Electronics — General Information — November 26th, 2025

15 Genius Places to Put an Apple AirTag (and Other Trackers)
If you're prone to losing things, AirTags and other tracking technologies can help you locate them.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots to trial guiding crowds at Chinese border crossings
Humanoid robots could guide travelers and manage crowds at some Chinese border crossings after Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics said it had won a multimillion-dollar contract to supply its latest models for a trial project
November 23, 2025 — Source

Innovative materials boost stretchable digital displays' performance
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) power the high-end screens of our digital world, from TVs and phones to laptops and game consoles.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Interlaced origami structure enables compact storage and high-strength robotic deployment
Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, have applied the principle of interlacing to an origami-inspired structure and developed a "Foldable-and-Rollable corruGated Structure (FoRoGated-Structure)" that can be smoothly folded and rolled up for compact storage while maintaining very high strength when deployed.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Lanthanide Nanoparticles "Switched On" by Triplet Energy Transfer
By wiring molecular triplets into lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, researchers create the first electrically driven NIR-II LEDs from an insulating host.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Magnetic fields power smarter soft robots with built-in intelligence
Soft robots are prized for their agility and gentle touch, which makes them ideal for traversing delicate or enclosed spaces to perform various tasks, from cultivating baby corals in laboratories to inspecting industrial pipes in chemical plants. However, achieving embodied intelligence in such systems, where sensing, movement and power supply work together in an untethered configuration, remains a challenge.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Mini-fridges on a nanoscale? New cooling technique could make computer chips more powerful
As more devices get piled onto computer chips to increase processing power capacity, heat generation becomes increasingly concentrated. This heat must be removed to keep chip performance high, but is currently achieved by circulating water through millimeter-scale channels to cool nanosized hotspots. This scale mismatch reduces the cooling efficiency by consuming more water than necessary, also raising environmental concerns.
November 23, 2025 — Source

New polymer electrolyte design promises safer, longer-lasting solid-state lithium batteries
A research team affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated a simple yet effective method to extend the lifespan of all-solid-state batteries—by simply stretching film-shaped electrolytes to improve safety and performance.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Robots take center stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'
The World Robot Olympiad opened in Singapore on Wednesday with hundreds of international students, some as young as eight, set to compete using automatons to solve real-world problems.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Silicon could power the next generation of lithium‑ion batteries
By adding silicon to battery anodes, energy storage can be doubled or even tripled. Ph.D. student Ali Abo Hamad at FSCN Research Center has developed a sustainable method to make silicon suitable for next-generation batteries.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 22nd, 2025

iRobot Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk's Optimus Robot 'Fantasy'
iRobot Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk's Optimus Robot 'Fantasy'
November 21, 2025 — Source

This Homemade Drone Can Theoretically Fly Forever
Drones are pretty much ubiquitous these days, and there are so many types, it's truly remarkable. One niche in the drone market involves long-runtime drones, which appeal to all sorts of industries, be they military or commercial. Putting a drone into the sky and not having to worry about landing or refueling it in any way offers an ability most drones lack. Even the biggest and most technologically advanced military drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk cannot stay airborne forever.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 21st, 2025

Carbon electrode enables 1-Wh-class stacked lithium-air battery with enhanced output and lifespan
A joint research team from NIMS and Toyo Tanso has developed a carbon electrode that enables stable operation of a 1-Wh-class stacked lithium-air battery, achieving higher output, longer life and scalability simultaneously.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Mirror symmetry prompts ultralow magnetic damping in 2D van der Waals ferromagnets
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets are thin and magnetic materials in which molecules or layers are held together by weak attractive forces known as vdW forces. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of spintronic devices, systems that operate leveraging the spin (i.e., intrinsic angular momentum) of electrons, as opposed to electric charge.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 20th, 2025

All the news on Qi2 wireless charging
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) released the latest version of the Qi2 standard in April 2025, bringing wireless chargers a step closer to the faster charging rates offered by USB cables. Qi2.2 supports up to 25W charging, which is a welcome improvement to the 15W that has been the maximum rate for the standard since Qi1.2 was released in October 2015.
November 20, 2025 — Source

Research provides new design specs for burgeoning sodium-ion batteries
As the world's need for energy storage increases, sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a less expensive and more environmentally friendly complement to lithium-based batteries. Research by Brown University engineers sheds new light on how sodium behaves inside these batteries, providing new design specifications for anode materials that maximize stability and energy density for sodium-ion batteries.
November 20, 2025 — Source

This college is turning the Earth into a giant battery
Swarthmore is working to ditch fossil fuels by storing heat underground to warm and cool its campus.
November 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 13th, 2025

How can people hand over packages comfortably to delivery robots?
A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, investigated human behavior and comfort when handing over a package to an autonomous mobile delivery robot while walking—an interaction envisioned for logistics in future smart cities.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Humidity unlocks hidden power of ions in generating static electricity
Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in electric charge transfer, though their contribution differs with environmental humidity.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Novel smart fabrics give robots a delicate grip
Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in smart materials.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Russia's first humanoid robot debuts -- and immediately eats the floor
Watch the moment it faceplants
November 13, 2025 — Source

Silicon‑carbon batteries explained: Faster charging, bigger capacities, and why they matter for PCs
From foldables to laptops, silicon‑carbon batteries may redefine performance.
November 13, 2025 — Source

This new PC design snaps together like Lego and has zero visible cables
Back to the Future (BTF) 3.0: An ongoing war against cables
November 13, 2025 — Source

Ultrafast light-driven electron slide
Researchers demonstrate a previously unknown effect of electron acceleration in ultrashort laser pulses.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 8th, 2025

Electron flow-driven phase transitions in solids
A light pulse redirects electrons in an ultrathin layered material, creating a stable new state without heat or damage and suggesting a low-energy route to faster electronics.
November 8, 2025 — Source

The Next Wave Of Military Drones Could Be Mosquito-Sized And Stealthy
When the United States entered the War on Terror, it did so with a series of drone aircraft ready to exploit enemy signals and positions. It took some time to arm them, but uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) like the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper rained all manner of ordnance onto enemy locations. These were relatively large aircraft despite not requiring an onboard pilot, but bigger isn't always better. Sure, there are even larger drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk, but as technology advances, drones are getting smaller.
November 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 7th, 2025

2D Material Transistors Make Flexible Electronics Cleaner and Cheaper
A new method for printing 2D material transistors delivers flexibility and performance without the toxic trade-offs of traditional fabrication.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Faster-charging, longer-lasting solid-state batteries possible with new lithium-aluminum alloy phase
A team co-led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new design strategy for metal alloy negative electrodes that could significantly improve the performance and durability of next-generation solid-state batteries. The work could help advance the path toward practical, high-performance energy storage for electric vehicles.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots
Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Metallic nanotubes made with salt unlock potential for faster, efficient tech
Scientists create stable niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes using table salt, paving the way for superconducting wires, advanced electronics, and quantum devices.
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New holography-inspired reconfigurable surface developed for wireless communication
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are engineered structures comprised of several elements known as 'meta-atoms,' which can reshape and control electromagnetic waves in real-time. These surfaces could contribute to the further advancement of wireless communications and localization systems, as they could be used to reliably redirect, strengthen and suppress signals.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Turning a flaw into a superpower: Researchers redefine how robots move
A research team led by Dr. Lin Cao from the University of Sheffield's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has reimagined one of robotics' long-standing flaws as a breakthrough feature—unveiling a new way for soft robots to move, morph, and even "grow" with unprecedented dexterity.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Twisted Graphene Shows Unconventional Superconductivity
By measuring an unusual energy gap, scientists at MIT have uncovered how twisted graphene can unlock a new kind of superconducting behavior.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 6th, 2025

Here's What the FCC's Latest Move Actually Means for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers
Here's What the FCC's Latest Move Actually Means for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers
November 6, 2025 — Source

New electrolyte helps all-solid-state batteries overcome long-standing 5 V stability barrier
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising rechargeable batteries in which conventional liquid electrolytes are replaced with solid materials. These batteries could help to safely meet the growing demands of the electronics industry, as they can exhibit high energy densities, yet they should theoretically be safer and more stable than solutions based on flammable liquid electrolytes.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Pebblebee's new trackers are brighter, louder, thinner, and more colorful
The new Clip 5 has brighter LEDs and a louder alarm, while the Card 5 is now 30 percent slimmer.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Porous carbon nanofibers with cobalt atoms boost lithium sulfur battery power
Researchers create cobalt single-atom catalysts in porous carbon nanofibers to speed redox reactions and stop polysulfide loss, improving lithium sulfur battery performance.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Thin resistor routinely used in photonic devices can also act as a thermometer
Integrated photonics has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, but it is feeling the heat—literally.
November 6, 2025 — Source

When industry knowledge meets PIKE-RAG: The innovation behind Signify's customer service boost
As a world leader in connected LED lighting products, systems, and services, Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) serves not only everyday consumers but also a large number of professional users who have stringent requirements for technical specifications and engineering compatibility. Faced with thousands of product models, complex component parameters, and technical documentation spanning multiple versions, delivering accurate, professional answers efficiently has become a core challenge for Signify's knowledge management system.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 5th, 2025

'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air
A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Carbon nanotubes unlock electrical control of terahertz light on silicon chips
Electrically controlled silicon photonic devices use carbon nanotube heaters to modulate and filter terahertz waves on chip with stable performance, enabling compact tunable components for high frequency applications.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Proposed all-climate battery design could unlock stability in extreme temps

'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air
A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure.
November 5, 2025 — Source

November 5, 2025 — Source

Quantum diamond scanner delivers non-invasive 3D imaging of semiconductors — EuQlid Qu-MRI could 'save chip foundries billions of dollars'
Company has emerged from stealth with a very healthy order book.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Scientists reveal it is feasible to send quantum signals from Earth to a satellite
Quantum satellites currently beam entangled particles of light from space down to different ground stations for ultra-secure communications. New research shows it is also possible to send these signals upward, from Earth to a satellite; something once thought unfeasible.
November 5, 2025 — Source

These are my most trusted mini PC brands — with personal recommendations, shopping insights, and safety tips to help you find a reliable little computer
There are some shady mini PCs out there, but you can get a safe and reliable tiny computer from my most trusted brands.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 31st, 2025

Common polymer forms basis for self-healing conductor
Chemically modifying a ubiquitous polymer makes it promising for use as a self-healing, flexible conductor.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Concentration‑controlled doping turns a p‑type polymer semiconductor into its n‑type counterpart
A South Korean research team has, for the first time, uncovered the molecular-level mechanism by which trace amounts of impurities—known as dopants—can reverse charge polarity in organic polymer semiconductors.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Iron-based battery material achieves higher energy state, promising improved storage and voltage
Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.
October 31, 2025 — Source

New diode chain could be used to develop high-power terahertz technologies
Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between microwave and infrared light, also known as terahertz radiation, are leveraged by many existing technologies, including various imaging tools and wireless communication systems. Despite their widespread use, generating strong and continuous terahertz signals using existing electronics is known to be challenging.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Ubiquitous polymer forms self-healing, flexible conductor for wearable electronics
A self-healing, flexible conductor suitable for wearable electronics has been developed by modifying polyolefins with thioether groups. This approach enables strong bonding with gold coatings, resulting in conductors that maintain durability and conductivity after repeated mechanical damage. The method leverages catalyst-controlled copolymerization for scalable production.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Unlocking next-generation battery performance: Fluoride-based solid electrolyte surpasses voltage limits
In a major advancement for energy storage technology, Professor Yoon Seok Jung and his team at Yonsei University reveal a new fluoride-based solid electrolyte that enables all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) to operate beyond 5 volts safely.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 30th, 2025

Human-centric soft robotics flip the script on 'The Terminator'
Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia Tech, the future of robotics is softer, smarter, and designed to help.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Scientists turn common semiconductor into a superconductor
A team has made germanium, a key semiconductor, superconducting by precisely integrating gallium atoms into its crystal lattice.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Superconducting germanium made with industry-compatible methods
Scientists made germanium superconducting, enabling resistance-free conduction and uniting classical electronics with quantum technology after six decades.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 26th, 2025

Engineering the perfect robotic hand could unlock a $5 trillion humanoid market
However, that challenge is not so straightforward
October 26, 2025 — Source

Three-layer microfluidic cooling device can remove heat from small electronics more efficiently
As electronic devices become increasingly powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat fluxes, or in other words, produce more heat in a smaller area. These heat fluxes raise the temperature of a device and can damage its underlying components, causing them to malfunction and, in time, even contributing to their failure.
October 26, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 24th, 2025

Controlled atomic defects in nickelate films narrow down explanations of superconductivity emergence
Introducing controlled atomic defects into nickelate superconducting films using high-energy electron irradiation systematically lowers their superconducting transition temperature. The sensitivity of nickelates to such disorder helps distinguish between competing theories of their superconducting mechanism, clarifying how superconductivity emerges in these materials and guiding future material optimization.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Disorder on demand
Researchers used high-energy electron irradiation to create atomic defects in nickelate superconductors, clarifying how superconductivity arises in them.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Japanese scientists unveil a quantum battery that defies energy loss
A team of researchers has designed a theoretical model for a topological quantum battery capable of long-distance energy transfer and immunity to dissipation. By exploiting topological properties in photonic waveguides, they showed that energy loss can not only be prevented but briefly enhance charging power. This breakthrough may lead to efficient nanoscale batteries and pave the way for practical quantum devices.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 20th, 2025

3D printed antenna arrays for flexible wireless systems
Researchers built a chip-sized processor and 3D-printed copper antenna arrays that could enable flexible, wearable wireless systems for auto, aviation, and space.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Diamond probe measures ultrafast electric fields with femtosecond precision
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully measured electric fields near the surfaces of two-dimensional layered materials with femtosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolution. They employed a diamond containing a nitrogen-vacancy center—a lattice defect—as a probe within an atomic force microscope, enabling atomic-scale spatial precision.
October 20, 2025 — Source

New Mn-rich cathode could improve sustainability and stability of high-energy Li-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, powering most portable and consumer electronics. LiBs are also used to power most electric and hybrid vehicles, which are predicted to become increasingly widespread over the next decades.
October 20, 2025 — Source

van der Waals heterostructures have hidden cavities that can modify electronic behavior
With THz spectroscopy scaled down to chip-sized, researchers identified a potential new way to control quantum materials.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 17th, 2025

Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up
A new sodium breakthrough could supercharge solid-state batteries: cleaner, cheaper, and ready for the future.
October 17, 2025 — Source

Light-controlled polymer points the way to self-regulating energy materials
A light-sensitive polymer changes how it conducts heat and lithium ions by switching molecular order, revealing a path toward self-regulating materials for batteries and electronics.
October 17, 2025 — Source

New submicron printing process enables recyclable high-performance electronics
Engineers developed a submicron-scale printing method that fabricates recyclable transistors with strong performance, paving the way for sustainable displays.
October 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 15th, 2025

Advanced tools could help build safer, longer-lasting and faster-charging batteries
New microdevices developed at the University of Surrey give researchers their first-ever look inside a battery while it is running—opening the door to safer, smarter and more sustainable energy storage.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Low-power MoS MoS₂-based microwave transmitter could advance communications
A monolayer MoS₂-based microwave transmitter demonstrates low transmission loss (0.51 dB), low power consumption (3.2 μW for a 16-element array), and compact size (3 × 2 cm²). The device supports both communication and radar functions, with a 6 GHz bandwidth, 136 m transmission distance, and extended standby time, indicating potential for efficient, miniaturized communication systems.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Prototype battery powered by glucose and vitamin B2 offers path to more affordable energy storage
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October 15, 2025 — Source

Researchers Develop Pinchable Tech with HydroHaptics
The tech could start showing up in everyday objects, like clothing.
October 15, 2025 — Source

This robotic skin allows tiny robots to navigate complex, fragile environments
Researchers developed a soft robotic skin that enables vine robots that are just a few millimeters wide to navigate convoluted paths and fragile environments.
October 15, 2025 — Source

World's first full-cell dual-cation battery developed in Ireland
A full-cell dual-cation battery combining lithium and sodium ions has been developed, achieving significantly higher capacity and stability than traditional sodium-ion batteries. Lithium acts as a capacity booster in a sodium-dominant system, enabling improved energy density, long-term cycling up to 1,000 cycles, and enhanced sustainability by reducing reliance on costly materials.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 13th, 2025

MXene current collectors could reduce size and improve recyclability of Li-ion batteries
MXene films used as current collectors in Li-ion batteries are three to four times thinner and about ten times lighter than conventional copper foils, enabling reduced battery size and weight while increasing capacity. MXene collectors maintain electrochemical stability, compatibility with various electrodes, and can be efficiently recycled without performance loss, supporting improved sustainability.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Next-generation memory: Tungsten-based SOT-MRAM achieves nanosecond switching and low-power data storage
A tungsten-based spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory (SOT-MRAM) demonstrates nanosecond-scale switching (~1 ns), over 10-year data retention, and low power consumption. The device uses &beta-phase tungsten for high spin efficiency and is compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing, supporting scalable, energy-efficient memory for advanced computing applications.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Perovskite quantum dots edge closer to real-world energy and tech uses
Perovskite quantum dots combine near-perfect light efficiency with broad potential in solar cells and LEDs, as new methods finally improve their stability.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Textile nerves—a new thread in the future of wearable electronics
Conductive fibers using electronically and ionically conductive materials, including ionic liquids, have been developed for integration into textiles, enhancing flexibility and body conformity. These fibers enable wearable electronics with applications in sensors, bioelectrodes, and textile muscles, offering a sustainable alternative to metals and supporting scalable, eco-friendly production.
October 13, 2025 — Source

The future of touch input? HydroHaptics uses fluid-filled chambers for natural, adaptive feedback
A softer side of computing
October 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 10th, 2025

Batteries that recycle themselves
Controlled thermal runaway lets lithium-ion batteries recycle themselves using stored energy, cutting external heat, chemicals, and emissions while improving recovery efficiency and economic viability.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Breaking thermodynamic limits with non-thermal energy harvesting
Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Light-controlled electron gas hints at future of ultra-fast electronics
Illuminating oxide-based materials can generate and control an electron gas at their interface, a process previously achieved only with electrical signals. This light-induced electron gas vanishes when illumination stops, enabling ultra-fast, energy-efficient electronic components and highly sensitive optical detectors. The effect results in current increases up to 10⁵-fold under light.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Prototype LED as thin as wallpaper can glow like the sun
Researchers have created a paper-thin LED, utilizing quantum dots, that emits a warm, sun-like glow. This innovation could improve displays and lighting while supporting eye health.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Researchers use CLSA design strategy to develop the most efficient deep-blue OLED emitters
Researchers from South China University of Technology, with colleagues from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, have applied a crossed long-short axis (CLSA) molecular design strategy to design new deep-blue OLED emitters.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Solid-State Batteries Are Here, But There's a Catch: Pros and Cons Explained
Imagine an electric vehicle that charges in minutes, travels over 1,200 kilometers on a single charge, and eliminates the risk of battery fires altogether. This isn't science fiction, it's the promise of solid-state batteries, a breakthrough technology poised to redefine energy storage. With their ability to deliver higher energy density, faster charging, and unparalleled safety, these batteries are hailed as the next big leap for electric vehicles, portable devices, and even aviation.
October 10, 2025 — Source

The playbook for perfect polaritons: Rules for creating quasiparticles that can power optical computers, quantum devices
Polaritons, hybrid quasiparticles combining light and matter, can enable fast, coherent information transfer for optical and quantum devices. Optimal polariton formation requires materials with high optical absorption, low disorder, and moderate exciton delocalization, which preserves coherence amid strong interactions. Promising candidates include 2D halide perovskites and transition-metal dichalcogenides.
October 10, 2025 — Source

The world is just not quite ready for humanoids yet
Famed roboticist and iRobot founder Rodney Brooks has sounded the alarm on a humanoid robot investment bubble. He's not the only one.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 8th, 2025

How better battery lifespans and reused batteries can push the US power grid into the future
As artificial intelligence and data centers demand more power from the grid, Carnegie Mellon University is improving a key technology at the heart of America's energy future—batteries.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Hypergap materials redefine the limits of transparency
Hypergap materials reveal a second transparent region above the bandgap, overturning assumptions about optical limits and enabling low-loss light control, wavelength conversion, and new photonic device possibilities.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Qualcomm just got a front-row seat to the future of robotics
Smaller developers can now tap Qualcomm's ecosystem to turn prototypes into real-world solutions.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Rechargeable magnesium battery prototype achieves stable operation at room temperature
As technology advances, the demand for large-scale and sustainable energy storage also increases. To address this need, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a prototype rechargeable magnesium battery (RMB) that surmounts many of the persistent challenges faced by magnesium-based energy storage.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 3rd, 2025

ASUS Announces ExpertCenter PN54-S1 Mini PC
ASUS announced the ExpertCenter PN54-S1 mini PC, powered by AMD Ryzen 200 Series processors. It's a reliable, secure, and efficient business solution.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Cobalt exsolution technique boosts solid oxide fuel cell performance
Cobalt exsolution from Fe-substituted layered perovskite cathodes occurs in high-temperature oxidizing atmospheres above 700°C, contrary to previous assumptions. This process produces finely dispersed Co nanoparticles, especially in samples with lower Fe content, enhancing oxygen vacancy concentration, reducing area specific resistance, and improving SOFC cathode performance.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Densifying argyrodite could prevent dendrite formation in all-solid-state batteries
Increasing the density of argyrodite (Li6PS5Cl) solid electrolyte to 99% significantly raises the critical current density (CCD), enabling lithium plating at 9 mA cm−2 without dendrite formation. Microstructural changes, such as smaller pores and shorter cracks, primarily contribute to this improvement, indicating densified argyrodite can enhance all-solid-state battery safety and performance.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert
It's been a goal for as long as humanoids have been a subject of popular imagination—a general-purpose robot that can do rote tasks like fold laundry or sort recycling simply by being asked.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
Nvidia and Fujitsu have formed a partnership to develop AI infrastructure in Japan, focusing on applications such as robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, and next-generation computing. The collaboration will leverage Nvidia's GPUs and Fujitsu's local expertise, with initial efforts targeting the Japanese market and potential for global expansion by 2030.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Researchers demonstrate substrate design principles for scalable superconducting quantum materials
Silicides—alloys of silicon and metals long used in microelectronics—are now being explored again for quantum hardware. But their use faces a critical challenge: achieving phase purity, since some silicide phases are superconducting while others are not.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Spinel-type sulfide semiconductors achieve room-temperature light emission across violet to orange spectrum
The spinel-type sulfide semiconductor (Zn,Mg)Sc2S4 enables room-temperature light emission from violet to orange and can be chemically tuned for n-type or p-type conduction. Its direct bandgap and wide conductivity range make it suitable for efficient pn homojunction LEDs and solar cells, addressing the green gap and advancing optoelectronic device development.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 29th, 2025

CoRL 2025 with New Models, Systems, and Simulation Tools
NVIDIA showcased new open models (DreamGen, Nerd), computing platforms (Omniverse, DGX, Jetson), and simulation tools at CoRL 2025 to advance robotics development.
September 29, 2025 — Source

What Is a Solid-State Battery, and How Do They Work?
What makes a solid-state battery different from a "regular" battery, such as the alkaline batteries in a flashlight or the lead-acid batteries in our cars?
September 29, 2025 — Source

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are the Future of Energy Storage
Peak Energy has developed a safer, more sustainable sodium-ion battery using abundant materials. It offers cost savings and strengthens domestic supply chains for energy storage.
September 29, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 26th, 2025

Atomic neighborhoods in semiconductors provide new avenue for designing microelectronics
Advanced microscopy proves that dilute elements in semiconductors have preferred arrangements, not just random distribution.
September 26, 2025 — Source

New perspectives on light-matter interaction: How virtual charges influence material responses
Understanding what happens inside a material when it is hit by ultrashort light pulses is one of the great challenges of matter physics and modern photonics. A new study published in Nature Photonics and led by Politecnico di Milano reveals a hitherto neglected but essential aspect, precisely the contribution of virtual charges, charge carriers that exist only during interaction with light, but which profoundly influence the material's response.
September 26, 2025 — Source

Stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices
A research team led by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, or CNSI, demonstrated a new type of light-emitting material expected to be suitable for photonics—devices based on light in the same way that today's electronics are based on electrical signals.
September 26, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 25th, 2025

IDTechEx Finds Advanced Carbons Are Shaking Up the Battery Additive Market
Conductive additives are essential materials in the construction of Li-ion cells, and developments within the conductive additive space will be greatly influential in achieving manufacturers' aims of enhancing their batteries' energy density, lifetime, charging rates, and more. IDTechEx's market report "Additives for Li-ion Batteries and PFAS-Free Batteries 2026-2036: Technologies, Players, Forecasts" highlights how advanced carbons such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene are staking their claim within the conductive additive market, and what this means for the Li-ion industry in the following decade.
September 25, 2025 — Source

Tea compounds breathe new life into dead lithium battery cathodes
Researchers from the Institute of Solid State Physics at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with the Shenzhen International Graduate School of Tsinghua University and Suzhou University of Technology, have successfully developed a natural electron donor--assisted healing and targeted surface reconstruction strategy that enables the direct regeneration of degraded lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) cathode materials from retired power batteries.
September 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 22nd, 2025

AirTag 2 Tipped for 2025 Launch With Two Huge Upgrades
Apple is reportedly preparing a significant update to its popular item tracker, with the AirTag 2 now expected to launch in late 2025. The new model is shaping up to be a substantial upgrade focused on range and reliability rather than a complete visual overhaul, addressing some key limitations of the original device.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Enabling an electric future, engineers create electrode-agnostic electrolyte
In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin--Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficient, energy-dense battery that could supplant today's ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. This new battery type—an initially anode-free sodium-ion battery—is a leading candidate for powering future electric vehicles or storing energy in the electrical grid.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Engineers achieve record-breaking performance in zinc-air batteries
Monash engineers have unveiled a breakthrough catalyst that could supercharge next-generation batteries, offering more power, longer life and lower costs.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 19th, 2025

Compact phononic circuits guide sound at gigahertz frequencies for chip-scale devices
Phononic circuits are emerging devices that can manipulate sound waves (i.e., phonons) in ways that resemble how electronic circuits control the flow of electrons. Instead of relying on wires, transistors and other common electronic components, these circuits are based on waveguides, topological edge structures and other components that can guide phonons.
September 19, 2025 — Source

New ceramic fiber boosts nanogenerators for self-powered grid sensors
Researchers design branch-heterostructure ceramic fibers that triple nanogenerator output and enable accurate self-powered power grid monitoring.
September 19, 2025 — Source

Ultrathin films of ferromagnetic oxide reveal a hidden Hall effect mechanism
Researchers demonstrate spontaneous in-plane Hall effect in SrRuO3 films, revealing new insights into electron transport.
September 19, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — September 16th, 2025

Bending salty ice could be a power source of the future
For most of us, ice is a hazard. Whether it's making roads dangerously slippery or covering our sidewalks, this frozen form of water is something we often try to avoid. Yet, a discovery suggests that bending ice and adding salt to it could transform this winter nuisance into a new source of sustainable power.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Biohybrid crawlers can be controlled using optogenetic techniques
The body movements performed by humans and other animals are known to be supported by several intricate biological and neural mechanisms. While roboticists have been trying to develop systems that emulate these mechanisms for decades, the processes driving these systems' motions remain very different.
September 16, 2025 — Source

How nanoparticles turn waste heat into storable electricity
A new thermogalvanic device uses nanoparticles to control ion flow, allowing it to convert waste heat to electricity and store the energy without external batteries.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Supercapacitors rival batteries in energy storage and outperform them in power delivery
Monash University researchers have made a major leap forward in the global race to build energy storage devices that are both fast and powerful—paving the way for next-generation applications in electrified transport, grid stabilization and consumer electronics.
September 16, 2025 — Source

This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans
This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans
September 16, 2025 — Source

UVC LEDs for disinfection on the way to widespread use
An international team of researchers has, for the first time, comprehensively assessed the state of the art of commercial UVC LEDs and summarized the findings in an open-access review. These compact, efficient, and mercury-free UV light sources are considered a key technology for future disinfection and sterilization systems.
September 16, 2025 — Source

'Wiggling' atoms may lead to smaller, more efficient electronics
Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily changes the behavior of their host material. Their novel approach could lead to smaller and more efficient electronics—like smartphones—in the future.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 9th, 2025

A flash of light switches heat flow in a common crystal
Light exposure switches heat flow in barium titanate by altering its structure, offering a reversible method for dynamic thermal control in ferroelectric materials.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Cracks in flexible electronics run deeper than expected: Study points to potential fix
From health monitors and smartwatches to foldable phones and portable solar panels, demand for flexible electronics is growing rapidly. But the durability of those devices—their ability to stand up to thousands of folds, flexes and rolls—is a significant concern.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Halogen-free plasma technique achieves atomic-level etching of hafnium oxide for next-gen semiconductors
Halogen-based gases, containing fluorine and/or chlorine, are commonly used in plasma-enhanced atomic-layer etching (ALE) methods for HfO2 and most other materials. However, these gases can be highly toxic and may act as greenhouse gases. Therefore, eliminating their use in the etching methods could also contribute to sustainable manufacturing.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 5th, 2025

Bio-based aerogel harvests water from air day and night
A new dual-mode material collects clean water from air using either sunlight or compression, offering reliable, energy-free atmospheric water harvesting even in low-light or sunless conditions.
September 5, 2025 — Source

New battery material powers flexible health tech
A flexible gel material improves the durability and safety of tiny zinc batteries by controlling ion movement and protecting the surface, making them better suited for wearable electronics.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Scientists tame exotic light waves for faster, smaller terahertz devices
Researchers show how to control Dirac plasmon polaritons, paving the way for powerful terahertz photonic devices with faster, more efficient performance.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Should you buy rechargeable batteries in 2025? These USB-C ones say yes
I used to rely on AA and AAA batteries that needed a dedicated charger - now I've switched to USB-rechargeable ones, and it's a game-changer.
September 5, 2025 — Source

The best stuff announced at IFA
A ball-catching robot tennis coach, cuddly AI robots, and a laptop with a rotating screen for optimal doomscrolling.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 4th, 2025

Bright new quantum dots could power next wave of optoelectronics
Researchers created stable, glowing BaCd2P2 quantum dots from abundant elements, opening the door to cheaper, high-performing optoelectronic materials.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Drone swarms achieve unprecedented speed and coordination with new real-time system
Durham University scientists have unveiled a major advance in drone swarm technology that could transform the way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in real-world missions.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Drop-in lithium-ion battery technology mitigates the risk of explosion and fire
A gooey science experiment with his kids inspired Gabriel Veith—a researcher at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)—to develop a new material that prevents lithium-ion batteries from bursting into flames.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Flexible perovskite device achieves optical logic emission for motion capture and stress sensing
A flexible perovskite light-emitting device integrating ester polymer crystallization enables optical logic signals under bending and stretching, paving the way for motion capture and intelligent sensing applications.
September 4, 2025 — Source

From college lab to $73B market: Startup powers next wave of drones
They deliver packages, inspect power lines, patrol remote areas, find missing people and increasingly are deployed on the battlefield.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Is Apple's Next Big Thing the Apple Robot?
Speculation continues to grow around Apple's potential entry into the robotics market, with rumors suggesting the tech giant could unveil a home robot as early as 2027. Although Apple has not confirmed these reports, the possibility of an Apple-designed robot has captured widespread attention. What could such a device look like? How might it function? And how could it reshape the future of smart home technology?
September 4, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

New batteries make 12-minute charge for 800km drive a reality
While conventional lithium-ion batteries are limited to a maximum range of 600 km, the new battery can achieve a range of 800 km on a single charge, a lifespan of over 300,000 km, and a super-fast charging time of just 12 minutes.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Tesla's Optimus robot with Grok shown on video. We're not impressed.
Tesla's Optimus robot now comes with xAI's AI assistant Grok, but judging from a recent video shared on X, it's not very close to fulfilling CEO Elon Musk's dream and becoming Tesla's biggest product ever.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 1st, 2025

Shaping future electronics with light: Experiment demonstrates ultrafast light control of ferroelectric properties
Ferroelectrics are seen as promising candidates for the electronics of tomorrow. An experiment at the world's largest X-ray laser—the European XFEL in Schenefeld near Hamburg—now shows that their properties can be controlled with high precision at ultrafast time scales—using light.
September 1, 2025 — Source

Why Runway is eyeing the robotics industry for future revenue growth
Runway has spent the past seven years building visual-generating tools for the creative industry. Now, it sees a new opportunity for its technology: robotics.
September 1, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 29th, 2025

A strange quantum effect could power future electronics
Rice University physicists confirmed that flat electronic bands in kagome superconductors aren't just theoretical, they actively shape superconductivity and magnetism. This breakthrough could guide the design of next-generation quantum materials and technologies.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Antiferromagnets outperform ferromagnets in ultrafast, energy-efficient memory operations
Researchers show antiferromagnets enable faster, more efficient gigahertz memory, offering clear advantages over ferromagnets for advanced spintronics.
August 29, 2025 — Source or Source

Create Hollywood-Level Videos on a Budget: Using Nano Banana, Runway and ElevenLabs
What if you could create a video so realistic and polished that it feels like a Hollywood production, all without a massive budget or a professional studio? Thanks to the powerful combination of AI tools like Nano Banana, Runway, and ElevenLabs, this is no longer a distant dream. These innovative technologies are transforming the way we approach video creation, offering creators the ability to craft stunning visuals, seamless edits, and immersive audio with unprecedented ease.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Developing self-deploying material for next-gen robotics
The field of robotics has transformed drastically in this century, with a special focus on soft robotics. In this context, origami-inspired deployable structures with compact storage and efficient deployment features have gained prominence in aerospace, architecture, and medical fields.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Do Batteries Really Bounce When They're Dead?
If you're like most people, chances are you keep a stash of single-use alkaline batteries at home, too. After all, they might seem mundane, but they're one of the most common and useful things around the house. You'll find them in your TV remote, flashlight, wall clock, and even electric toothbrush, to name a few.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Google Gemini's nano banana AI image generator is blowing up online -- take a look at what it can do
The Photoshop killer?
August 29, 2025 — Source

Graphene's Electronic Performance Soars With New Proximity Screening Technique
Scientists have pushed graphene's performance to record levels, boosting its speed and purity with a clever trick called "proximity screening", reducing electronic noise at the atomic scale.
August 29, 2025 — Source

