan's TSMC net profit soars as US tariff threat looms
Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported on Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, despite the specter of US tariffs on the critical sector.
Apr 17, 2025
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Business
AMD says US rule on chips to China could cost it $800 mn
Chip developer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday said it expects new US licensing requirements for semiconductors exported to China to cost it as much as $800 million.
Apr 17, 2025
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Engineering
Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn't fall to pieces
A new class of semiconductors that can store information in electric fields could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between electrical, optical and acoustic ...
Apr 16, 2025
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Business
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China.
Apr 16, 2025
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Business
Nvidia plans to manufacture AI chips in the US for the first time
Nvidia announced Monday that it will produce its artificial intelligence super computers in the United States for the first time.
Apr 14, 2025
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Engineering
Ultra-thin cooling solution for mobile devices unlocks slimmer, high-performance technology
Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an innovative cooling device—an ultra-thin loop heat pipe—that significantly improves heat control for electronic components in smartphones and tablets. This breakthrough ...
Apr 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tree gum can sustainably supercharge supercapacitor lifespan
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more eco-friendly supercapacitors, researchers say.
Apr 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Taiwan's TSMC says first quarter revenue up 42 percent
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Engineering
Advancing diverse emerging solar cells with a 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide buffer
Thin-film solar cells comprising CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 have become a less-expensive photovoltaic technology than crystalline Si wafer solar cells. Still, their efficiencies are inferior to those of their predecessors in terms ...
Robotics
Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a lifesaver
A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team led by researchers ...
Apr 8, 2025
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