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Electrons slowing down at critical moments

“In a new study, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have determined that electrons in some oxides can experience an “unconventional slowing down” of their response to a light pulse. The researchers describe …

High Performance Nitride Semiconductor for Environmentally Friendly Photovoltaics

“A Tokyo Institute of Technology research team has shown copper nitride acts as an n-type semiconductor, with p-type conduction provided by fluorine doping, utilizing a unique nitriding technique applicable for mass production and a computational search for appropriate doping elements …

HKU Engineering and Medicine collaborate and develop a real-time ultraflexible sensor that makes inflammation testing and curing 30 times faster

“Different from the inorganic counterparts like silicon, organic semiconductors can operate under bending or stretching. Usually a thinner film can have stronger capability to bend. Other than bending, a thinner or smaller device can also offer a faster response time …

Imec Demonstrates Hybrid FinFET-Silicon Photonics Technology for Ultra-Low Power Optical I/O

“Today at its Imec Technology Forum USA in San Francisco, imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, announced that it has demonstrated ultra-low power, high-bandwidth optical transceivers through hybrid integration of Silicon Photonics and FinFET …

Kenya to use Alphabet’s balloon project for rural internet

“Kenya is set to use Alphabet Inc’s system of balloons to help bring the Internet to some of the East Africa nation’s rural communities, according to a report by Reuters. Known as Project Loon, the technology was developed …

Lattice vibrations boost photoluminescence

“LMU physicists have characterized in detail the optical response of semiconducting tungsten diselenide bilayer crystals and explained their distinctive spectral signatures. Owing to their intriguing physical properties, ultrathin 2D materials have become a major focus of research in nanoscience. One …

Merging Antenna and Electronics Boosts Energy and Spectrum Efficiency

“Research could lead to longer talk time and higher data rates in 5G devices By integrating the design of antenna and electronics, researchers have boosted the energy and spectrum efficiency for a new class of millimeter wave transmitters, allowing improved …

New X-ray microscope provides new knowledge about well-known material

“A Danish-developed X-ray microscope reveals novel dynamics in the material barium titanate, which is used in, e.g., phones, cars, and computers. Very few people have heard of barium titanate, BaTIO3, even though it is used in a wide variety …

Newly Discovered Properties of Ferroelectric Crystal Shed Light on Emerging Branch of Materials

“Team of researchers maps out the ferroelectric, ferromagnetic and photoelectric properties of Ca3Mn2O7, potentially opening the door for applications of hybrid improper ferroelectrics. In ferroelectric materials the crystal structure distorts, giving rise to a spontaneously formed polarization and electric field …

NUS builds new 3D printing capabilities, paving the way for construction innovations

“NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme aims to transform construction with novel building designs and materials The Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) at the National University of Singapore today announced the launch of the AM.NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme …