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Researchers Suggest Prospective Applications of Spin-Valley-Tronics

Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute for Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics (ITAE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have worked in cooperation with a collaborator from RIKEN (Institute for Physical and Chemical Research in Japan) to provide theoretical proof of the presence of an innovative class of materials.

18 Sep 2017

Research on Lithium-Ion Batteries Wins 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Award

NPL research on failure mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries, performed in partnership with UCL, NASA, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the European Synchrotron Research Facility (ESRF), has won The Engineer's 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Award in the Safety & Security category.

13 Sep 2017

Creating Dissolving Electronics for Use in Data Security and Healthcare

A team of Researchers from the University of Houston and China have developed a new type of electronic device that can be activated to dissolve when exposed to water molecules in the atmosphere.

7 Sep 2017

Lithium-Based Materials are Promising Candidates for Solid-State Electrolyte

Today’s world depends on portable electronic devices such as camcorders, cameras, laptops, tablets or smartphones. Several of these devices are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which could be safer, lighter, smaller and more efficient if the liquid electrolytes they comprise of were replaced by solids.

6 Sep 2017

Physicist Develops New Device that Could Turn Heat Energy into Electricity

A new device being developed by Washington State University physicist Yi Gu could one day turn the heat generated by a wide array of electronics into a usable fuel source.

1 Sep 2017

New Semiconductor Material Could Prevent Heat Buildup in Electronic Devices

Researchers have recently found out that a collective rattling effect in a form of crystalline semiconductor prevents much of the heat transfer and preserves high electrical conductivity.

1 Aug 2017

New Magnet Displays Electronic Charge Carriers that Have Almost No Mass

Improvements in recent electronics have necessitated the requisite hardware, transistors, to be smaller in each new iteration. The size of silicon transistors has been reduced to the order of 10 nm by the recent progress in nanotechnology.

31 Jul 2017

Scientists Discover a Way to Edit Communication Pathways in Silicon Chips

A group of Researchers headed by Physicist Robert Wolkow, from UAlberta, succeeded in taking a significant step in unlocking the potential for faster, greener, smaller electronic circuitry.

27 Jul 2017

Physicists Reveal Functioning of Potential Lead-Free Material

Researchers wanting lead-free materials for use in sensors, ultrasonic motors, and actuators have recently chosen a type of ceramic frequently referred to as BCZT to work with. A recent study by physicists at the University of Arkansas reveals how this material functions, providing insights that may lead to other lead-free materials being created as well.

18 Jul 2017