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Uncovering the Hidden Flaws of Solid-state Batteries

Solid-state batteries could play a key role in electric vehicles, promising faster charging, greater range, and a longer lifespan than conventional lithium-ion batteries. But...

A New Generation of Hearing Aids

A new system capable of reading lips with remarkable accuracy even when speakers are wearing face masks could help create a new generation of...

Direct Air Electrolysis for Making Hydrogen out of Thin Air

A team of researchers at the University of Melbourne, working with a colleague from the University of Manchester, has developed a device that can...

Capturing 3D Images from a Single Exposure

Researchers have developed a camera that uses a thin microlens array and new image processing algorithms to capture 3D information about objects in a...

Creating an ultrafast Optoelectronic Switch

A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in China has developed an ultrafast optoelectronic switch using a Bose-Einstein condensate of polaritons. As...

Optical Wafer Defect Inspection at Nano Scale and Beyond

Defect inspection scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong make a thorough...

Perovskite Solar Cell with High Efficiency and Stability

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have made a technological breakthrough and constructed a perovskite solar cell...

Energy-efficient Devices using Gallium Nitride

Engineering researchers have created new high-power electronic devices that are more energy efficient than previous technologies. The devices are made possible by a unique...

Stable High-efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Prime Jump Over

Solar cells manufactured from materials known as "perovskite" are catching up with the efficiency of traditional silicon-based solar cells. At the same time, they...

Major Breakthrough Speeding Development of Semiconductors for Quantum Applications

Researchers from North Carolina State University used computational analysis to predict how optical properties of semiconductor material zinc selenide (ZnSe) change when doped with...

VIAVI Describes Initiatives to Operate Sustainably and Generate Long-Term Value in 2022 ESG Report

Viavi Solutions has released its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, covering the company’s global operations for the fiscal year 2022. The 2022...

Accelerating the Commercialization of Stretchable Electronics

Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new scalable and reproducible manufacturing technique that could accelerate the mainstream adoption and commercialization of soft...

Additive Manufacturing: Laser-based Multiple Metallic Material

Compared with general additive manufacturing (AM) methods, Multi-material additive manufacturing (MMAM) enables a higher level of design freedom, such as integrating materials, structure, and...

Step Closer Towards Embedding Logic Circuits in Wearables

For all the talk about embedding computers in clothing, here's an interesting option. Make the clothing the computer, and do it without electricity. Mechanical engineers...

Lead-free Solar Material with a Built-in Switch

Solar panels, also known as photovoltaics, rely on semiconductor devices, or solar cells, to convert energy from the sun into electricity. To generate electricity, solar cells need...

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