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Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre Receive Best Product Award for Ultra-Thin Plastic RFID Technology

Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) are proud to announce to have just won the “Best Product” - Award at Printed Electronics Europe for their ultra-thin plastic RFID technology integrated into Cartamundi’s playing cards.

From IMEC 29 Apr 2016

Researchers Provide First Definitive Evidence for Twist-Bend Phase of Liquid Crystals

Discovered more than 125 years ago, liquid crystals play a significant role in screens of computer monitors and TV, watches, clocks and a variety of other electronics displays. Scientists are still attempting to improve the molecular makeup of these liquid crystals.

20 Apr 2016

Electric vehicles Get Lightweight Battery Pack

Outokumpu material experts, in collaboration with scientists from Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, in Germany, are working towards developing future-oriented stainless steel solutions. The recent invention is a new battery pack designed specifically for electric vehicles.

18 Apr 2016

Atom-Sized Magnet Paves Way for Futuristic Data Storage in Computers

A team of researchers from EPFL have constructed a single-atom magnet that possesses the highest stability to-date. The innovation will enable the scalable production of miniature magnetic storage devices.

18 Apr 2016

Sandia-led Researchers Develop New Way to Make Magnetic Material That Could Lead to Better Iron Nitride Transformers

A Sandia-led team has developed a way to make a magnetic material that could lead to lighter and smaller, cheaper and better-performing high-frequency transformers, needed for more flexible energy storage systems and widespread adoption of renewable energy.

28 Mar 2016

New-Structure Magnetic Memory Device Stores Information Without Power Supply

Researchers at Tohoku University have used a new scheme of spin-orbit-torque-induced (SOT-induced) magnetization switching to develop a unique magnetic memory device that can store data without power supply. The study was headed by Professor Hideo Ohno and Associate Professor Shunsuke Fukami of Tohoku University.

25 Mar 2016

ORNL Discovery Could Potentially Replace Silicon for Semiconductors

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a new processing technique for two-dimensional (2D) electronic devices. This new technique has the potential to reduce the power consumption of the devices, and to increase their efficiency and mechanical flexibility.

21 Mar 2016

Panasonic’s High Dielectric Constant Encapsulation Material for Finger-Print Sensor Packages

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has commercialized an encapsulation molding compound having a high dielectric constant (Dk) that is suitable for finger-print sensor packages to be incorporated in mobile devices, and will start full-scale mass production of the product in April 2016. This material helps improve the performance as well as reduce the size and thickness of packages for finger-print sensors.

18 Mar 2016

New Method to Improve Insulating Properties of Perovskite Oxynitrides for Making Safer Ceramic Capacitors

Scientists from Hokkaido University and the multinational Japanese electronics company TDK Corporation have discovered a new process to enhance the insulating properties of oxynitride perovskite SrTaO2N. This material could potentially be used as a ceramic capacitor.

18 Mar 2016

Scientists Demonstrate First Practical Laser Grown Directly on Silicon Substrate

A group of researchers from the UK, including academics from Cardiff University, has demonstrated the first practical laser that has been grown directly on a silicon substrate.

8 Mar 2016

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Electronics News

Cartamundi, imec and Holst Centre Receive Best Product Award for Ultra-Thin Plastic RFID Technology

Researchers Provide First Definitive Evidence for Twist-Bend Phase of Liquid Crystals

Electric vehicles Get Lightweight Battery Pack

Atom-Sized Magnet Paves Way for Futuristic Data Storage in Computers

Sandia-led Researchers Develop New Way to Make Magnetic Material That Could Lead to Better Iron Nitride Transformers

New-Structure Magnetic Memory Device Stores Information Without Power Supply

ORNL Discovery Could Potentially Replace Silicon for Semiconductors

Panasonic’s High Dielectric Constant Encapsulation Material for Finger-Print Sensor Packages

New Method to Improve Insulating Properties of Perovskite Oxynitrides for Making Safer Ceramic Capacitors

Scientists Demonstrate First Practical Laser Grown Directly on Silicon Substrate

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

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Powering the Future: The Solid-State Battery Revolution

What is the Gold Foil Covering Spacecraft and Satellites?

Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Electronics News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

1Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

2Recycled Milled Carbon Fibers for Automotive Parts Manufacturing

3Developing Digital Twins for Durable 3D-Printed Military Parts

4Improving Wound Care with Bioactive Material-Based Dressings

5Neutrinos are at Least a Million Times Lighter Than Electrons

6Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Chemical Reactions

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