Superconducting ‘pseudogap’ is a new phase of matter
A team of researchers has discovered the strongest evidence yet that a puzzling gap in the electronic structures of some high-temperature superconductors could indicate a new phase of matter....
View ArticleIs microchip at 50 ready for retirement?
After 50 years of tectonic improvements, the microchip may be finally be reaching its limits. Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the patent for a silicon integrated circuit, awarded to Robert...
View ArticleSoon, new semiconductors to provide speed in TVs, computer monitors
Researchers and display manufacturers have found a whole new family of materials, known as amorphous oxide semiconductors, to provide the speed and stability that next-generation TVs and computer...
View ArticleFuture devices that work on electrons spin rather than its charge ‘a step...
Scientists are a step closer to developing devices which rely on electron spin rather than electron charge, an approach known as semiconductor spintronics that is expected to provide devices with...
View ArticleFlexible electronics set to aid future technological advancements
Plastic-based flexible electronics, produced in large volume using roll-to-roll processing, inkjet printing or spray deposition, represent the “electronics everywhere” trend of the future, a US...
View Article‘More durable and less expensive’ solar cell developed
Scientists have developed highly efficient electrolyte system for solar cells that can convert sunlight into electricity and retain it for longer period. Scientists from the University of Picardie...
View ArticleNow, butterfly wings inspired water-repellent silicon surface
The ingenious engineering of the brilliant blue wings of the mountain swallowtail (Papilio ulysses) have inspired engineers to design a new water-repellent surface. The wings of the butterfly easily...
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Ultra fast optical amplifier: silicon and erbium on one chip for the first time
Within optical microchips, light finds its way through channels, waveguides, made of silicon. Light from a glass fiber, for example, is led through a structure of optical channels with splitters and...
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Scientists Developed Next-Generation Semiconductors Synthesis
Although silicon semiconductors are nearly universal in modern electronics, devices made from silicon have limitations—including that they cease to function properly at very high temperatures. One...
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Researchers unveil design of silicon quantum computer chip
In a first, a team of Australian and Dutch engineers has created a complete design for a quantum computer chip that can be manufactured using mostly standard silicon technology. The new chip design,...
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