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Low temperature plasma process stacks GaInAsP lasers on silicon
Low temperature plasma process stacks GaInAsP lasers on silicon
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Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated the operation of 1.55μm GaInAsP lasers stacked on silicon using a…
IQE, imec make 650V GaN-on-Si diodes on 200mm wafers
IQE, imec make 650V GaN-on-Si diodes on 200mm wafers
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec has entered a strategic partnership on GaN-on-Si (Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon) technology with IQE, specialist in designing…
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec has entered a strategic partnership on GaN-on-Si (Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon) technology with IQE, specialist in designing…
Optical ‘nanocavity’ promises improved solar panels, cameras
Optical ‘nanocavity’ promises improved solar panels, cameras
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Researchers at the University of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY) have used a two dimensional 'nanocavity' material to boost the efficiency of…

Organic waste-powered fuel cell wins Intel science competition
Organic waste-powered fuel cell wins Intel science competition
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A fuel cell powered by organic waste material has won the first prize in Intel's international science competition.
Smart paper is interactive
Smart paper is interactive
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Researchers from Disney (Glendale, CA) and the Universities of Washington (Seattle, WA) and Carnegie-Mellon (Pittsburgh, PA) have used inexpensive, battery-free radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and conductive ink to allow…
NXP attacks Nvidia with number-crunching ADAS platform
NXP attacks Nvidia with number-crunching ADAS platform
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In automotive electronics, two major trends determine future design approaches : First, the swelling data streams from environmental sensors demand a steep increase in number crunching capacity for the computers…
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
IQE and imec demonstrate 650V GaN-on-Si power diodes on 200 mm wafers
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Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec has entered a strategic partnership on GaN-on-Si (Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon) technology with IQE, specialist in designing and manufacturing advanced semiconductor wafer products and services. Their collaboration…
Video: Smart paper uses RFID tags to go interactive
Video: Smart paper uses RFID tags to go interactive
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Researchers from Disney and the Universities of Washington and Carnegie-Mellon have used inexpensive, battery-free radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and conductive ink to allow paper to be made interactive.
Organic fuel cell wins Intel’s student design prize
Organic fuel cell wins Intel’s student design prize
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A fuel cell powered by organic waste material has won the first prize in Intel's international science competition.
Nanocavity materials may improve ultrathin solar panels
Nanocavity materials may improve ultrathin solar panels
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Researchers at the University of Buffalo in New York have used a two dimensional 'nanocavity' material to boost the efficiency of solar panels.
Toward OLED-controlled living neural networks
Toward OLED-controlled living neural networks
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In a paper titled "Arrays of microscopic organic LEDs for high-resolution optogenetics" published in the Advance Sciences journal, scientists at the University of St Andrews detail how they leveraged very…
OLED resolution in demand for holographic smartphones
OLED resolution in demand for holographic smartphones
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In their recent paper "HoloFlex: A Flexible Holographic Smartphone with Bend Input", researchers from Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab (Ontario, Canada) disclosed the world's first holographic smartphone.
Metamaterials boost wireless charging range
Metamaterials boost wireless charging range
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Researchers at the University of Barcelona in Spain have used metamaterials to improve the performance of wireless charging systems.
Test challenges of modern day networks
Test challenges of modern day networks
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Contemporary society is heavily fixated on the transfer, manipulation and sharing of large quantities of data. As a consequence of this, exacting pressures are starting to be placed upon existing…
First wireless satellite ditches cables
First wireless satellite ditches cables
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Professor Sergio Montenegro and his fellow researcher Tobias Mikschl from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany have developed technology for the first wireless satellite, designated Skith.
Prototype dual screen smartwatch
Prototype dual screen smartwatch
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At the recent CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, a Dartmouth researcher and his collaborators have unveiled a prototype of a smartwatch with dual touchscreens called Doppio.
Perovskite-based light effect could be the basis for optical data storage
Perovskite-based light effect could be the basis for optical data storage
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On the search for metamaterials that could increase the efficiency of solar cells significantly, the research community has developed a strong interest to perovskites over the past years. In the…
Diamond ICs may finally debut
Diamond ICs may finally debut
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Diamonds may soon be the semiconductor industry's "best friend." Startup Akhan Semiconductor Inc. (Gurnee, Ill.) plans to make the promise of diamonds come true by licensing the diamond semiconductor process…
Breakthrough boosts 2D semiconductor photoluminescence
Breakthrough boosts 2D semiconductor photoluminescence
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Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have come up with a technique to enhance the photoluminescence efficiency of tungsten diselenide, a 2D semiconductor. According to them, the discovery…
T&M support for highest-rate LTE-A uplink traffic, to 150 Mbps
T&M support for highest-rate LTE-A uplink traffic, to 150 Mbps
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The first validation of LTE-Advanced Pro uplink 64QAM and LTE-Advanced uplink CA (carrier aggregation) has been achieved using Rohde & Schwarz’ TS8980.
Continental brings gesture control to the steering wheel
Continental brings gesture control to the steering wheel
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In a move to offload drivers and by providing a holistic human-machine interface, automotive supplier Continental integrates gesture control into the steering wheel. This technique, hitherto restricted to infotainment systems,…
Designing new cyber-physical systems? Grab a €150,000 check
Designing new cyber-physical systems? Grab a €150,000 check
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The third call of the EuroCPS project has been launched, offering up to €150,000 in funding per European SME for innovative Cyber-Physical System (CPS) experiments.
First step in OLED-controlled optogenetics
First step in OLED-controlled optogenetics
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In a paper titled "Arrays of microscopic organic LEDs for high-resolution optogenetics" published in the Advance Sciences journal, scientists at the University of St Andrews detail how they leveraged very…
RF tags reduced in size for direct energy harvesting
RF tags reduced in size for direct energy harvesting
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have removed the need for DC rectification and charge pumps in RF tags so they can be used directly with an energy harvesting source,…
How to cancel engine booming noise and enhance driving conditions
How to cancel engine booming noise and enhance driving conditions
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Improving audio comfort in a car cabin means necessary solving noise issues and reducing NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness) annoyance.
Wireless charging distance enhanced with metamaterials
Wireless charging distance enhanced with metamaterials
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Researchers at the University of Barcelona in Spain have used metamaterials to improve the performance of wireless charging systems.
Micro-OLEDs promise to advance understanding of brain dysfunctions
Micro-OLEDs promise to advance understanding of brain dysfunctions
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In a paper titled "Arrays of microscopic organic LEDs for high-resolution optogenetics" published in the Advance Sciences journal, scientists at the University of St Andrews (Fife, UK) detail how they…


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