Electronics

Highly performing lithium sulfur batteries based on metallic molybdenum disulfide nanosheets
To reduce carbon emissions and still meet the growing demands of the electronics industry, scientists... Read more
Manufacturing advances bring material back in vogue
One of the world's most important artificial materials is back in vogue because scientists are... Read more
Vertical electrochemical transistor pushes wearable electronics forward
A transdisciplinary Northwestern University research team has developed a revolutionary transistor that is expected be... Read more
A system to enable multi-kilometer and sub-terahertz communications at extremely high frequency bands
After the introduction of the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks (5G), engineers worldwide... Read more
How much faster can computers get?
A group of 10 universities led by the University of California, San Diego is undertaking... Read more
Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a... Read more
Two technical breakthroughs make high-quality 2D materials possible
Researchers have been looking to replace silicon in electronics with materials that provide a higher... Read more
Unraveling auger recombination in bipolar devices under high carrier injection
High-voltage and high-power devices are critical for more efficient and sustainable high-power operations. One candidate... Read more
Examining the influence of defects on 2D integrated electronic circuits
For decades, transistors—the heart of computer chips—have been getting smaller and smaller. As a result,... Read more
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other... Read more
A method to reliably fabricate transition metal dichalcogenide field-effect transistors on a wafer-scale
Electronics engineers are continuously trying to develop thinner, more efficient and better performing transistors, the... Read more
Integrated photonic circuits could help close the 'terahertz gap'
EPFL researchers have collaborated with colleagues at Harvard and ETH Zurich on a new thin-film... Read more
Screen-printing method can make wearable electronics less expensive
The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology... Read more
Will nanowire LEDs be the ultimate light engine for AR and VR displays?
High resolution density, wide field of view (FoV), lightweight and compact formfactor, and low power... Read more
Highspeed visible light communication based on micro LEDs
The evolution of next-generation cellular networks is aimed at creating faster, more reliable solutions. Both... Read more