How Reinforcement Learning Is Making Robots Smarter and More Agile
What if robots could learn to adapt to their surroundings as effortlessly as humans do? The rise of quadruped robots, like Boston Dynamics' Spot, is turning this vision into reality. By integrating reinforcement learning (RL)—a innovative machine learning technique, these robots are not only mastering practical tasks like industrial inspections but also pushing the boundaries of agility and resilience. Imagine a robot navigating a hazardous construction site, climbing uneven stairs, or recovering gracefully after a slip, all without human intervention.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Interface-controlled antiferromagnetic tunnel junctions offer new path for next-gen spintronics
A research team led by Prof. Shao Dingfu at the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a new mechanism for achieving strong spin polarization using antiferromagnetic metal interfaces.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Optoelectronics research could bring holograms to your smartphone and closer to everyday use
New research from the University of St Andrews paves the way for holographic technology, with the potential to transform smart devices, communication, gaming and entertainment.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Scientists create scalable quantum node linking light and matter
Quantum scientists in Innsbruck have taken a major leap toward building the internet of the future. Using a string of calcium ions and finely tuned lasers, they created quantum nodes capable of generating streams of entangled photons with 92% fidelity. This scalable setup could one day link quantum computers across continents, enable unbreakable communication, and even transform timekeeping by powering a global network of optical atomic clocks that are so precise they'd barely lose a second over the universe's entire lifetime.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Uncovering the mysteries of high-temperature cuprate superconductors
In their quest to explore and characterize high-temperature superconductors, physicists have mostly focused on a material that is not the absolute highest. That's because that crystal is much easier to split into uniform, easily measurable samples. But in 2024, researchers found a way to grow good crystals that are very similar to the highest temperature superconductor.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Unusual microbug anatomy shown to optimize wing weight—findings could benefit tiny drone design
Skoltech and MSU scientists have uncovered the advantage gained by microscopic bugs from their feather-like wings that are unlike those of dragonflies, bees, mosquitoes and other familiar insects. A wing largely made up of bristles that stand somewhat apart from each other is lighter than the conventional membranous wing that comes in one piece.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Why triboelectric nanogenerator data can't be trusted
Inconsistent testing undermines triboelectric generator data and hinders comparison across studies.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 25th, 2025

A Quick Guide For Understanding Wire Gauge And Why It's Important
Many DIY enthusiasts have to contend with electrical wiring eventually in some capacity. The descent into this rabbit hole often begins with the fundamental question: What exactly is a wire gauge, and why does it matter? Wire gauge, typically measured in AWG (American Wire Gauge) across North America, is the measurement of the thickness or, more precisely, the diameter of the conductive element within the wire. The diameter, or the cross-sectional area, of the conductor matters because it ultimately dictates the amount of current that can be carried safely through the wire.
August 25, 2025 — Source

AI-driven robot lab speeds discovery of advanced quantum dot materials
Rainbow, an autonomous multi-robot lab, accelerates quantum dot discovery with AI, enabling up to 1,000 daily experiments for next-gen technologies.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Digital to analog in one smooth step: Device could replace signal modulators in fiber-optic networks
Addressing a major roadblock in next-generation photonic computing and signal processing systems, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a device that can bridge digital electronic signals and analog light signals in one fluid step.
August 25, 2025 — Source

High-binding-energy material achieves record QLED efficiency and lifetime
A research team has developed a new material that can significantly enhance the lifetime and efficiency of quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs), which is a next-generation display technology. Applying a high-binding-energy organic material, which is resistant to degradation under electrical and thermal stress, to the hole transport layer (HTL) is expected to contribute to developing next-generation QLEDs that can maintain brightness and stability over extended periods.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Membraneless process and flow battery promise cheaper, greener carbon capture
Sometimes less really is more—at least that is the case when it comes to improving carbon capture systems, according to a team of researchers at the University of Houston.
August 25, 2025 — Source

New material gives QLED displays record efficiency and lifespan
Scientists created a stable organic material that makes QLEDs brighter, longer lasting, and more efficient, setting a new benchmark for display performance.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Playing badminton against a robot
How do you get a robot to move, see and hit a shuttlecock back at the same time? A team of researchers at ETH Zurich led by Marco Hutter, professor of robotic systems, have been studying this question. They have developed a control system that coordinates the leg movements, strokes and camera view.
August 25, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Simulation modeling and physical testing for latticed bionic limbs match, but is it a real study?
Henan University of Technology researchers report on the development of a lightweight lattice-based limb design for a bionic robot. Lightweight structures that can withstand high loads and torsion are in demand in a range of industries such as aerospace, shipbuilding, and robotics. Experimental thin-walled structures, honeycomb cores and lattice frameworks are being tested in search of a new generation of material forms.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Wrinkles in atomically thin materials unlock ultraefficient electronics
Scientists show wrinkles in 2D materials can lock electron spin with record precision, paving the way for ultracompact, energy-efficient spintronic devices.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 22nd, 2025

Scorpion-inspired pressure sensors let robots feel their surroundings
Nature, the master engineer, is coming to our rescue again. Inspired by scorpions, scientists have created new pressure sensors that are both highly sensitive and able to work across a wide variety of pressures.
August 22, 2025 — Source

Smart microrobots learn to communicate and collaborate in water
In a major step toward intelligent and collaborative microrobotic systems, researchers at the Research Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN) at Chemnitz University of Technology have developed a new generation of autonomous microrobots—termed smartlets—that can communicate, respond, and work together in aqueous environments.
August 22, 2025 — Source

Soft skin, sharp senses: New robotic 'touch' sees danger before it hits
Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into everyday environments—from homes and hospitals to factories and farms. However, safely operating around humans requires more than strength or speed. Robots must also sense their surroundings, detect physical contact, and respond quickly. Conventional sensors, especially those embedded in soft materials, often fall short when it comes to real-time, large-area tactile and proximity sensing.
August 22, 2025 — Source

Wired by nature: precision molecules for tomorrow's electronics
Researchers bound porphyrin molecules with metal centers to graphene nanoribbons with atomic precision, enabling advances in sensing and quantum electronics.
August 22, 2025 — Source

Zigzag graphene nanoribbons create 'string light' configuration for tomorrow's electronics
Organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon compounds, is the basis of all life on Earth. However, metals also play a key role in many biochemical processes. When it comes to "marrying" large, heavy metal atoms with light organic compounds, nature often relies on a specific group of chemical structures: porphyrins. These molecules form an organic ring; in its center, individual metal ions such as iron, cobalt, or magnesium can be "anchored."
August 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 21st, 2025

CORSAIR ONE a600 Brings Improved Cooling and Adaptive Performance in a Compact Design
CORSAIR, a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gear and technology for gamers, content creators, sim racers, and PC enthusiasts, is proud to introduce the CORSAIR ONE a600 PC. Building upon the foundation of the acclaimed CORSAIR ONE PC line, the CORSAIR ONE a600 brings enhancements in performance, cooling, and storage, reinforcing CORSAIR's ongoing commitment to refining compact, high-performance PCs that evolve with user needs.
August 21, 2025 — Source or Source

'Cyborg jellyfish' could aid in deep-sea research, inspire next-gen underwater vehicles
In a towering aquarium in a darkened laboratory, moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) hover as if floating in space. The glow of neon lights illuminates their translucent, bell-shaped bodies as they expand and contract rhythmically, their graceful tentacles flowing in wavelike patterns.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Defect engineering accelerates carrier relaxation in GaN-based LEDs
A study conducted by researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated how nitrogen vacancies (VN) resolve asymmetric carrier injection in GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs), providing a practical way to improve device efficiency.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Dry cathode operation addresses platinum clumping to boost water electrolyzer longevity
A recent study has identified that the primary cause of early-stage performance decline in water electrolyzers is due to the agglomeration of platinum (Pt) catalyst particles on the cathode.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Extending the lifespan of large-scale safe energy storage with iron-chromium flow batteries
Researchers affiliated with UNIST have managed to prolong the lifespan of iron-chromium redox flow batteries (Fe-Cr RFBs), large-capacity and explosion-proof energy storage systems (ESS). This advancement enhances the safety and reliability of storing renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, which often produce electricity intermittently, enabling secure storage and on-demand retrieval.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Paper electrode-based soft robot achieves crawling motion
Biological systems have inspired the development of next-generation soft robotic systems with diverse motions and functions. Such versatility in soft robots—in terms of rapid and efficient crawling—can be achieved via asymmetric bending through bilayer-type actuators that combine responsive liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with flexible substrates. This, in turn, requires temperature-responsive LCEs with accurate temperature regulation via elaborate Joule heating configurations.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Samsung Expands Home Appliance Remote Management (HRM) Service Globally To Enhance Customer Experience
Now available in 122 countries and 17 languages, HRM delivers faster, more seamless customer support across borders
August 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 19th, 2025

Knitted textile metasurfaces allow soft robots to morph and camouflage on demand
Nature, particularly humans and other animals, has always been among the primary sources of inspiration for roboticists. In fact, most existing robots physically resemble specific animals and/or are engineered to tackle tasks by emulating the actions, movements and behaviors of specific species.
August 19, 2025 — Source

New atomic-scale design framework expands the structural landscape of MXenes
Atomic coordination patterns in bulk materials can predict stable MXene structures, offering a new design framework that expands the 2D materials landscape beyond conventional synthesis routes.
August 19, 2025 — Source

Researchers edit layered crystals to make new two-dimensional materials
Researchers unveil a chemistry playbook to turn stubborn MAX phases into tunable 2D materials, blending MXene and dichalcogenide traits for energy storage and catalysis.
August 19, 2025 — Source

Ultrathin membranes boost sensitivity for next-gen night vision tech
A new nanomanufacturing method creates ultrathin membranes with record sensitivity, paving the way for advances in thermal imaging and night vision systems.
August 19, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 17th, 2025

Photos of Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games show how a human touch is still needed
Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing.
August 17, 2025 — Source

Watch Figure 02 Humanoid Fold Laundry in New AI Demo
Can I compete with the Figure's humanoid robot at household chores like folding laundry? Let's see who's faster and better.
August 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 16th, 2025

Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material
Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new methods to design quantum materials—including superconductors, topological insulators and spin-based electronics—that could power future electronics and computing technologies.
August 16, 2025 — Source

Topological spin textures: Scientists use micro-structured materials to control light propagation
Topological spin textures, spatially organized patterns linked to the intrinsic angular momentum of particles, have proved to be highly advantageous for the development of spintronics and quantum technologies. One of the most studied among these textures are skyrmionic textures, which are two-dimensional and stable patterns of spin orientation. Recently, the study of skyrmionic textures has gained significant attention in the field of optics and photonics, revealing novel physical properties and promising potential applications.
August 16, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 11th, 2025

ASUS Announces NUC 15 Performance Mini PC
ASUS today announced NUC 15 Performance, a cutting-edge barebone mini PC that features the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 / 7 processors (Series 2) and the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 / 5060 Laptop GPUs. This compact powerhouse delivers exceptional performance in a sleek 3-liter design, and is ideal for high-vision computing in commercial and industrial applications.
August 11, 2025 — Source or Source

Nvidia unveils new Cosmos world models, infra for robotics and physical uses
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a set of new world AI models, libraries, and other infrastructure for robotics developers, most notable of which is Cosmos Reason, a 7-billion-parameter "reasoning" vision language model for physical AI applications and robots.
August 11, 2025 — Source

Simplified wrist mechanism gives robots a hand
Give robots a specific job—say, placing a can on a conveyor belt in a factory—and they can be extremely efficient. But in less-structured environments with varied tasks, even seemingly simple things like unscrewing a light bulb or turning a door handle, things get a lot trickier.
August 11, 2025 — Source

Today's humanoid robots look remarkable, but there's a design flaw holding them back
Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot doing training routines, or the latest humanoids from Figure loading a washing machine, and it's easy to believe the robot revolution is here. From the outside, it seems the only remaining challenge is perfecting the AI (artificial intelligence) software to enable these machines to handle real-life environments.
August 11, 2025 — Source

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?
Join us for a deep dive into the tiny technology that powers the world.
August 11, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 9th, 2025

Samsung Electronics Claims First Place in U.S. Government-Sponsored AI Cyber Challenge
Technology that automatically detects and addresses software security vulnerabilities using AI gains global recognition
August 9, 2025 — Source

Self-adaptive electrolytes expand stability for fast charging and high-energy batteries
To support the ongoing transition to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse emissions, engineers have been trying to develop batteries that can store more energy, while also operating safely and lasting for long periods of time. Typically, however, high-energy batteries entail longer charging times, which is not ideal for most real-world applications.
August 9, 2025 — Source

What is reverse charging? Let me show you how to do it, and why it's so clutch.
You've had it all along, and now it's time to start using it.
August 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 8th, 2025

Q&A: New physical model aims to boost energy storage research
Engineers rely on computational tools to develop new energy storage technologies, which are critical for capitalizing on sustainable energy sources and powering electric vehicles and other devices. Researchers have now developed a new classical physics model that captures one of the most complex aspects of energy storage research—the dynamic nonequilibrium processes that throw chemical, mechanical and physical aspects of energy storage materials out of balance when they are charging or discharging energy.
August 8, 2025 — Source

Robotic drummer gradually acquires human-like behaviors
Humanoid robots, robots with a human-like body structure, have so far been primarily tested on manual tasks that entail supporting humans in their daily activities, such as carrying objects, collecting samples in hazardous environments, supporting older adults or acting as physical therapy assistants. In contrast, their potential for completing expressive physical tasks rooted in creative disciplines, such as playing an instrument or participating in performance arts, remains largely unexplored.
August 8, 2025 — Source

Scandium superhighway paves way for low-temperature hydrogen fuel cells
As global energy demand increases, researchers, industries, governments, and stakeholders are working together to develop new ways of meeting that demand. This is especially important as we address the ongoing climate crisis and transition away from fossil fuels.
August 8, 2025 — Source

There's Actually an Olympics for Humanoid Robots Happening in Beijing Next Week, With Over 500 Robots Competing in Various Sports Events, Including Basketball and Fighting Competitions
Well, humanoid robots are taking over the industry as we speak, particularly in China, where a global robot competition is being held for a wide range of activities.
August 8, 2025 — Source

When flaws become features: Turning defects into brighter perovskite emission
Engineered atomic faults in perovskites boost light emission by nearly 80 percent and improve stability, offering new design strategies for brighter, more durable optoelectronic devices.
August 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 4th, 2025

Muscle-inspired sheet-like robot navigates the tightest spaces
A POSTECH research team has developed a thin, flexible robotic actuator inspired by human muscle proteins. As thin as paper, yet capable of generating strong forces, this robot can maneuver through tight spaces and manipulate objects, making it suitable for a wide range of applications—from surgical robots to industrial equipment.
August 4, 2025 — Source

New method to steer electricity in atom-thin metals may revolutionize devices
Researchers found a way to control charge flow in ultrathin metals with light at room temperature, enabling efficient optical and quantum technology.
August 4, 2025 — Source

OpenMind wants to be the Android operating system of humanoid robots
Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the hood.
August 4, 2025 — Source

Wafer-scale 2D InSe semiconductors achieved with new growth strategy
Researchers used a solid-liquid-solid method to fabricate wafer-scale 2D InSe, solving key challenges in next-gen semiconductor manufacturing.
August 4, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 3rd, 2025

Scientists transform peacock feathers into tiny biological laser beams
The technique could open new paths for research in materials science and laser technology
August 3, 2025 — Source

Unitree Just Launched Its Most Affordable Humanoid Robot Yet
Chinese robotics company Unitree's new humanoid robot starts at $5,900.
August 3, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 2nd, 2025

The fastest thing known to man is all set to make your PCs & phones "1000 times faster"
Researchers at Northeastern University have found a way to control how a quantum material behaves — switching it between conducting electricity and blocking it — using a method called thermal quenching, which involves carefully heating and cooling the material. This breakthrough could lead to electronics that are up to 1000 times faster than today's silicon-based devices.
August 2, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 1st, 2025

Flexible optoelectronic device with minimal defects fabricated at just 90°C
Dr. Jung-Dae Kwon's research team at the Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed an amorphous silicon optoelectronic device with minimal defects, even using a low-temperature process at 90°C.
August 1, 2025 — Source or Source

Molecular imaging uncovers hidden flaws in plastics used for electronics
A new study uncovers revealing insights into how plastic materials used in electronics are formed, and how hidden flaws in their structure could be limiting their performance.
August 1, 2025 — Source

Scientists give robots a sense of touch with fabric that mimics human skin
Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic skills that humans have mastered.
August 1, 2025 — Source

Superconductivity's halo: Theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase
Traditionally, scientists have regarded magnetic fields as detrimental to superconductors. Even moderate magnetic fields typically weaken superconductivity, while stronger ones can destroy it beyond a known critical threshold. However, UTe2 challenged these expectations when, in 2019, it was discovered to maintain superconductivity in critical fields hundreds of times stronger than those found in conventional materials.
August 1, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 29th, 2025

Building electronics that don't die: Columbia's breakthrough at CERN
Deep beneath the Swiss-French border, the Large Hadron Collider unleashes staggering amounts of energy and radiation—enough to fry most electronics. Enter a team of Columbia engineers, who built ultra-rugged, radiation-resistant chips that now play a pivotal role in capturing data from subatomic particle collisions. These custom-designed ADCs not only survive the hostile environment inside CERN but also help filter and digitize the most critical collision events, enabling physicists to study elusive phenomena like the Higgs boson.
July 29, 2025 — Source

Designing drones that can fly in air ducts
New research published in npj Robotics addresses the challenge of flying small quadrotors in air ducts as small as 35 cm (14 inches). This research, led by a team of researchers from Inria, CNRS, Universite de Lorraine, and Aix-Marseille Universite, opens a new way of accessing and inspecting highly-confined environments.
July 29, 2025 — Source

Electric thermal switch designed for space uses graphite ion technology
An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute has demonstrated a device capable of electrically controlling heat flow, potentially transforming thermal management in aerospace and advanced electronic applications.
July 29, 2025 — Source

Piezo phase shifter with tip-tilt correction features sub-nanometer resolution
Large-aperture, low profile, high stiffness - ideal for optics and interferometry.
July 29, 2025 — Source

UV-light method cuts computer chip manufacturing steps in half
University of Missouri researchers have devised a more efficient and precise method for manufacturing computer chips.
July 29, 2025 — Source

'World's smallest Intel Core Ultra-powered Mini PC' crown claimed by fanless Aaeon PICO-MTU4-SEMI — just 43mm high and 0.44 liters in size
Core Ultra 5 packing PC measures just 108 x 95 x 43mm (0.44 liters, 14.9 fl oz), but AAEON's design cancels out any potential cuteness.
July 29, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 27th, 2025

Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies
In an office at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls its fingers to grasp a small object. The intriguing part isn't the mechanical design or embedded sensors—in fact, the hand contains none. Instead, the entire system relies on a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses that visual data to control it.
July 27, 2025 — Source

Robots eating other robots: The benefits of machine metabolism
If you define "metabolism" loosely enough, these robots may have one.
July 27, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 26th, 2025

Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. Engineers have figured out why
When a multimillion-dollar extraterrestrial vehicle gets stuck in soft sand or gravel—as did the Mars rover Spirit in 2009—Earth-based engineers take over like a virtual tow truck, issuing a series of commands that move its wheels or reverse its course in a delicate, time-consuming effort to free it and continue its exploratory mission.
July 26, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 25th, 2025

Antiferromagnet shows promise for harvesting energy
A new magnetic material is very effective at changing heat into electricity.
July 25, 2025 — Source

Meta's wristband breakthrough lets you use digital devices without touching them
Could Meta be on the verge of transforming how we interact with our digital devices? If the company's latest innovation takes off, we might soon be controlling our computers, cell phones and tablets with a simple flick of the wrist.
July 25, 2025 — Source

New heat-conducting behaviors appear in twisted bilayers
Twisted 2D bilayers show angle dependent atomic vibrations, revealing how misalignment affects heat flow and aiding design of heat resistant electronics.
July 25, 2025 — Source

Researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Moscow Polytechnic University have developed a new top-emitting OLED device, that is based on a novel cathode design. The new cathode enables a 10-fold increase in power efficiency compared to conventional Mg:Ag cathodes.
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July 25, 2025 — Source

Tesla is reportedly behind on its pledge to build 5,000 Optimus bots this year
Tesla is well behind the pace needed to meet its earlier stated goal of producing at least 5,000 Optimus humanoid robots this year, The Information reports. Nearly eight months into 2025, and the number of bots Tesla has produced is only in the hundreds, according to two sources. That means Tesla will either need to step it up or push back the deadline.
July 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 22nd, 2025

Blending magnetism with semiconductors to unlock next-generation electronics
Researchers developed a method to embed high levels of magnetic atoms into semiconductors, opening paths to spintronics, quantum tech, and energy-efficient AI.
July 22, 2025 — Source

Flash-freezing silicon offers new method for flawless semiconductor layers
Flash-freezing reveals how cooling speed shapes silicon crystal layers, offering insights into defect-free growth for semiconductors and mirroring early-universe transitions.
July 22, 2025 — Source

From cosmic strings to computer chips: Cooling rate triggers phase transitions in silicon surfaces
Solar cells and computer chips need silicon layers that are as perfect as possible. Every imperfection in the crystalline structure increases the risk of reduced efficiency or defective switching processes.
July 22, 2025 — Source

Robot guard dogs help Asylon raise a $26M Series B
Philadelphia-based robotics company Asylon announced Tuesday that it raised a $26 million Series B led by Insight Partners, with participation from Veteran Ventures Capital, Allegion Ventures, and the GO PA Fund.
July 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 20th, 2025

This tiny metal switches magnetism without magnets — and could power the future of electronics
The team demonstrated a way to generate spin currents to control magnetization in electronic devices using low-cost materials.
July 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 18th, 2025

Spin currents control device magnetization using low-cost materials
Research from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities gives new insight into a material that could make computer memory faster and more energy-efficient.
July 18, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 17th, 2025

Anyone can now train a robot: New tool makes teaching skills hands-on and easy
Teaching a robot new skills used to require coding expertise. But a new generation of robots could potentially learn from just about anyone.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Dexterous robotic hand integrates thermal, inertial and force sensors
While roboticists have introduced increasingly advanced systems over the past decades, most existing robots are not yet able to manipulate objects with the same dexterity and sensing ability as humans. This, in turn, adversely impacts their performance in various real-world tasks, ranging from household chores to the clearing of rubble after natural disasters and the assembly or performing maintenance tasks, particularly in high-temperature working environments such as steel mills and foundries, where elevated temperatures can significantly degrade performance and compromise the precision required for safe operations.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Researchers develop novel dual-mode MEMS sensor for wide-range vacuum pressure detection
A research team led by Profs. Chen Deyong and Wang Junbo from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel microsensor that enhances both the accuracy and measurement range of vacuum pressure detection.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Robots that grow by consuming other robots
Researchers introduce a process that allows machines to 'grow' physically by integrating parts from their surroundings or from other robots, demonstrating a step towards self-sustaining robot ecologies.
July 17, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

This flat chip uses twisted light to reveal hidden images
By leveraging the concept of chirality, or the difference of a shape from its mirror image, EPFL scientists have engineered an optical metasurface that controls light to yield a simple and versatile technique for secure encryption, sensing, and computing.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Unexpected quantum echo discovered in superconductors
This discovery provides insight into quantum behaviors that could be used for next-generation quantum sensing and computing technologies.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 14th, 2025

Battery breakthrough: Researchers improve performance of rechargeable water-based cells
Engineering researchers at the University of Alberta have found a way to make rechargeable, environmentally friendly water-based batteries perform far better than those currently available.
July 14, 2025 — Source

Disappearing electronics: Biodegradable fiber electronics offer solution to e-waste and textile pollution
The world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, much of it made from synthetic materials that can linger for centuries. Add to that the surge in wearable electronics—smartwatches, fitness trackers, sensor-laden garments—and the problem becomes two-fold.
July 14, 2025 — Source

JNTC Unveils Next-Generation Glass Substrate for Semiconductors
JNTC Co., Ltd., a leading advanced materials company, hosted a product launch on June 30 at the Korea Exchange Conference Hall, unveiling its new Through-Glass-Via (TGV) glass substrate under the theme Carving Semiconductors into Glass, the Dream Material.' The event drew more than 200 attendees, including journalists and investors. CEO Andrew Cho introduced the proprietary TGV glass substrate as a breakthrough solution to the limitations of plastic-based substrates.
July 14, 2025 — Source

Mechanical tuning boosts performance of terahertz communication devices at high frequencies
Terahertz frequencies above 100 GHz offer extremely wide bandwidths suitable for next-generation wireless communications, and research toward their practical use is ongoing worldwide. In particular, the 150 GHz and 300 GHz bands are actively being studied in Japan due to their relatively low atmospheric attenuation, which enables stable signal propagation.
July 14, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 13th, 2025

Here's How To Know If A Rechargeable Battery Is Bad
Rechargeable batteries are, among other things, one of the most crucial tools that you'll want to add to your earthquake emergency kit. When the grid is down, these devices can efficiently power appliances like your smartphone, laptops, power tools, and even some medical equipment. Now, imagine what can happen when these batteries stop working as well as they can.
July 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 11th, 2025

Animal-inspired AI robot learns to navigate unfamiliar terrain
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to be a world first.
July 11, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Carbon nanotubes struggle to transfer heat efficiently in nanoelectronic devices
Experiments show that carbon nanotubes transfer heat inefficiently at small scales, raising concerns for cooling and performance in nanoelectronic devices.
July 11, 2025 — Source

From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes—roadmap for lithium--sulfur batteries
Grab a coffee and your car is fully charged—this is how many people envision the future of mobility. But today's batteries still fall short of this ideal. While modern lithium--ion batteries can charge from 20% to 80% in about 20 to 30 minutes, a full charge takes considerably longer—and fast charging puts significant stress on the cells.
July 11, 2025 — Source

New method replaces nickel and cobalt in battery for cleaner, cheaper lithium-ion batteries
A team of McGill University researchers, working with colleagues in the United States and South Korea, has developed a new way to make high-performance lithium-ion battery materials that could help phase out expensive and/or difficult-to-source metals like nickel and cobalt.
July 11, 2025 — Source

Scalable heterometallic nanosheets for coatings, electronics, and catalysis
Researchers employ a single-phase reaction of metal ions and an organic compound to create conductive, well-organized colloidal coordination nanosheets.
July 11, 2025 — Source

Transforming biodegradable polymers into functional electronics
Researchers demonstrate a new 3D printing method that produces electrically conductive structures from sustainable materials, enabling potential applications in sensors, electronics, and wearables.
July 11, 2025 — Source

Wireless induction concept demonstrates self-recharging mechanism in batteries
A research team led by the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) has demonstrated a new induction-based mechanism that enables partial self-recharging in batteries, using a symmetric iron-based configuration as a proof of concept. The study, published in Electrochimica Acta, lays the groundwork for future battery systems that integrate wireless recharging capabilities through induced redox reactions.
July 11, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 10th, 2025

Humanoid robot says not aiming to 'replace human artists'
When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to "replace" humans.
July 10, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 7th, 2025

Breakthrough battery lets physicists reverse entanglement—and rewrite quantum law
Scientists have finally uncovered a quantum counterpart to Carnot's famed second law, showing that entanglement—once thought stubbornly irreversible—can be shuffled back and forth without loss if you plug in a clever "entanglement battery."
July 7, 2025 — Source

Light and heavy electrons cooperate in magic-angle superconductors
Electrons play many roles in solid materials. When they are weakly bound and able to travel—i.e., mobile—they can enable electrical conduction. When they are bound, or "heavy," they can act as insulators. However, in certain solid materials, this behavior can be markedly different, raising questions about how these different types of electrons interact.
July 7, 2025 — Source

Progress towards potassium-ion batteries
Alternative battery technologies are vital for the green transition.
July 7, 2025 — Source

System76 Updates Its Meerkat Linux Mini PCs with Intel Raptor Lake or Arrow Lake CPUs
System76 has refreshed its compact Linux mini PC range with the Meerkat meer10. This new model keeps the small size of its predecessor while bringing faster CPUs, up-to-date storage, and better connectivity. The Meerkat meer10 measures 117 mm x 112 mm x 54 mm and operates on Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. System76 offers three processor configurations: Intel Core 3 100U with 6 cores operating up to 4.7 GHz, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H with 14 cores at 4.9 GHz, and Intel Core Ultra 7 255H featuring 16 cores with maximum speeds of 5.1 GHz.
July 7, 2025 — Source

The future of aqueous batteries: From hydrogen bonds to high performance
A research team led by Prof. Pan Feng from the School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School has uncovered key mechanisms that govern how protons are stored and transported in aqueous batteries.
July 7, 2025 — Source

Tiny quantum drumhead sends sound with 1-in-a-million loss—poised to rewrite tech
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin drumhead-like membrane that lets sound signals, or phonons, travel through it with astonishingly low loss, better than even electronic circuits. These near-lossless vibrations open the door to new ways of transferring information in systems like quantum computers or ultra-sensitive biological sensors.
July 7, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 30th, 2025

Building better jumping robots through shell-structure physics
Researchers reveal the physics of jumping shell structures, improving control and agility in soft robots inspired by the mechanics of a simple popper toy.
June 30, 2025 — Source

Discovery in quantum materials could make electronics 1,000 times faster
Researchers at Northeastern University have discovered how to change the electronic state of matter on demand, a breakthrough that could make electronics 1,000 times faster and more efficient.
June 30, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 28th, 2025

Forget Lithium Batteries : Sodium-Based Fuel Cells Are Here
What if the future of aviation didn't rely on heavy lithium-ion batteries or complex hydrogen systems, but instead on a fuel as simple and abundant as sodium? At MIT, researchers are turning this bold vision into reality with a new sodium-based fuel cell. Capable of achieving energy densities up to five times greater than traditional lithium-ion batteries, this innovation could redefine what's possible for electric aircraft.
June 28, 2025 — Source

Robotic sucker can adapt to surroundings like an actual octopus
Gripping and releasing irregular surfaces is harder than it might seem.
June 28, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 25th, 2025

Artificial intelligence set to streamline research for next-generation lithium-metal batteries
An AI-driven public database that will streamline next-generation battery research and design is being developed by scientists.
June 25, 2025 — Source

Noninvasive ultrasound technique can spot bad batteries before they malfunction
A recent uptick in battery-related fires has drawn attention to the challenge of identifying defects that can cause these catastrophic malfunctions, but are rarely obvious to the naked eye. In hopes of preventing the dangerous glitches that can cause batteries to overheat and catch fire, researchers from Drexel University have developed a standard testing process to give manufacturers a better look at the internal workings of batteries.
June 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 23rd, 2025

AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams
There is no shortage of workflow collaboration tools — like Slack or Google Docs, in addition to industry-specific ones like GitHub — for software developers. A startup called AllSpice.io successfully bet that electrical hardware engineering teams need their own collaboration platform, too.
June 23, 2025 — Source

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG NUC (2025) Gaming Mini PC
ASUS Republic of Gamers today announced ROG NUC (2025), the world’s first sub-three-liter gaming mini PC powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 processors (Series 2), supporting up to 96 GB of RAM and equipped with the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. Designed to cater to gamers and creators, this compact powerhouse pushes the boundaries of power and portability, delivering up to 4X faster rendering performance compared to previous models and redefining the capabilities of a mini PC.
June 23, 2025 — Source

ASUS ROG's New Gaming NUC Packs Up To An RTX 5080 And 96GB Of RAM
Intel might be done cranking out NUC devices, but ASUS is not. Remember that licensing deal ASUS and Intel inked a couple of years ago? Since then, we've seen ASUS churn out a spattering of NUC devices, including ones geared towards gamers under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) division.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Coupled electrons and phonons predicted to flow like water in 2D semiconductors
A condition long considered to be unfavorable to electrical conduction in semiconductor materials may actually be beneficial in 2D semiconductors.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Parenting in the Digital Age just got a power-up: meet Bark
Bark is the solution to help guide and teach your kids in this digital age!
June 23, 2025 — Source

Plasmonic metasurfaces boost brightness in 2D semiconductor light emitters
A new metasurface design greatly improves light emission in atomically thin materials, offering a path to low-power, flexible, high-brightness display technologies.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Scientists create soft robots from rice paper that biodegrades safely within 32 days
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that the common kitchen ingredient, used in Vietnamese spring rolls, is biodegradable, non-toxic and suitable for soft robotic prototyping, outreach and single-use applications.
June 23, 2025 — Source

'Soft-touch' approach advances nondestructive testing for micro-LED wafers
Tianjin University scientists have developed a pioneering nondestructive testing technology for micro-LED wafers, offering a much-needed solution to a long-standing industry challenge through a novel "soft-touch" approach.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Terahertz method maps silicon chip interiors without cutting or contact
A new terahertz technique reveals nanometer-scale PN junction depths in silicon chips, enabling faster, non-contact inspection for advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Topological insulators boost ultra-thin magnet strength by 20% for next-gen electronics
A team of international researchers led by the University of Ottawa has made a breakthrough in the development of ultra-thin magnets—a discovery that could lead to faster, more energy-efficient electronics, quantum computers, and advanced communication systems.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Ultrasound creates smooth copper nanocoatings on flexible and 3D surfaces
Researchers use ultrasonic waves to assemble copper nanosheets into uniform, conductive coatings on curved and flexible surfaces for electronics and sensors.
June 23, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 20th, 2025

Humanoid Robots to Assemble NVIDIA's GB300 NVL72 "Blackwell Ultra"
NVIDIA's upcoming GB300 NVL72 "Blackwell Ultra" rack-scale systems are reportedly going to get a humanoid robot assembly, according to sources close to Reuters. As readers are aware, most of the traditional manufacturing processes in silicon manufacturing, PCB manufacturing, and server manufacturing are automated, requiring little to no human intervention.
June 20, 2025 — Source or Source

New 2D semiconductors offer fast charge transport and solar cell potential
Simulations reveal previously unknown 2D phthalocyanine monolayers combining structural stability, high mobility, and direct bandgaps.
June 20, 2025 — Source

This stuff has replaced super glue for my electronic repairs - and it's cheaper
I've used every adhesive under the sun, but sometimes electronics-grade silicone is all it takes to save the day.
June 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 18th, 2025

6 Android Bluetooth trackers that work just as well as AirTags
You don't need to spend a ton to get a competent tracker these days.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Improved laser frequency stabilization achieved with unprecedented long optical reference cavity
Scientists at NPL recently published findings on laser frequency stabilization, demonstrating an unprecedented level of performance using an optical reference cavity. This advancement features a beyond state-of-the-art optical storage time and a novel approach to actively cancel spurious stabilization noise.
June 18, 2025 — Source

MoS2 thin films extend anode-free solid-state battery life by seven times
Employing cost-effective MoS2 thin films in place of expensive noble metals resolves issues of non-uniform lithium plating and interfacial instability in anode-free all-solid-state batteries.
June 18, 2025 — Source or Source

New method to blend functions for soft electronics
Researchers have recently developed a new technique to adjust the properties of liquids that could be used to create soft electronics.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Novel Method Boosts Durability of Zinc-Ion Batteries
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have created a novel method to extend the life of zinc-ion batteries, providing a more secure and environmentally friendly alternative for energy storage.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Perovskite-based image sensors promise higher sensitivity and resolution than silicon
Image sensors are built into every smartphone and every digital camera. They distinguish colors in a similar way to the human eye. In our retinas, individual cone cells recognize red, green and blue (RGB). In image sensors, individual pixels absorb the corresponding wavelengths and convert them into electrical signals.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Tiny gallium nitride transistors boost chip speed and efficiency in new 3D design
The advanced semiconductor material gallium nitride will likely be key for the next generation of high-speed communication systems and the power electronics needed for state-of-the-art data centers.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 16th, 2025

2D manganese-oxide/graphene lattice to extend zinc-ion battery life
Scientists have developed a new way to improve the lifespan of zinc-ion batteries, offering a safer and more sustainable option for energy storage.
June 16, 2025 — Source or Source

