A self-powered, visible-blind UV detection design using silicon based photodetectors combined with UV sensitive luminescent materials has been developed.
Dual-function electrolyte increases battery lifespan
Researchers at ORNL have developed an unconventional battery chemistry aimed at producing batteries that last longer than previously thought possible.
Designing metamaterials with genetic algorithms
Penn state engineers create specially formed material that can provide custom broadband absorption in the infrared using genetic algorithms.
Microchips that keep their cool up to 300 degrees C
Researchers have fabricated compact SOI CMOS microchips that perform at temperatures the current generation of electronics can’t handle.
A Positive Tone Resist – Patterns without UV Light Exposure
Researchers from the Sandia National Laboratories developed a new patterning technique where the patterned portion of the film is not exposed to UV light.
Simply melting away: dissolving polymer electronics
Iowa State scientist developing materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered.
Book review: Handbook of Organic Materials for Optical and (Opto)Electronic Devices
Antonio Facchetti reviews the first edition of the Handbook of Organic Materials for Optical and (Opto)Electronic Devices.
Book Review: Nanomaterials for Medical Applications
Professor Bengt Fadeel of Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet reviews Nanomaterials for Medical Applications by Zoraida Aguilar.
Fabricating integrated circuits from functionalised oxides
A collaboration between researchers in the US and Germany produces monolithically integrated logic circuits in NMOS-technology.
Integrating electronics with cells to detect bacteria
Device made of organic transistor integrated with a human intestinal cell-line successfully detects Salmonella typhimurium.