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UT Dallas Scientist Discover Technique to Improve Battery Capacity

A scientist from UT Dallas has discovered a new method that could make mobile phones and car batteries last five times longer than the present ones.

24 May 2016

imec Announces Strategic Partnership on Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon Technology with IQE

imec, a renowned nanoelectronics research center, and IQE, a key player in the design and manufacture of cutting-edge semiconductor wafer products and services, have announced a strategic collaboration on Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology.

From IMEC 18 May 2016

3D Printing of Conductive Metallic Inks Could Lead to Customized Electronics, Biomedical Devices

“Flat” and “rigid” are terms that are traditionally used to explain electronic devices. However, the rise in demand for wearable and flexible electronics, antennas, biomedical devices, and sensors has led a group of researchers at Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering to invent a novel way of printing intricate metallic architectures – as if they are suspended in midair.

18 May 2016

Study Provides New Clues that Could Help Develop Next-Generation Battery Technology

Rechargeable lithium air batteries are considered an advanced technology. At a theoretical level, these batteries may deliver better performance and could be relatively lighter than existing lithium-ion batteries, but they stop working after several charging cycles.

6 May 2016

Missouri S&T Use Thin-Film Coating Technique to Improve Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery

Batteries are everyday objects people don’t think about — until they run out of juice. That’s especially true the more ubiquitous an object is, such as laptop computers and cellphones that need to have their batteries charged seemingly every day.

6 May 2016

Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre Receive Best Product Award for Ultra-Thin Plastic RFID Technology

Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) are proud to announce to have just won the “Best Product” - Award at Printed Electronics Europe for their ultra-thin plastic RFID technology integrated into Cartamundi’s playing cards.

From IMEC 29 Apr 2016

Researchers Provide First Definitive Evidence for Twist-Bend Phase of Liquid Crystals

Discovered more than 125 years ago, liquid crystals play a significant role in screens of computer monitors and TV, watches, clocks and a variety of other electronics displays. Scientists are still attempting to improve the molecular makeup of these liquid crystals.

20 Apr 2016

Electric vehicles Get Lightweight Battery Pack

Outokumpu material experts, in collaboration with scientists from Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, in Germany, are working towards developing future-oriented stainless steel solutions. The recent invention is a new battery pack designed specifically for electric vehicles.

18 Apr 2016

Atom-Sized Magnet Paves Way for Futuristic Data Storage in Computers

A team of researchers from EPFL have constructed a single-atom magnet that possesses the highest stability to-date. The innovation will enable the scalable production of miniature magnetic storage devices.

18 Apr 2016

Sandia-led Researchers Develop New Way to Make Magnetic Material That Could Lead to Better Iron Nitride Transformers

A Sandia-led team has developed a way to make a magnetic material that could lead to lighter and smaller, cheaper and better-performing high-frequency transformers, needed for more flexible energy storage systems and widespread adoption of renewable energy.

28 Mar 2016

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