Aerial robot with 'elephant trunk' developed for complex mid-air manipulation tasks
Professor Peng Lu and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), have achieved a milestone in aerial manipulation technology. Their innovative Aerial Elephant Trunk (AET), a novel aerial continuum manipulator, has demonstrated unparalleled capability in performing complex aerial manipulation tasks, marking a significant leap forward for the development of the low-altitude economy.
June 16, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Enhancing CsPbBr₃ Nanocrystals via Lithium Doping and Surface Passivation
A recent article in Advanced Science reported a new method for incorporating lithium ions into CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals. This approach aims to improve their electronic properties for use in applications such as white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs).
June 16, 2025 — Source

First practical QD surface-emitting laser boosts fiber optic efficiency and cost
Quantum dots with precise crystal growth and advanced processing enable compact, energy-efficient, and cost-effective light sources for optical fiber communications.
June 16, 2025 — Source

How ions affect the electrical behavior of molecular liquid crystals
Ions influence conductivity and mobility in molecular liquid crystals, affecting electrical behavior, stability, and performance in both established and emerging technologies.
June 16, 2025 — Source

Look inside Zeno Power's 'kitchen,' where engineers test recipes for nuclear batteries
Researchers are fine-tuning a recipe at Zeno Power's office-lab complex in Seattle's South Lake Union district — but it's not the kind of recipe you can taste-test. Instead, this recipe specifies the ingredients for a new kind of nuclear battery, and Zeno is hoping it'll get a glowing review.
June 16, 2025 — Source

Metasurface autonomously redirects electromagnetic waves without external control
Breakthrough metasurface acts like a smart mirror for electromagnetic waves, automatically adapting its reflection without any external control.
June 16, 2025 — Source

Printed energy storage charges into the future with MXene inks
Researchers have developed a stable, high-performance MXene ink formulation optimized for aerosol jet printing - paving the way for scalable manufacturing of micro-supercapacitors, sensors, and other energy storage and harvesting devices.
June 16, 2025 — Source or Source

Steering magnetic textures with electric fields
Researchers have demonstrated an innovative method to control magnetism in materials using an energy-efficient electric field. The discovery focuses on materials known as magnetoelectrics, which offer promise for next-generation energy technologies, data storage, energy conversion, and medical devices.
June 16, 2025 — Source

The surprising magnetic behavior in one of the thinnest metallic oxide materials ever made
Researchers used epitaxial strain on ultra-thin ruthenium oxide layers to induce magnetism in a material typically known for being metallic but nonmagnetic.
June 16, 2025 — Source

Tiny but mighty: sophisticated next-gen transistors hold great promise
Researchers produce tiny transistors with high performance and reliability through the use of an innovative material and design.
June 16, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 13th, 2025

AirTag 2 Rumors: The Most Recent Leaks and What They Mean
Recently reported rumors and leaks point to Apple's AirTag smart tracker finally getting an upgrade.
June 13, 2025 — Source

AirTag helps couple swipe back their stolen Jaguar
A couple from London successfully tracked down and recovered their stolen Jaguar using an Apple AirTag after police appeared "too stretched" to provide immediate assistance. So they ended up asking, when AirTag finds a stolen car, who needs the cops?
June 13, 2025 — Source

Boston Dynamics robots dance to 'Don't Stop Me Now' for 'America's Got Talent' audition
A dance crew of four-legged robots from Boston Dynamics appeared on "America's Got Talent" to perform a synchronized routine to Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now."
June 13, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

MIPS and Cyient Semiconductors Collaborate to Bring Custom RISC-V-Based Intelligent Power Solutions to AI Power Delivery, Industrial Robotics, and Automotive
Cyient Semiconductors Private Limited, a fast-growing custom silicon company based in Hyderabad, and MIPS, a global leader in RISC-V processor IP, today announced a strategic collaboration to develop domain-optimized ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) and ASSP (application-specific standard product) solutions that leverage the MIPS Atlas portfolio of advanced, efficient processor IP.
June 13, 2025 — Source

New cooling tech could curb data centers' rising energy demands
Engineers created a fiber membrane that passively cools electronics, boosting energy efficiency and cutting water use in data centers and other systems.
June 13, 2025 — Source

Simple solution yields ultra-thin tin sulfide sheets for next-generation electronics
A team of researchers from Tohoku University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and Cambridge University have demonstrated a new way to make a unique material called tin sulfide (SnS), which can help build better and more compact electronic devices.
June 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 9th, 2025

3D SiOx-Embedded Porous Carbon Nanofiber Hosts for Dendrite-Free Lithium Batteries
In a recent study published in Small, researchers introduced a three-dimensional, freestanding porous carbon nanofiber (PCNF) structure embedded with silicon oxide (SiOx), designed to address critical challenges in lithium-metal batteries (LMBs).
June 9, 2025 — Source

First surface-emitting laser using quantum dots targets optical fiber communications
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan, in collaboration with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony), has developed the world's first practical surface-emitting laser that employs quantum dot (QD) as the optical gain medium for use in optical fiber communication systems.
June 9, 2025 — Source

Germany's chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here's why he's wrong
People in Germany have taken the idea of a work-life balance too far. To get their economy back on track, they must work more.
June 9, 2025 — Source

Modeling electric response of materials, a million atoms at a time
Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a machine learning framework that can predict with quantum-level accuracy how materials respond to electric fields, up to the scale of a million atoms—vastly accelerating simulations beyond quantum mechanical methods, which can model only a few hundred atoms at a time.
June 9, 2025 — Source or Source

Single-sensor 3D microphone enables robots to locate humans in noisy environments
A research team has developed a novel auditory technology that allows the recognition of human positions using only a single microphone. This technology facilitates sound-based interaction between humans and robots, even in noisy factory environments.
June 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 6th, 2025

Colorful SMART 900 Mini PC Launches with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Processor
Colorful has released the SMART 900 Mini PC, a small yet powerful machine built around AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. This mini PC packs advanced hardware into a compact 4-liter chassis made from anodized aluminum. The metal body not only looks sleek but also helps with heat dissipation, allowing the system to stay cool and operate quietly even when running demanding workloads. At the heart of the SMART 900 is the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, which uses AMD's Zen 5 architecture.
June 6, 2025 — Source

Here's What China's Advanced Humanoid Robots Can Do
As part of its larger industrial transformation strategy, China is making a bold claim on the future of robotics by developing AI-powered humanoid robots at a rapid pace. These robots are being positioned as a key component of China's strategy to future-proof its manufacturing base in the face of growing labor costs, an aging workforce, and geopolitical tensions.
June 6, 2025 — Source

Lifeblood for Pacific Islands Threatened as Warming Ocean Drives Tuna East
Residents of small Pacific island nations rely on tuna for local jobs and foreign fishing fees, which fund education, healthcare, roads and more. Amid climate change, fishermen have been working harder to catch fewer fish and it's getting worse.
June 6, 2025 — Source

Probiotic-powered dissolvable battery activates in acidic environments and leaves no toxic residue
In the "Mission: Impossible" films, superspy Ethan Hunt—played by Tom Cruise—gets orders from his superiors on various devices that self-destruct in five seconds. Could electronics disintegrate into nothing in real life? Binghamton University Professor Seokheun "Sean" Choi has researched disposable "papertronics" over the past 20 years, but the hardest part about making so-called transient electronics is the battery.
June 6, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 3rd, 2025

Advent of the topological quantum battery
Scientists have conducted a theoretical analysis demonstrating how a 'topological quantum battery' - an innovative device that leverages the topological properties of photonic waveguides and quantum effects of two-level atoms - could be efficiently designed.
June 3, 2025 — Source

Gaseous-Mediated Exfoliation of MXenes for Improved Tribovoltaics
A recent article in Nature Communications describes an electrochemical method for producing few-layer halogenated MXenes with preserved surface chemistry.
June 3, 2025 — Source

Scalable method creates self-healing, stretchable transistors and circuits
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of a wide range of increasingly sophisticated wearable and implantable devices, which can be used to monitor physiological signals or intervene with high precision in therapeutically targeted regions of the body. As these devices, particularly implantable ones, are typically designed to remain in changing biological environments for long periods of time, they should be biocompatible and capable of fixing themselves after they are damaged.
June 3, 2025 — Source

The UK awards $3.9 million to the University of St Andrews to develop stable blue solution-processable OLED emitters
The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded 2.9 million GBP (around $3.9 million USD) to a research group at the University of St Andrews led by Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman, to develop solution-processable stable and efficient blue OLED emitters, based on Prof. Zysman-Colman TADF OLED emitters research.
June 3, 2025 — Source

Vivo X Fold 5 Might Just Win the Battle for the Thinnest Foldable
Vivo just released a short and sweet teaser video showing off its latest foldable phone. It compared the weight of the upcoming Vivo X Fold 5 to last year's X Fold 3, and we see that the new iteration is much lighter. We also got a slew of rumored specs, and they show that it will be a formidable phone.
June 3, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 30th, 2025

Exploiting the full potential of multiferroic materials for magnetic memory devices
Researchers demonstrate a new strategy for magnetization reversal in multiferroic materials, opening pathways to more energy-efficient electronics.
May 30, 2025 — Source or Source

N-substituted MXenes offer exceptional high-frequency EMI shielding
Researchers announced the successful synthesis of high-purity, tunable nitrogen-substituted MAX precursors and the resultant MXene two-dimensional materials - a first in the world.
May 30, 2025 — Source

Plaud Note review: Smart, simple AI transcription in a tiny package
The Plaude Note Black is a compact voice recorder with built-in AI for automatic transcription.
May 30, 2025 — Source

Robot navigates high-speed parkour with autonomous movement planning
A team of roboticists and AI specialists at the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab in Korea has designed, built and successfully tested a four-legged robot that is capable of conducting high-speed parkour maneuvers
May 30, 2025 — Source

Single-atom catalysts change spin state when boosted by a magnetic field
Researchers proposed a completely novel strategy to apply an external magnetic field to modulate spin states, and thereby improve electrocatalytic performance.
May 30, 2025 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — May 28th, 2025

An energy-efficient, high-precision measurement system using waveform similarity
Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed an energy-efficient and high-precision measurement system leveraging the inherent similarity between waveforms generated by the same type of signal source.
May 28, 2025 — Source

New Bilayer Graphene Model Achieves Controllable Semiconductivity
Researchers from the Complutense University, coordinated by Professor Nazario Martín, and the University of Malaga, led by Casado Cordón, have developed a new molecular model of bilayer graphene with controllable rotation. Published in Nature Chemistry, the study demonstrates how this rotational control can be used to regulate conductivity and explore semiconducting behavior.
May 28, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 27th, 2025

New study on the global race for future battery technologies
To analyze global competition in future battery technologies for electric vehicles, a research team compared patents and innovation strategies from China, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.
May 27, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 23rd, 2025

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity
Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical charge.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Mapping energy loss in power electronics using diamond quantum sensors
Magnetic microscopy over a wide frequency range could help improve the performance of soft magnetic materials in power electronics.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Moving pictures: Researchers use movies to diagnose EV battery failure
Charging electric-vehicle batteries in Ithaca's frigid winter can be tough, and freezing temperatures also decrease the driving range. Hot weather can be just as challenging, leading to decomposition of battery materials and, possibly, catastrophic failure.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Quantum eyes on energy loss: Diamond quantum imaging can enable next-gen power electronics
Improving energy conversion efficiency in power electronics is vital for a sustainable society, with wide-bandgap semiconductors like GaN and SiC power devices offering advantages due to their high-frequency capabilities. However, energy losses in passive components at high frequencies hinder efficiency and miniaturization. This underscores the need for advanced soft magnetic materials with lower energy losses.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Scientists use AI and X-ray vision to gain insight into battery electrolyte
Scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to help them understand how zinc-ion batteries work - and potentially how to make them more efficient for future energy storage needs.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Upgraded design enables blue OLEDs to match green OLEDs in efficiency and lifespan
Blue phosphorescent OLEDs can now last as long as the green phosphorescent OLEDs already in devices, University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated, paving the way for further improving the energy efficiency of OLED screens.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Vermiculite Nanosheets: A Natural Route to Wide Band-Gap Antiferromagnetic Semiconductors
In a study recently published in npj 2D Materials & Applications, researchers explored whether the mineral vermiculite can be processed into atomically thin nanosheets with both semiconducting behavior and antiferromagnetic properties, specifically those with wide band gaps and antiferromagnetic order.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 22nd, 2025

A newly discovered type of superconductor is also a magnet
Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water—or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists is challenging this century-old assumption.
May 22, 2025 — Source

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that can conduct electricity
A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, University of Michigan researchers have discovered—upending assumptions that the material class is exclusively insulating.
May 22, 2025 — Source

Advancements in (Ca,Ba)ZrS₃ solar cells using innovative spinel hole transport layers
Solar power has long been a beacon of hope in our pursuit of clean energy. However, the road to sustainable, high-efficiency photovoltaics has been riddled with roadblocks such as toxicity and instability in widely used lead halide perovskites. Could we engineer a solar cell that delivers not just high performance, but also durability, stability and environmental safety?
May 22, 2025 — Source

Corsair Void Wireless v2 Gaming Headset Review - Immersive Sound, All-Day Comfort
The Corsair Void Wireless v2 is a fantastic option for those who want immersive gaming audio backed up by comfort and a long-lasting battery.
May 22, 2025 — Source

Geometric adjustment helps boost efficiency and durability of perovskite photovoltaic cells
Perovskite solar cells are shaping up to be one of the most promising elements in the future of solar energy. Lighter, more flexible and potentially cheaper than current silicon-based cells, these photoelectric cells are still saddled by a major challenge: their low stability over time.
May 22, 2025 — Source

Researchers Discover 'Intercrystals'—A New Frontier in Electronic Materials
Researchers at Rutgers University--New Brunswick have identified a new class of materials called intercrystals that could play a key role in powering future technologies.
May 22, 2025 — Source or Source

Tiny magnetic whirls could help power the next generation of smart technology
A new study reveals a fresh way to control and track the motion of skyrmions - tiny, tornado-like magnetic swirls that could power future electronics.
May 22, 2025 — Source

Why Do Light Bulbs Pop Or Explode, And Can It Happen To LEDs?
Having a light bulb explode in your home can be quite startling. You're just sitting on your couch, watching TV, and all of a sudden, you hear a loud boom and find that you'll be needing to clean up a bunch of glass that has fallen into your carpet. There are many different reasons as to why you might have a light bulb explode, from manufacturing errors to freak occurrences to just pure user error.
May 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 13th, 2025

Alienware Area-51 Review: One Super-Clean Beast Of A Gaming PC
Alienware completely revamped its classic gaming PC with the latest high-powered hardware and an effective cooling solution that takes a novel approach to airflow.
May 13, 2025 — Source

Femtosecond laser repairs laser-induced graphene and improves its performance in water purification and electronics
Atomic-scale laser treatment enhances laser-induced graphene for efficient electrothermal heating and water purification through improved conductivity and structure.
May 13, 2025 — Source

Nanophotonic sensing and label-free imaging of extracellular vesicles
Imaging-based nanophotonic sensors using dielectric and plasmonic metasurfaces enable sensitive, label-free detection of small molecules and extracellular vesicles.
May 13, 2025 — Source

Robotic hand moves objects with human-like grasp
A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming.
May 13, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

World's smallest self-powered bipedal robot achieves record speed and agility with simple mechanical design
At less than one and a half inches tall, roughly the same height as a LEGO minifigure, the world's smallest self-contained bipedal robot can self-start from standstill, walk faster than a half mile per hour, turn, skip, and ascend small steps with just the power of its on-board battery, actuator, and control system.
May 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 9th, 2025

7 productivity gadgets I can't live without (and why they make such a big difference)
These tech accessories made my home office more productive, more comfortable, and less chaotic. See what I added to my desk to stay focused and organized all day.
May 9, 2025 — Source

A recently realized ferroelectric topology in nanomembranes enables light field manipulation
Ferroelectrics are a class of materials that exhibit so-called spontaneous electric polarization, which is the separation of electric charges that can be reversed when an external electric field is applied to them. The dipole moments (i.e., pairs of equal and opposite charges) in these materials can sometimes be arranged in complex configurations known as topological textures.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Advancing energy storage with a supercapacitor that overcomes conventional limitations
The newly developed technology overcomes the limitations of existing supercapacitors by utilizing an innovative fiber structure composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes and the conductive polymer polyaniline.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Bringing superconducting nanostructures to 3D
The move from two to three dimensions can have a significant impact on how a system behaves, whether it is folding a sheet of paper into a paper airplane or twisting a wire into a helical spring. At the nanoscale, 1,000 times smaller than a human hair, one approaches the fundamental length scales of, for example, quantum materials.
May 9, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Humanoid Robot Goes on Random Factory Rampage
Was the incident a result of sudden robot sentience? Probably not. Was it creepy nonetheless? Absolutely.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Novel material design enables pure-red perovskite LEDs with record-breaking performance
A team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has resolved a critical challenge in pure-red perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) by identifying and addressing the root cause of efficiency loss at high brightness.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Record-setting lithium-ion conductors: Researchers develop new material for solid-state batteries
Researchers at TUM and TUMint.Energy Research have taken a significant step towards improving solid-state batteries. They developed a new material made of lithium, antimony and scandium that conducts lithium ions more than 30% faster than any previously known material.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Researchers build next-gen swarm robots using simple linked particles
A joint research team from Seoul National University and Harvard University has developed a next-generation swarm robot system inspired by nature—capable of movement, exploration, transport, and cooperation, all without the need for precise sensors or centralized control.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Scientists develop next-gen energy storage technologies that enable high power and capacity simultaneously
A research team has developed a high-performance supercapacitor that is expected to become the next generation of energy storage devices. With details published in the journal Composites Part B: Engineering, the technology developed by the researchers overcomes the limitations of existing supercapacitors by utilizing an innovative fiber structure composed of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the conductive polymer polyaniline (PANI).
May 9, 2025 — Source

