Cathode material boosts all-solid-state battery dev’t
FDK and Fujitsu have developed a lithium cobalt pyrophosphate cathode, paving the way for all-solid-state batteries with higher voltage and…
Stretchable IC paves way for cheaper smart devices
The smart fabric is made up of materials fabricated from nanomaterials and organic compounds that are dissolved to produce different…
Heat-driven transistor paves way for IR-gated circuits
Linköping University researchers expect ionic thermoelectric sensors to go beyond the limits of traditional thermopiles and pyroelectric detectors.
Chip-sized modulator fills ‘THz gap’
The device works through the interaction of confined THz waves in a novel slot waveguide with tunable, two-dimensional electron gas,…
CEO resignation puts SUNY’s semicon support in doubt
With a missing CEO and disintegration of two projects, SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s commitment to funding research has been put in…
Despite Trump’s call, Foxconn pursues China LCD fab
Foxconn plans to build a $8.8 billion factory in Guangzhou, China, which the company regards as “investment treasure land.”
AMS withdraws from $2 billion wafer fab project
Delays may have caused AMS to lose confidence in the project or it feels it couldn’t meet timing requirements in…
Organic dye-based film boosts data storage density
Optical storage media lag behind in capacity, but storing a higher density of data using light cannot be accomplished due…
Small diamonds create self-assembling wires
Stanford University scientists have discovered how to build three-atom wide wires, Lego-style.
Perovskite solar cell breaks 12.1% efficiency record
The 12.1% rating was for a 16cm2 perovskite solar cell, the largest single perovskite PV cell certified with the highest…