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Organic electronics: Scientists develop a high-performance unipolar n-type thin-film transistor

“Researchers at Tokyo Tech report a unipolar n-type transistor with a world-leading electron mobility performance of up to 7.16 cm2 V−1 s−1. This achievement heralds an exciting future for organic electronics, including the development of innovative flexible …

Researchers use ‘laser tweezers’ to boost liquid crystal technology

“Institute for Molecular Engineering breakthrough could lead to new display or sensor technologies Liquid crystals, with their uniform molecular structure and orientation, offer exciting possibilities for future technology. They are already the basis of displays, which use the crystals’ orientation …

Robots Built This Futuristic House That Generates More Energy Than it Needs

“The DFAB House is the world’s first home designed, planned, and built with mainly digital processes—and it’s entirely powered by the sun. Step inside the newly completed DFAB House in Dübendorf, Switzerland, and you’ll be whisked …

Samsung Electronics Starts Commercial Shipment of eMRAM Product Based on 28nm FD-SOI Process

“Samsung’s eMRAM will further strengthen the company’s technology leadership in embedded memory Samsung Electronics the world leader in semiconductor technology, today announced that it has commenced mass production of its first commercial embedded magnetic random access memory (eMRAM …

Scientists develop a tunable bio-imaging device using terahertz plasmonics

“Researchers at Tokyo Tech have developed an easy-to-use, tunable biosensor tailored for the terahertz (THz) range. Images of mouse organs obtained using their new device verify that the sensor is capable of distinguishing between different tissues. The achievement expands possibilities …

Scientists use machine learning to identify high-performing solar materials

“With supercomputers, scientists find promising new materials for solar cells. Finding the best light-harvesting chemicals for use in solar cells can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Over the years, researchers have developed and tested thousands of …

Securing the “internet of things” in the quantum age

“Efficient chip enables low-power devices to run today’s toughest quantum encryption schemes. MIT researchers have developed a novel cryptography circuit that can be used to protect low-power “internet of things” (IoT) devices in the coming age of quantum computing …

Smoothing out the wrinkles in graphene

“Coating graphene with wax makes for a less contaminated surface during device manufacturing. To protect graphene from performance-impairing wrinkles and contaminants that mar its surface during device fabrication, MIT researchers have turned to an everyday material: wax. Graphene is an …

Snapshot technique helps scientists hear the quantum world

“When scientists examine very small and swift objects they see the laws of physics working wildly differently than in the everyday “normal-sized” world. Observing these counterintuitive happenings in larger objects has always been difficult, but University of Queensland physicists – part …

Supercomputers can spot cyber threats

“Identifying cybersecurity threats from raw internet data can be like locating a needle in a haystack. The amount of internet traffic data generated in a 48-hour period, for example, is too massive for oneor even 100 laptops to process into …