Stability solution brings carbyne closer to practical application
Carbyne's extreme strength and instability made it hard to study, but researchers may have found a way to produce it reliably for advanced electronics.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Warm metalworking turns brittle semiconductors into flexible, high-performance electronic films
Inorganic semiconductors form the backbone of modern electronics due to their excellent physical properties, including high carrier mobility, thermal stability, and well-defined energy band structures, which enable precise control over electrical conductivity. Unfortunately, their intrinsic brittleness has traditionally required the use of costly, complex processing methods like deposition and sputtering—which apply inorganic materials to rigid substrates and limit their suitability for flexible or wearable electronics.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Water-assisted microwave synthesis of porous COF materials for lithium-ion batteries
In our recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, our team from the National University of Singapore has developed a rapid and eco-friendly method for synthesizing imide-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) using a water-assisted microwave approach.
May 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 6th, 2025

10 Humanoid Robots from China: Designed to Transform Your Home and Workplace
What if your next coworker could assemble intricate machinery with pinpoint precision, or your household helper could whip up dinner while tidying the living room—all without ever needing a break?
May 6, 2025 — Source

Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions
The hospitality industry can leverage the gender characteristics of service robots to influence customers' decisions, according to new research from a team in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.
May 6, 2025 — Source or Source

Laser writing of electronics on flexible films
Researchers have used laser light to draw electronic circuits directly onto flexible films, sculpting 2D materials without chemicals, photolithography, or cleanrooms.
May 6, 2025 — Source

LYNX M20 : All-Terrain Robot Built for Extreme Environments
The LYNX M20 is the first wheeled-legged robot designed for industrial operations in extreme and hazardous terrains. Combining speed, agility, and advanced adaptability, it is engineered for tasks such as power inspection, emergency response, logistics, and scientific exploration.
May 6, 2025 — Source

Scientists reveal hidden interface in superconducting qubit material
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have uncovered an unexpected interface layer that may be hindering the performance of superconducting qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers.
May 6, 2025 — Source

Smart, stretchable and sustainable: The future of DLP-printed flexible devices
Flexible devices play a central role in next-generation technologies, from health monitoring to soft robotics. However, conventional manufacturing methods such as casting and lithography often fall short—they are costly, time-consuming, and struggle with design complexity and multifunctionality. Moreover, traditional materials like rigid polymers and non-stretchable conductors compromise both comfort and durability.
May 6, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 5th, 2025

Sanding away hidden insulation results in more reliable method to measure robotic touch reception
Researchers at Northwestern University and Israel's Tel Aviv University have overcome a major barrier to achieving a low-cost solution for advanced robotic touch. The authors argue that the problem that has been lurking in the margins of many papers about touch sensors lies in the robotic skin itself.
May 5, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 2nd, 2025

Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater
Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times to remove impurities, drawing on vast amounts of purified water and other chemicals.
May 2, 2025 — Source

China Unveils Nuclear Battery the Size of a Coin Able To Power Devices for 100 Years Without Charging
While the rest of the world is busy topping up their phones overnight, China is quietly rewriting energy rules. In a development that sounds more like science fiction than science fact, Chinese researchers have introduced a nuclear battery small enough to fit on a coin—yet powerful enough to run for up to a century without a single recharge.
May 2, 2025 — Source

Cyborg cicadas play Pachelbel's Canon
Such insect-computer hybrid speakers might one day be used to transmit warnings in emergencies.
May 2, 2025 — Source

Graphene-based electronic nose uses AI for analysis
This technology converts scent molecules into electrical signals and trains AI models on their unique patterns. It holds great promise for applications in personalized healthcare, the cosmetics industry, and environmental monitoring.
May 2, 2025 — Source

New database of materials accelerates electronics innovation
A massive new database of dielectric material properties could speed up the development of electronics like smartphones and energy storage systems.
May 2, 2025 — Source

Robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile navigation more efficient
Delivery robots made by companies such as Starship Technologies and Kiwibot autonomously make their way along city streets and through neighborhoods.
May 2, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 28th, 2025

Can You Mix And Match Ryobi Batteries Of The Same Voltage?
Ryobi is widely considered to be one of the best power tool manufacturers on the market, providing a wide range of products that are useful for everything from yard care and home maintenance to carpentry and automotive repair. One of the ways the company manages to keep these power tools affordable is through the interchangeable nature of its lithium-ion battery systems.
April 28, 2025 — Source

Do Batteries Use AC Or DC Current? (And Why Does It Matter?)
The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and developed the theory of electrical current. He found that it was possible to chemically produce electricity and have it flow uniformly through a conductor in a closed circuit.
April 28, 2025 — Source

Improving Aqueous Zn-I2 Batteries with MOF-Derived Carbon
A recent study published in Advanced Science reports a strategy to improve aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries. These batteries are valued for their low cost, safety, and long cycle life. Despite these advantages, poor iodine conductivity and the shuttle effect limit their practical use.
April 28, 2025 — Source

MIT's tiny hopping robot is designed to go places humans can't
Combining a spring-based jump with wing control, the robot can adapt to surfaces like ice, glass, and uneven ground.
April 28, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 25th, 2025

An earth-abundant mineral for sustainable spintronics
Iron-rich hematite, commonly found in rocks and soil, turns out to have magnetic properties that make it a promising material for ultrafast next-generation computing.
April 25, 2025 — Source or Source

Apple to strip not-so-secret robotics unit from struggling AI chief John Giannandrea
Apple will transfer its not-so-secret robotics unit from the oversight of its struggling AI chief, John Giannandrea, to the hardware division later this month, sources say, marking another restructuring as the company's AI challenges mount. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News that the robotics unit will be placed under Senior Vice President John Ternus, who oversees hardware engineering.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Hey, what are these curved green flashes above my polymer semiconductor?
In every scientific discovery in the movies, a scientist observes something unexpected, scratches the side of his or her forehead and says "hmmmmm." In just such a moment in real life, scientists from Canada observed unexpected flashes of curved green light from a red light-emitting polymer above its surface. The flashes were reminiscent of the colored arcs that auroras take above Earth's poles, providing a clue as to their provenance.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Observing the ultrafast electrical charging of liquids
Researchers used a light-based technique to observe the fast formation of electrical double layers, validating models for membranes and energy storage devices.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Using the skin's electrical conductance to track sweat loss during both physical and mental activities
Over the past decades, electronics engineers have developed a wide range of wearable devices that can be used to track some physiological processes and collect health or fitness-related data. These devices rely on miniature sensors that can pick up different signals, such as heart rate, blood oxygen levels and body temperature.
April 25, 2025 — Source

What Happens To A Battery When It Expires? Understanding Shelf Life & Self-Discharge
At a glance, the many disposable and rechargeable batteries available from various brands seem like the perfect energy storage solution. They're compact, they're consistent, and in the case of rechargeables, you can use them over and over again. However, there is one major consistent problem with batteries that prevents us from relying on them exclusively: they eventually expire.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 22nd, 2025

Cephalopod skin inspires programmable 3D soft robotics and displays
Magnetic composite with stiffness control allows programmable 3D shape shifting for use in soft robots, tactile interfaces, and reconfigurable displays.
April 22, 2025 — Source

Researchers attain coherent control of a hybrid quantum network node
Quantum technologies, which operate leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, have the potential to outperform their classical counterparts in some optimization and computational tasks. These technologies include so-called quantum networks, systems designed to transmit information between interconnected nodes and process it, using quantum phenomena such as entanglement and superposition.
April 22, 2025 — Source

Self-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Phototransistors for Infrared Detection
A recent study published in Advanced Electronic Materials introduces a self-aligned gate architecture for carbon nanotube (CNT)-based phototransistors designed for shortwave infrared (SWIR) detection.
April 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 20th, 2025

Images: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
In one small step for robot-kind—thousands of them, really—humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday.
April 20, 2025 — Source

This Tiny Robot Is Part Bee, Part Crane Fly—and It Finally Has Solid Legs
Harvard's RoboBee will one day conduct artificial pollination and survey disaster zones, but first it has to stop crash landing.
April 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 17th, 2025

Finger-shaped tactile sensor advances robotic touch with multi-directional force detection and material identification
The development of increasingly sophisticated sensors can facilitate the advancement of various technologies, including robots, security systems, virtual reality (VR) equipment and sophisticated prosthetics. Multimodal tactile sensors, which can pick up different types of touch-related information (e.g., pressure, texture and type of material), are among the most promising for applications that can benefit from the artificial replication of the human sense of touch.
April 17, 2025 — Source

Smaller, smarter building blocks for future quantum technology
Scientists at EPFL have made a breakthrough in designing arrays of resonators, the basic components that power quantum technologies. This innovation could create smaller, more precise quantum devices.
April 17, 2025 — Source

Thermic Edge Launches Advanced ALD System for Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing
At Thermic Edge, we're proud to introduce our new Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) System, designed to accelerate the integration of 2D materials into next-generation semiconductor devices, including high-mobility transistors, memory, and optoelectronics.
April 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 14th, 2025

3D superconducting nanobridges enable reconfigurable quantum state control
Reconfigurable superconducting nanobridges allow spatial control over quantum and classical states, enabling flexible layouts for nanoscale quantum circuit design.
April 14, 2025 — Source

Chipolo's newest AirTag competitor works with both Apple and Google's finding networks
Chipolo, the maker of AirTag-like devices, on Monday introduced the latest version of its product. Now, instead of offering models that only work with either Apple or Google's lost-item finding technology, the new Chipolo POP devices work with both companies' finding networks out of the box.
April 14, 2025 — Source

Engineers discovered a way to move heat ultrafast using crystal waves, offering a breakthrough in cooling advanced electronics.

Cooler faster better: Engineers uncover a new way to stop electronics from overheating
University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
April 14, 2025 — Source

Noctiluca's new proprietary material shows excellent test results
Noctiluca, technology company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has developed a breakthrough material for use on one of the OLED display layers. In laboratory tests in Korea, NCEIL-4 demonstrated a 15-fold increase in blue pixel lifespan while reducing power consumption. "This could be an important step forward in the ongoing race for blue in the OLED market," says Mariusz Bosiak, the company's CEO.
April 14, 2025 — Source

Robotics meets the culinary arts
RoboCake is ready. This edible robotic cake is the result of a collaboration between researchers from EPFL (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne), the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) and pastry chefs and food scientists from EHL in Lausanne.
April 14, 2025 — Source

Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab
Its performance isn't great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion.
April 14, 2025 — Source or Source

Water-based battery offers 2,000-cycle stability
A team of chemical and biomolecular engineers, physicists and battery specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has developed a water-based battery that offers 2,000-cycle stability.
April 14, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 11th, 2025

A new frontier in spintronics: Antiferromagnetic quasicrystals unveiled
Quasicrystals (QCs) are fascinating solid materials that exhibit an intriguing atomic arrangement. Unlike regular crystals, in which atomic arrangements have an ordered repeating pattern, QCs display long-range atomic order that is not periodic. Due to this 'quasiperiodic' nature, QCs have unconventional symmetries that are absent in conventional crystals.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology
Lithium-ion batteries are the dominant energy storage technology powering everything from portable electronics to electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. However, the demand for higher energy density, faster charging, and longer lifespans necessitates continuous innovation.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Pt nano-catalyst with graphene pockets enhances fuel cell durability and efficiency
The manufacturing and deployment of hybrid and electric vehicles is on the rise, contributing to ongoing efforts to decarbonize the transport industry. While cars and smaller vehicles can be powered using lithium batteries, electrifying heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks and large buses, has so far proved much more challenging.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Tree gum can sustainably supercharge supercapacitor lifespan
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more eco-friendly supercapacitors, researchers say.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Ultra-thin cooling solution for mobile devices unlocks slimmer, high-performance technology
Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an innovative cooling device—an ultra-thin loop heat pipe—that significantly improves heat control for electronic components in smartphones and tablets. This breakthrough successfully manages heat levels generated during intensive smartphone usage, potentially enabling the development of even thinner mobile devices capable of running demanding applications without overheating or impeding performance.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 7th, 2025

Meet CORLEO: Kawasaki's Hydrogen-Powered Robotic Horse
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has unveiled the CORLEO, a hydrogen-powered robot horse concept, at the Osaka Kai Expo on April 5, 2025. This ambitious creation is designed to mimic the agility and movement of a real horse, offering a glimpse into the future of robotics. Although currently existing only as a CGI concept, the CORLEO has captured global attention by showcasing how robotics could redefine mobility and navigate challenging terrains with precision.
April 7, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 4th, 2025

Iron nitride's magnetoelastic properties show potential for flexible spintronics
The field of spintronics, which integrates the charge and spin properties of electrons to develop electronic devices with enhanced functionality and energy efficiency, has expanded into new applications.
April 4, 2025 — Source

New approach reliably integrates 2D semiconductors with dielectrics
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials could enable the development of smaller yet highly performing electronic components, thus contributing to the advancement of a variety of devices. While significant strides have been made in the synthesis of 2D semiconductors with advanced electronic properties, their clean transfer onto substrates and reliable integration in real devices has so far proved challenging.
April 4, 2025 — Source

Q&A: Fruit flies are a major source of inspiration in robotics
Researchers at EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. EPFL spoke with Ramdya about the exciting prospects for robotics.
April 4, 2025 — Source

Tactile sensors are less important than the order of learning experiences for robotic hands, study shows
How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? The challenge for the human, prosthetic or robotic hand has always been to correctly learn to control the fingers to exert forces on an object.
April 4, 2025 — Source

The Nobel-Winning Material at the Heart of Samsung QLEDs [Interview on Real Quantum Dots Part 1.]
"One of the reasons Samsung focused on quantum dots is their exceptionally narrow peaks of the emission spectrum."
April 4, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 2nd, 2025

Redox flow battery achieves energy efficiency of 87.9% and longer cycling life with new catalytic electrode
A team of materials scientists, chemical engineers, and environmental scientists affiliated with a host of institutions in China has developed a redox flow battery (RFB) with 87.9% energy efficiency, which can also last for 850 cycles. In their project, published in the journal Nature Communications, the group developed a new kind of catalytic electrode to improve the efficiency of the battery.
April 2, 2025 — Source

Scientists unveil new way to electrically control spin for ultra-compact devices using altermagnetic quantum materials
Spintronics, an emerging field of technology, exploits the spin of electrons rather than their charge to process and store information. Spintronics could lead to faster, more power-efficient computers and memory devices. However, most spintronic systems require magnetic fields to control spin, which is challenging in ultracompact device integration due to unwanted interference between components.
April 2, 2025 — Source

What Are Sodium-Ion Batteries? (And Will They Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries?)
These days, batteries are found in just about every electronic device you could imagine. From phones to lawn mowers to cars, the items that make life in the modern world happen to do so with a battery of some kind behind them. Regardless of their use, most batteries on the market today are of the lithium-ion variety.
April 2, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 31st, 2025

Defect removal technique paves the way for faster, low-power semiconductors
A research team, led by Professor Jimin Kwon from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Yong-Young Noh and his research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, reports a new technology to eliminate defects in molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a promising candidate for the next generation of semiconductor materials, at a temperature of 200°C.
March 31, 2025 — Source

Programmable pixels could advance infrared light applications
Without the ability to control infrared light waves, autonomous vehicles wouldn't be able to quickly map their environment and keep "eyes" on the cars and pedestrians around them; augmented reality couldn't display realistic 3D displays; doctors would lose an important tool for early cancer detection. Dynamic light control allows for upgrades to many existing systems, but complexities associated with fabricating programmable thermal devices hinder availability.
March 31, 2025 — Source

The hidden superconducting state in NbSe₂: Shedding layers and gaining insights
Researchers have discovered an unexpected superconducting transition in extremely thin films of niobium diselenide. Publishing in Nature Communications, they found that when these films become thinner than six atomic layers, superconductivity no longer spreads evenly throughout the material, but instead becomes confined to its surface.
March 31, 2025 — Source

Time-resolved photoluminescence unlocks nanoscale insights into surface-modified metal oxide semiconductors
In the quest for next-generation energy, sensing, and pigment technologies, semiconducting metal oxides like titanium dioxide have emerged as essential materials due to their abundance, stability, and intriguing photophysical properties. But there's a catch: Their surfaces—where most chemical interactions occur—often behave unpredictably, limiting their performance in applications ranging from photocatalysis to solar energy harvesting.
March 31, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 28th, 2025

Advancing semiconductor devices for AI: Single transistor acts like neuron and synapse
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated that a single, standard silicon transistor, the fundamental building block of microchips used in computers, smartphones and almost every electronic system, can function like a biological neuron and synapse when operated in a specific, unconventional way.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Carbon Nanohoop Technology Enables Efficient and Controlled Iron Release
Researchers from the Universities of Amsterdam and Zurich have collaborated to create a novel molecular system that enables the controlled release of iron. This breakthrough was achieved by combining ferrocene, a molecular structure that encapsulates an iron atom, with a carbon-based nanohoop.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Light-Driven Plasmonic Microrobots for Nanoparticle Manipulation
A recent study published in Nature Communications presents a new microrobotic platform designed to improve the precision and versatility of nanoparticle manipulation using light. Led by Jin Qin and colleagues, the research addresses limitations in traditional optical methods and introduces a microrobot powered by plasmonic nanomotors.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Redefining the transistor: The ideal building block for Artificial Intelligence
Researchers demonstrate that a single transistor can mimic neural and synaptic behaviors, bringing brain-inspired computing closer to reality.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 24th, 2025

Engineered Nanoclusters for Enhanced Stability in Hydrogen Evolution
An international team of researchers from Seoul National University, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), and Kookmin University has developed an advanced electrochemical catalyst that could significantly contribute to sustainable hydrogen production.
March 24, 2025 — Source

