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Scientists Unlock Ultra-Thin Ferroelectric Performance to Optimize Microchip Efficiency

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered that an ultra-thin version of a common material displays an electrical property that could make it a game-changer in the push toward energy-efficient microelectronic devices.

7 Aug 2026

Balancing Harmful and Beneficial Defects for Resilient Microelectronic Circuit Designs

How a microelectronic device performs depends on what it is made of, how well its materials and interfaces are built and how electricity, heat and tiny defects change over time.

6 Aug 2026

More Than 10 Million Unused Smartphones Hold Critical Materials in Norway

Researchers estimated that dormant smartphones in Norway exceeded 10 million devices by 2024, substantially outnumbering the 6.8 million phones still in use. Across three analyzed components, active and dormant devices held about 80 tonnes of critical raw materials, although current recycling systems struggle to recover their rare-earth elements.

20 Jul 2026

Researchers Extend the Limits of Twistronics. Literally.

Researchers have shown it is possible to expand the field of twistronics – literally.

16 Jul 2026

Replacing Mechanical Motion in X-Ray Imaging: Varex Multi-Beam X-Ray (MBX) Technology

Varex Imaging’s Multi-Beam X-ray (MBX) technology introduces a fundamentally new approach to X-ray generation.

From Varex Imaging 13 Jul 2026

Advanced Semiconductor Failure Analysis with Submicron IR Spectroscopy

Join Dr. Solehah Jasmee, Senior Engineer at the MIMOS Failure Analysis Lab, for an upcoming webinar exploring how submicron IR (O-PTIR) spectroscopy is enabling advanced semiconductor failure analysis through sub-micron chemical characterization of contamination, defects, residues, and challenging microelectronic features.

From Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp 13 Jul 2026

Fermilab Positions an Essential RFQ Component for New Linear Accelerator

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) recently achieved an important milestone by safely positioning the first major piece of equipment for the new Proton Improvement Plan (PIP-II) linear accelerator.

10 Jul 2026

Novel Electric Motor Layout Lowers Thermal Stress for Green Aviation

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s National (ORNL) Transportation Research Center have developed a novel electric motor drive design that meets the performance demands of aircraft, marine vessels and heavy-duty trucks while reducing excess heat and premature wear.

10 Jul 2026

PerkinElmer and Covalent Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Failure Analysis and Materials Characterization for Semiconductor, Electronics, and Battery Industries

PerkinElmer and Covalent today announced a strategic collaboration to provide advanced analytical instrumentation and analysis services that address the growing complexity of failure analysis and materials characterization.

From PerkinElmer 10 Jul 2026

AI Meets Soft Materials to Advance Skin-Like Wearable Electronics

This review explains how soft materials, scalable manufacturing, energy-efficient hardware, and AI are converging to create smarter wearable systems for physiological monitoring and human-machine interaction. It argues that real-world deployment will depend on cross-layer co-design, durable skin interfaces, efficient edge computing, and standardized testing under everyday conditions.

1 Jul 2026

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