Harnessing nature's fractals for flexible electronics: Biomimetic fabrication technique uses leaf skeletons as templates
By using leaf skeletons as templates, researchers harnessed nature's intrinsic hierarchical fractal structures to improve the performance of flexible electronic devices. Wearable sensors and electronic skins are examples of flexible electronics.
March 24, 2025 — Source

Phosphorene nanoribbons show magnetic and semiconducting behavior
Room-temperature magnetic and electronic traits make phosphorene nanoribbons promising for next-gen, energy-efficient nanoelectronics.
March 24, 2025 — Source

Using niobium tungsten oxide to allow lithium batteries to charge faster
A team of engineers, chemists and materials scientists in China and the U.S. has found a material that can be used to dramatically speed up charging time for lithium batteries without loss of capacity.
March 24, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 21st, 2025

1X will test humanoid robots in 'a few hundred' homes in 2025
Norwegian robotics startup 1X plans to start early tests of its humanoid robot, Neo Gamma, in "a few hundred to a few thousand" homes by the end of 2025, according to the company's CEO, Bernt Børnich.
March 21, 2025 — Source

Boston Dynamics' Atlas can run and cartwheel like a human now - and it's stunning
Atlas has breakdance moves too. See for yourself.
March 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 17th, 2025

Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to soft, wiggly robots
We move thanks to coordination among many skeletal muscle fibers, all twitching and pulling in sync. While some muscles align in one direction, others form intricate patterns, helping parts of the body move in multiple ways.
March 17, 2025 — Source

Kyulux to Present at ICDT 2025, Showcasing Latest Hyperfluorescence OLED Advancements
Kyulux will present at ICDT 2025, taking place at the prestigious Xiamen Fliport C&E Center in Xiamen, China. The talk entitled "High-Performance Hyperfluorescence for Diverse Color Spaces" will be held on March 25th, 2025, from 8:30 to 8:50 AM (Beijing Time), during Session 46.1.
March 17, 2025 — Source

New DJI Dock 3 Transforming Automated Drone Operations for Industries
The DJI Dock 3, in combination with the Matrice 40 series drones, is transforming the landscape of automated drone operations. Designed to excel in all-weather conditions and remote, high-precision tasks, this system sets a benchmark for efficiency and reliability. Whether used for infrastructure inspections, emergency response management, or critical data collection, the DJI Dock 3 offers advanced capabilities tailored to meet diverse operational requirements.
March 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 14th, 2025

When a robot becomes the boss: Exploring authority, obedience and relationships with machines
How does a robot perform as a boss at work? The results of research by Polish scientists published in Cognition, Technology & Work suggest that while robots can command obedience, they are not as proficient at it as humans. The level of obedience towards them is generally lower than towards human authority figures, and work efficiency under the supervision of a robot is lower.
March 14, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 13th, 2025

A new kind of Hall effect: Physicists reveal potential of noncollinear antiferromagnets in spintronics
A team of researchers led by Colorado State University graduate student Luke Wernert and Associate Professor Hua Chen has discovered a new kind of Hall effect that could enable more energy-efficient electronic devices.
March 13, 2025 — Source

ATLANT 3D Secures $15 M Series A+ as Demand Grows for its Atomic Layer Processing Technology
ATLANT 3D, whose atomic-scale manufacturing technology enables precise development of advanced materials and devices for optics, photonics, microelectronics, quantum computing, sensors, and space applications, today announced a $15 M Series A+ funding round led by West Hill Capital.
March 13, 2025 — Source

Nano-spring technology boosts battery durability and energy density
A research team has developed technology that could dramatically increase the lifespan and energy density of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.
March 13, 2025 — Source or Source

Revealing the hidden symmetries of a superconductor
A possible method for probing the properties of exotic particles that exist on the surfaces of an unusual type of superconductor has been theoretically proposed by two RIKEN physicists.
March 13, 2025 — Source

This fanless PC has four HDMI ports, up to 64GB of RAM, and support for two SSDs
The Maxtang SXRL-20 is a compact, fanless computer designed for digital signage applications, but it could also be a good fit for some home users thanks to its support for user-replaceable memory and storage, better-than-bottom-of-the-line processor, and silent operation.
March 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 12th, 2025

Anton Paar Introduces Lovis 2001: Precision and Versatility for Viscosity Measurement of Low-Viscous Samples
Anton Paar is proud to announce the release of Lovis 2001, a state-of-the-art rolling-ball viscometer, designed for laboratories requiring precise viscosity measurements, especially for low-viscosity and shear-sensitive liquids. Based on the Hoeppler falling ball principle, but equipped with an adjustable measurement angle, Lovis 2001 delivers all polymer-specific parameters by default and offers automation and modularity.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Magnetic and semiconducting properties of phosphorene nanoribbons confirmed at room temperature
Researchers demonstrate how phosphorene nanoribbons' magnetic properties interact with light, paving the way for new quantum technologies.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Phosphorene nanoribbons shown to exhibit magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature
Scientists have long suspected that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs)—thin pieces of black phosphorus, only a few nanometers wide—might exhibit unique magnetic and semiconducting properties, but proving this has been difficult.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Researchers print high-resolution 3D microstructures using MXene
Researchers have developed a binder-free 3D printing method for MXene, enabling high-resolution microstructures with enhanced conductivity and electromagnetic shielding.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Taking inspiration from the human brain to create a new class of intelligent, light-powered devices
Researchers developed a nanoscale quantum resonant tunnelling diode that mimics a sensory neuron, detecting light, processing data, and converting it into electrical signals in one device.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Unveiling the intermolecular mechanisms behind OEM dissolution in organic batteries
A new study has revealed significant insights into the intermolecular mechanisms involved in the dissolution of organic electrode materials (OEMs) within electrolytes during battery cycling tests.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Where to sell your used and unwanted gadgets
There are lots of ways to make a buck off your old stuff.
March 12, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 11th, 2025

From pantyhose to power cells, nylon gives lithium batteries a leg up
Researchers claim efficiency boost plus reduction in environmental harm
March 11, 2025 — Source

Mistakes Everyone Makes With Lithium Batteries (And How To Avoid Them)
Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last longer, and continually cheaper to make — essentially, better in every way. But even though they've become a cornerstone of the consumer electronics and EV markets, they're not perfect.
March 11, 2025 — Source

Topological insulator nanowires reveal superconducting effect, bringing topological quantum computing closer to reality
Physicists at the University of Cologne have taken an important step forward in the pursuit of topological quantum computing by demonstrating the first-ever observation of Crossed Andreev Reflection (CAR) in topological insulator (TI) nanowires.
March 11, 2025 — Source

Water movement on surfaces makes more electric charge than expected
Researchers from RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have discovered that water generates an electrical charge up to 10 times greater than previously understood when it moves across a surface.
March 11, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — March 10th, 2025

2D semiconductor sensor: Gold nanoparticles boost optical signal efficiency
Next-generation imaging technology is rapidly expanding beyond smartphones into intelligent devices, robotics, extended reality (XR) devices, health care, CCTV, and various other industries. At the core of these technological advances are highly efficient, ultra-compact image sensors that convert light signals into electrical signals. Image sensors capture and process visual information from objects and environments, enabling precise reconstruction of their shape, size, and spatial position.
March 10, 2025 — Source

A high-performance sensor based on two-dimensional semiconductor
Researchers have successfully developed an innovative electrode material called Conductive-Bridge Interlayer Contact (CBIC), enabling the realization of a 2D semiconductor-based image sensor with high optical signal efficiency.
March 10, 2025 — Source

Enhanced Printable Graphene Inks Using Polypropylene Carbonate for Flexible Electronics
A recent study published in Communications Materials explored the development of printable graphene inks using polypropylene carbonate (PPC) as a dispersant.
March 10, 2025 — Source

Spaceo Industrial Humanoid Robot Unveiled by Muks Robotics
Muks Robotics introduces Spaceo, an advanced industrial humanoid robot developed in India, designed to enhance AI-driven automation with human-like precision. Spaceo combines robust physical capabilities with intelligent AI systems to perform a wide range of tasks efficiently and adaptively.
March 10, 2025 — Source

Unlocking the secrets of phase transitions in quantum hardware
Phase transitions, like water freezing into ice, are a familiar part of our world. But in quantum systems, they can behave even more dramatically, with quantum properties such as Heisenberg uncertainty playing a central role. Furthermore, spurious effects can cause the systems to lose, or dissipate, energy to the environment. When they happen, these "dissipative phase transitions" (DPTs) push quantum systems into new states.
March 10, 2025 — Source or Source

Unraveling the mystery of high-temperature superconductors from first principles
Ever since their discovery almost four decades ago, high-temperature superconductors have fascinated scientists and engineers alike. These materials, primarily cuprates, defy classical understanding because they conduct electricity without resistance at temperatures far higher than traditional superconductors. Yet despite decades of research, we still don't have a clear, comprehensive microscopic picture of how superconductivity emerges in these complex materials.
March 10, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 9th, 2025

Electrical Tape Colors: What Do They Mean?
If you closely observe an electrician's tool backpack or the electrician's tool belt, you'll mainly find two things in it. First, there are some good-quality hand tools as well as power tools from brands like Bauer. Secondly, there are colorful rolls of tape.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Japan's service robot market projected to triple in five years
Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 8th, 2025

New Battery Harvests Energy From Radioactive Nuclear Waste
The battery uses solar power generated by crystals that emit light when they absorb radiation.
March 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 28th, 2025

Asymmetric ether solvents enhance Li-metal battery charging and stability
To fuel the future advancement of the electronics industry, engineers will need to develop batteries that can be charged quickly, have higher energy densities (i.e., can store more energy) and last longer. Among the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which power most devices on the market today, are lithium-metal batteries (LMBs).
February 28, 2025 — Source

Development of 'transparent stretchable substrate' without image distortion could revolutionize next-generation displays
Overcoming Poisson's ratio enables fully transparent, distortion-free, non-deformable display substrates.
February 28, 2025 — Source

Factory begins trial for humanoid robots that can build more of themselves
Robots building more robots, what could go wrong?
February 28, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 18th, 2025

Innovative strategy enhances energy storage in antiferroelectric materials
The study, conducted by researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, and the University of Wollongong, introduces the antipolar frustration strategy, which significantly improves the performance of dielectric capacitors that are crucial for high-power devices requiring fast charge and discharge rates.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Optimizing Energy Harvesting with Granular Triboelectric Nanogenerators
A recent study published in Small examines how different bead sizes and materials affect the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), focusing on their effectiveness and stability as energy-harvesting devices.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Light from artificial atoms: Advancing quantum systems with superconducting circuits
Many objects that we normally deal with in quantum physics are only visible with special microscopes—individual molecules or atoms, for example. However, the quantum objects that Elena Redchenko works with at the Institute for Atomic and Subatomic Physics at TU Wien can even be seen with the naked eye (with a little effort): They are hundreds of micrometers in size. Still tiny by human standards but gigantic in terms of quantum physics.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Nanoscale technique uses atomic vibrations to show how quantum materials behave at interfaces
Scientists are racing to develop new materials for quantum technologies in computing and sensing for ultraprecise measurements. For these future technologies to transition from the laboratory to real-world applications, a much deeper understanding is needed of the behavior near surfaces, especially those at interfaces between materials.
February 18, 2025 — Source or Source

New microactuator driving system could give microdrones a jump-start
An innovative circuit design could enable miniature devices, such as microdrones and other microrobotics, to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact. Using miniaturized solid-state batteries, the circuit combines high energy density with an ultra lightweight design.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Powering the future - ultrathin films are revolutionizing electrical conductivity
Researchers find a way to preserve the electrical properties of complex materials even at the nanoscale.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 17th, 2025

Apple humanoid robot could have one huge advantage, as Meta announces its project
A new report suggests that Apple and Meta could end up competing in the humanoid robots field. The social media company is said to be making "significant investment" in this product category, with a focus on household chores.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Hexagonal Boron Nitride Atomristors: A Low-Power Solution for Neuromorphic Computing
A recent study published in npj 2D Materials and Applications explores hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) atomristors, highlighting their notable memory window, low leakage current, and minimal power consumption. These features make them a promising candidate for energy-efficient neuromorphic computing.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Leafbot: A soft robot that conquers challenging terrains
Soft robotics is an emerging field in the robotic world with promising adaptability in navigating unstructured environments. Where traditional robots struggle with unpredictable terrains, soft robots are advancing in their navigational skills due to their high-end flexibility.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Meta is developing humanoid robots designed for household chores
They're at least two years away from launch
February 17, 2025 — Source

Pressure-driven phase transition induces simultaneous negative photoconductivity and superconductivity
A research team led by Prof. Wang Xianlong and Dr. Wang Pei from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a concurrent negative photoconductivity (NPC) and superconductivity in PbSe0.5Te0.5 by pressure-induced structure transition.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 14th, 2025

Apple Looking Into Both Humanoid and Non-Humanoid Robots: Analyst
Another sign points to Apple getting into the robot game.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Meta Is Looking to Get Into the AI Humanoid Robot Business
Maybe Mark Zuckerberg has just been a prototype for this project this whole time.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Mini flow battery speeds energy storage research
Sometimes, in order to go big, you first have to go small. That's what researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have done with their latest innovation in energy storage.
February 14, 2025 — Source

MRI reveals real-time metal-ion dissolution in lithium batteries, offering insights into performance decline
Many of the devices that make modern life convenient and efficient rely on rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries, one of the more common types used, are low cost and work at a high operating voltage, which makes them ideal for many electronic devices and electric vehicles. However, they have recurring issues with declining performance over repeated use and there are rising concerns about the safety of using these batteries as they age.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Novel transparent ceramics extend life of semiconductor etching equipment
A research team has successfully developed a new composition and processing technology for transparent plasma-resistant high-entropy ceramics. This innovation is the first of its kind in the world and is designed to extend the lifespan of internal components in semiconductor etching equipment while reducing contamination particles during the semiconductor manufacturing process.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Shining a light on magnetic structure
A novel technique for identifying magnetic ordering in antiferromagnets could improve electronics.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Stretchable fabric emits light and sound for wearable displays
Electronic displays surround us in rigid forms - from phone screens to televisions - but creating displays that can stretch and conform while maintaining brightness and functionality has remained an unsolved challenge. Standard display materials crack under strain, and previous flexible alternatives suffered from either dim output or limited stretchability. The few displays that could stretch typically lost significant brightness when deformed. Adding sound generation capabilities to these displays introduced even more technical barriers, as traditional speakers require rigid components to produce clear audio.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Why Fusion Energy Could Solve the World's Energy Crisis : The Final Barrier to Infinite Energy
Imagine a world where energy is no longer a finite resource—a world powered by a clean, virtually limitless source that doesn't pollute the air or leave behind hazardous waste. It sounds like science fiction, doesn't it? Yet, this is exactly the promise of nuclear fusion, the same process that powers the Sun. For decades, scientists and engineers have been chasing this dream, inching closer to a breakthrough that could forever change how we power our lives. But as tantalizing as fusion energy is, the path to making it a reality is anything but simple.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 7th, 2025

3D-printed robots: Soft-jointed swarms tackle tough terrains and tasks
Imagine a swarm of tiny robots, each about the size of the palm of your hand, spreading out over a wildfire-ravaged community, mapping areas contaminated by toxic materials, searching for survivors, identifying areas of rapid wildfire spread. Or picture the robots being used to clear battlefields of mines, conduct search and rescue missions after earthquakes, or deployed on farms to fend against pests and track soil conditions.
February 10, 2025 — Source

High-definition organic LED microdisplays with reduced electrical crosstalk could enhance VR and AR experiences
The rapid advancement of the electronics industry is opening new possibilities for the development of increasingly advanced device components, including displays. Many of the most widely used and highly performing displays developed to date are based on organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), devices based on organic materials that emit light when an electric current is applied to them.
February 7, 2025 — Source

New AI function on the horizon thanks to electrically programmable spintronic device
Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformational impact is well under way. But as AI technologies develop, so too does their power consumption. Further advancements will require AI chips that can process AI calculations with high energy efficiency.
February 7, 2025 — Source

New composite material converts light and humidity into mechanical motion and power for smart tech
Scientists have struggled to create synthetic materials that can sense and respond to their environment with the precision needed for advanced robotics and smart devices. A key challenge has been developing materials that can efficiently convert multiple types of environmental changes - like variations in light or moisture - into controlled mechanical movements. While responsive materials exist, they typically react slowly, work with only one type of stimulus, or lose effectiveness over repeated use.
February 7, 2025 — Source

The Kiri-Spoon: Research turns robotic hardware into flatware for assisted eating
More than 2 million adults living in the United States rely on a caregiver's assistance to eat daily meals. In addition to human caregivers, technology has been developed to provide assistance. For example, tabletop and wheelchair-mounted robotic arms have been programmed to pick up foods and bring them to the human operator.
February 10, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — February 5th, 2025

Boosting Li-ion battery performance with surface technology
With the rising global demand for cost-effective sustainable batteries, lithium-ion batteries are at the forefront as energy storage solutions. However, achieving a high energy density with long-term stability in such batteries is essential to extending the usage time of electric devices. LiNi₀.₅Mn₁.₅O₄ (LNMO), known for its thermal stability and cost-effectiveness, is a promising material for high-voltage cathodes.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

'Living' electrodes breathe new life into traditional silicon electronics
High-speed electronic devices that do not use much power are useful for wireless communication. High-speed operation has traditionally been achieved by making devices smaller, but as devices become smaller, fabrication becomes increasingly difficult. Have we reached a dead end?
February 5th, 2025 — Source or Source

Many Americans still don't understand how easily IoT devices can get bricked
Smart device users show ignorance around importance of ongoing support.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Osaka Scientists Unveil 'Living' Electrodes That Can Enhance Silicon Devices
Shrinking components was (and still is) the main way to boost the speed of all electronic devices; however, as devices get tinier, making them becomes trickier. A group of scientists from SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), at Osaka University has discovered another method to enhance performance: putting a special metal layer known as a metamaterial on top of a silicon base to make electrons move faster. This approach shows promise, but the tricky part is managing the metamaterial's structure so it can adapt to real-world needs.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in 'magic-angle' graphene
Physicists measured how readily a current of electron pairs flows through 'magic-angle' graphene, a major step toward understanding how this unusual material superconducts. By determining how readily electron pairs flow through this material, scientists have taken a big step toward understanding its remarkable properties.
February 5th, 2025 — Source or Source

Samsung Redefines Signage with Color E-Paper and AI
Samsung has unveiled its groundbreaking advancements in digital displays, with a strong focus on energy-efficient digital signage. The Samsung Color E-Paper (EMDX model) is at the forefront of this innovation, offering businesses a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional signage. By using innovative digital ink technology, the Color E-Paper operates at near-zero power when displaying static images, significantly reducing energy consumption during image transitions. This makes it an ideal solution for businesses looking to lower operational costs while maintaining high visibility and functionality.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Scientists devise 'living' electrodes that could vastly improve traditional silicon electronics
Electronic signals can be dynamically adjusted by heating and cooling metamaterial
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Scientists enhance high-resolution distributed temperature sensing using plastic optical fibers
Scientists have developed a new approach to significantly enhance the spatial resolution of distributed temperature sensing using plastic optical fibers (POFs). Their work demonstrates the successful detection of temperature changes over short distances, achieving a theoretical spatial resolution of approximately 4.8 centimeters.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Semiconductor material for short-wave infrared sensors developed
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has successfully developed a high-quality compound semiconductor material for ultra-sensitive short-wave infrared (SWIR) sensors
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Sustainable Hybrid Nanofibers for Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator Performance
In a recent article published in Small, researchers introduced a method for fabricating sustainable triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) using recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in combination with nylon and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) to improve performance.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 3rd, 2025

Shaping the future of displays: Clay-based device integrates light emission and color control
Electrochemical stimuli-responsive materials are gaining more attention in the world of display technology. Based on external stimuli, such as low voltage, these materials can instantaneously undergo electrochemical reactions.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Spinning or not spinning? Experts discuss controversies of Sr₂RuO₄'s unusual superconductivity
Superconductors can carry electricity without losing energy, a superpower that makes them invaluable for a range of sought-after applications, from maglev trains to quantum computers. Generally, this comes at the price of having to keep them extremely cold, an opportunity cost that has frequently hindered widespread use.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 24th, 2025

Butterfly-inspired method for robot wing movement works without electronics or batteries
Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf have developed flexible robot wings that are moved by magnetic fields. Inspired by the efficiency and adaptability of the wings of the monarch butterfly, they enable precise movements without electronics or batteries.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Can you make an AirTag last 10 years? It took me a seconds to do it
I have over a dozen AirTags in use, and my biggest problem is having to change the batteries every year or so. No more!
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Chinese artificial sun shatters world record with 1,066-second plasma confinement
A crucial milestone in fusion research
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Cracking the code: Why platinum electrodes corrode
Scientists from Leiden University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Laboratory have uncovered the mysterious cause behind the rapid corrosion of platinum electrodes. This study paves the way for more affordable green hydrogen production and more reliable electrochemical sensors.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

How Robotic Hand Exoskeletons are Helping Pianists Overcome the Ceiling Effect
Robotic hand exoskeletons are emerging as a fantastic tool in the realm of piano skill development, offering innovative solutions to challenges such as the “ceiling effect”—a plateau in progress that often occurs after years of dedicated practice. By incorporating advanced technologies like somatosensory stimulation, motor coordination analysis, and insights from neuroplasticity research, these devices provide a novel and targeted approach to enhancing fine motor skills.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Magnetic robot wings mimic monarchs, operate without electronics or batteries
Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz Centre Dresden-Rossendorf have developed a revolutionary technology: flexible robot wings that are moved by magnetic fields. Inspired by the efficiency and adaptability of the wings of the monarch butterfly, they enable precise movements without electronics or batteries. This bio-inspired development could fundamentally change environmental monitoring, rescue operations and biomedical applications.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Magnetic sensors offer nondestructive way to verify battery authenticity
Recently, fires and other accidents caused by the use of non-original equipment manufacturer lithium-ion batteries (i.e., compatible batteries) have become a problem. However, these compatible batteries are difficult to distinguish from the original ones based on their exterior features.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

My new favorite travel accessory is a 3-in-1 MagSafe charger that's smaller than a cookie
Anker's MagGo 3-1 wireless charger is an ultraportable device that's dethroned even my favorite travel charger.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Peeling back the layers: Exploring capping effects on nickelate superconductivity
Cutting-edge X-ray techniques uncover the intrinsic properties of superconducting infinite layer nickelates
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Researchers mix silicon with 2D materials for new semiconductor tech
Nanoelectronics deal with extremely small electronic components — transistors, sensors and circuits that can fit on the tip of a needle. This technology powers our everyday lives through devices such as computers, smartphones and medical tools.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Science Newsfrom research organizations
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support the push toward sustainable, clean energy. Now, researchers have designed a cost-effective and environment-friendly aluminum-ion (Al-ion) battery that could fit the bill.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 22nd, 2025

Compact comb lights the way for next-gen photonics
(Nanowerk News) In the world of modern optics, frequency combs are invaluable tools. These devices act as rulers for measuring light, enabling breakthroughs in telecommunications, environmental monitoring, and even astrophysics. But building compact and efficient frequency combs has been a challenge—until now.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source or Source

How drones are changing warfare
As part of the ongoing war in Ukraine, one night in late November, Russia sent a swarm of 188 drones to attack Ukrainian infrastructure like electrical utilities, as well as residential areas, according to news reports. Ukrainian forces said they shot down 76 drones, but the damage was still extensive. Those kinds of attacks are continuing almost daily now.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Murata Introduces Ultra-Small Chip Inductor
Murata at CES 2025, unveiled what is claimed to be the world’s smallest chip inductor, measuring just 006003 inches (0.16×0.08 mm). This groundbreaking development achieves a 75% reduction in volume compared to the previous smallest product, the 008004-inch (0.25×0.125 mm) inductor. Murata commercializes 0603-Inch In-Vehicle PoC Inductors, contributing to smaller and lighter components
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

New electromagnetic material draws inspiration from the color-shifting chameleon
The chameleon, a lizard known for its color-changing skin, is the inspiration behind a new electromagnetic material that could someday make vehicles and aircraft "invisible" to radar.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

See the Latest Advancements in Nanopositioning, Motion Control and Precision Automation for Photonics, Laser Processing, Microscopy and Semiconductor Metrology
Photonics West in San Francisco, January 25 – 30, Booths 8517 (BIOS) / 3517 (PW) South Lobby, or visit our Tech Center in Fremont, CA.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Smart glasses detect eye position without cameras using perovskite light sensors
(Nanowerk Spotlight) Eye tracking holds immense potential for enabling intuitive human-computer interaction, yet existing approaches remain cumbersome. Camera-based systems require complex image processing and raise privacy concerns. Contact lens sensors can irritate the eye. Alternative methods measuring electrical signals from eye muscles provide inconsistent results.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 20th, 2025

Experiment validates electric ion thruster simulations
Predicting the lifetime of an electric ion thruster is notoriously difficult. You have to account for the chamber wall effects, which are not present in space environments. Researchers within several different aerospace disciplines in The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign worked together to simulate the ion activity, then validate it in a unique experiment that will help predict the lifespan of electric thrusters.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Lithium-sulfur battery retains 80% charge capacity after 25,000 cycles
An international team of engineers and materials scientists has developed a lithium-sulfur battery capable of retaining 80% of its charge capacity after 25,000 cycles.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Next generation computers: New wiring material could transform chip technology
The rapid technological advancements of our world have been enabled by our capacity to design and fabricate ever smaller electronic chips. These underpin computers, mobile phones and every smart device deployed to date.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Next-generation lithium--sulfur batteries: Scientists develop large-area, high-capacity prototypes
Dr. Park Jun-woo's team at KERI's Next Generation Battery Research Center has overcome a major obstacle to the commercialization of next-generation lithium--sulfur batteries and successfully developed large-area, high-capacity prototypes.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Novel quantum state discovered in twisted graphene
Professor Youngwook Kim of the Department of Physics and Chemistry at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), in collaboration with Professor Gilyoung Cho of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), has uncovered a groundbreaking quantum state.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

The art and science of twisting light
Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as they travel, plays a crucial role in a wide range of applications, from enhancing medical imaging techniques to enabling advanced communication technologies. However, generating circularly polarized light often requires complex and bulky optical setups, which hinders its use in systems with space constraints.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Use of robotic hand exoskeleton helps pianists improve their playing speed
A team of roboticists at Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc. and the NeuroPiano Institute, in Kyoto, reports that a robotic exoskeleton strapped to the top of a piano player's hand allowed it to control the player's fingers during speed exercises, leading to improvements in playing fast-moving piano tunes.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 17th, 2025

A solid electrolyte gives lithium-sulfur batteries ludicrous endurance
Sulfur can store a lot more lithium but is problematically reactive in batteries.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

'Brand new physics' for next generation spintronics
Our data-driven world demands more—more capacity, more efficiency, more computing power. To meet society's insatiable need for electronic speed, physicists have been pushing the burgeoning field of spintronics.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Twisting light: Novel metasurface offers compact solution for circularly polarized light
Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as they travel, plays a crucial role in a wide range of applications, from enhancing medical imaging techniques to enabling advanced communication technologies. However, generating circularly polarized light often requires complex and bulky optical set-ups, which hinders its use in systems with space constraints.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 13th, 2025

Boosting terahertz signal processing with multilayered graphene designs
Nonlinear optical processes in the technologically important terahertz (THz) spectral range have gained increasing attention for their potential to revolutionize fields such as wireless communication and signal processing. Among the most extreme phenomena in nonlinear optics is harmonic generation, a process converting optical energy into different frequencies able to establish new communication channels and increase the information transfer rate.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Engineers 3D print tiny, intricate antennas
Today, nearly all personal electronic devices rely on antennas to send and receive data. In fact, demand is also rising for lightweight antennas for new applications, including the latest in 5G/6G networks, advanced wearable devices and aerospace applications like CubeSats. However, standard manufacturing techniques have limited the structural complexity and use of multiple materials that would unlock still more features and capabilities from antennas.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Engineers create novel design for electromagnetic induction type vibration energy harvesters
Electromagnetic induction (EI), or the production of voltage across a conductor by varying the magnetic field or by moving the conductor through a fixed magnetic field, is one of the most traditional methods of converting other forms of energy to produce electrical energy. Consequently, its principles are widely understood, and the technology is highly mature.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Electrolyte additives unlock the potential of lithium-sulfur batteries
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of society, from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. While Li-ion batteries have been a major success to date, scientists worldwide are racing to design even better "beyond Li-ion" batteries in the shift toward a more electrified world. Commercial Li-ion batteries are less energy-dense than alternative batteries and rely on relatively expensive substances, such as cobalt and nickel compounds, which are also heavily dependent on vulnerable supply chains.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

"Micro firewall" mini PCs now available with up to Intel Core 3 N355 Twin Lake chips
Intel's new "Twin Lake" processors are low-cost, low-power chips designed for entry-level computers. The first PCs powered by the chips started to arrive late last year, including systems made for use as firewalls, routers, or other networking appliances.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Molecular 'velcro': Covalent bonds between 2D materials unlock enhanced optoelectronic capabilities
Researchers have chemically linked 2D materials using a molecular "velcro," resulting in a device with improved optoelectronic properties. The device, made of palladium nanosheets covalently bonded with MoS2, shows an enhanced optoelectronic response in the infrared thanks to the chemically bonded interface between the two materials, in comparison to its van der Waals counterpart. This next generation of 2D-2D heterostructures goes beyond van der Waals thanks to the strong covalent bonds between its 2D materials.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Declares 2025 the Year of Robotics
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's keynote at CES 2025 presented a bold and forward-thinking roadmap for artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and industrial automation. At the heart of his presentation was the unveiling of NVIDIA Cosmos, a world foundation model designed to transform how machines perceive and interact with the physical world.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

The covalent connection between 2D materials improves device optoelectronic response
Combining the best of different crystals to obtain the ultimate material is the motto that drives two-dimensional (2D) materials research. 2D structures are typically built by atomic deposition and weakly bonded to each other by van der Waals interactions.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 10th, 2025

Efficient energy transport through covalent organic frameworks
An interdisciplinary research team from LMU, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and the University of Oxford has employed novel spectroscopic techniques to investigate the diffusion of excited states in so-called covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
January 10th, 2025 — Source

HP launches new all-in-one & mini PCs with Copilot+ at CES
CES 2025 continues to bring new interesting products across the board. Some big tech companies have also used the event to announce their new AI-powered PCs with Copilot+ features. HP, one of the best-known brands in the segment, has launched new all-in-one and mini PC options at CES.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

New doping control method boosts nanocrystal semiconductor performance
Professor Jiwoong Yang and his research team at the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST; President Kunwoo Lee) successfully developed a new technology to control doping at the nucleus (seed) phase to increase the performance of semiconductor nanocrystals.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances
Today's robots perform safety checks at industrial plants, conduct quality control in manufacturing, and are even starting to keep hospital patients company.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Scientists develop high-impact materials for optoelectronic technologies
Every day, people are reaping the benefits of work by scientists and engineers to make more effective X-ray machines, computers, cell phones and televisions. Florida State University researchers are pushing the boundaries of those technologies and developing new more cost-effective and environmentally friendly materials for these devices.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

We Interviewed Aria, a $175K Almost-Human Robot
This blond, "female" robot named Aria is powered by AI for her conversation skills, with 17 motors driving her facial expressions so she appears as human as possible.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 9th, 2025

Building better batteries: Researchers untangle the tiny strands of lithium that develop inside rechargeable batteries
When we plug in our cell phones to charge them, we take it for granted that they'll soon be brimming with energy for scrolling, texting and receiving news alerts. But the technology powering this—rechargeable lithium-ion batteries—heralded a genuine technological revolution when these batteries first appeared on the commercial scene in the 1990s, and they earned their developers the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Carbon dots enable precise nanoscale pores for high-performance supercapacitors
Supercapacitors sit at the heart of modern energy storage, charging and discharging rapidly to power everything from electric buses to industrial equipment. Their performance depends on their electrodes, which are made from carbon materials filled with microscopic pores where electric charges collect.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Domain wall fluctuations in 2D materials reveal a new mechanism of superconductivity
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals are made of atomically thin layers, held together by weak van der Waals forces. These materials have been the focus of numerous studies, as their unique properties make them ideal for studying various exotic and rare physical phenomena.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Elon Musk Plans On Building At Least 500,000 Units Of The Optimus Robot In 2027, Claims "Humanoid Robots Will Be The Biggest Product In History"
With Tesla's core auto business continuing to contend with anemic demand - at least until the advent of newer models - in an environment of escalating competition, especially from China, Elon Musk is increasingly banking on the EV giant's FSD capabilities and the Optimus humanoid robot to drive the narrative around Tesla shares.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Graphene Breakthrough: SEOULTECH's Laser Technology Unveils Damage-Free Ultrathin Flexible Displays
Recently researchers from SEOULTECH have pioneered a graphene-based laser lift-off technique that prevents damage while separating ultrathin OLED displays. By utilizing graphene's ability to absorb UV light and distribute heat, they have achieved pristine, flexible displays. This advancement opens doors for ultra-thin, stretchable devices that fit comfortably against human skin, revolutionizing wearable device technology.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

How Mini GPUs and LLMs Are Changing Robotics Forever
Wouldn't it be great to have a robot that not only understands its surroundings but also makes decisions on the fly—all without needing to connect to the cloud. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, right? But this is no longer just a futuristic dream. Thanks to advancements in local AI processing and mini GPUs, it's now possible to build robots that run powerful large language models (LLMs) entirely on their own hardware.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Novel graphene ribbons poised to advance quantum technologies
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Open-source holonomic mobile manipulator could advance household robotics
Researchers at Stanford University, Princeton University, and Dexterity recently developed TidyBot++, a holonomic mobile robot that can perform various household chores and could help to train or test new algorithms for robotics applications.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Realbotix shows off 'Melody', a humanoid robot
The concept of robots might sound futuristic, but they already exist in various aspects of our lives. They exist in factories, where they are used to complete mundane tasks. They exist in our living rooms, where they zoom about vacuuming up dust, dirt, and pet hair off our floors.
January 9th, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Small changes can dramatically boost efficacy of piezoceramics
In a new study published in Nature, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and collaborators show that the efficacy of a commonly used piezoelectric ceramic material can be dramatically increased just by reducing its thickness and by preventing atomic defects inadvertently formed during manufacturing.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

The biobattery that needs to be fed
Fungi are a source of fascination. This kingdom of life -- more closely related to animals than to plants -- encompasses an enormous variety. Everything can be found here: from edible mushrooms to molds, from single-celled life to the largest organism on Earth, from disease-causing pathogens to superheroes that produce medicines. Now, Empa researchers have coaxed another ability out of fungi: generating electricity.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Topological Semimetal Enables High-Performance Nanoscale Interconnects
A recent study published in Science by researchers at Stanford University demonstrated that niobium phosphide films, only a few atoms thick, can conduct electricity more efficiently than copper.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

We Interviewed Aria, a $175K Almost-Human Robot
This blond, "female" robot named Aria is powered by AI for her conversation skills, with 17 motors driving her facial expressions so she appears as human as possible.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 8th, 2025

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics
Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain – processing information faster, smarter and using less energy.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

'Cold-expanding' materials may solve lithium-ion battery winter woes
Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold. Lithium titanium phosphate is one such substance and could provide a solution to the problem of steeply declining performance of lithium-ion batteries in cold environments.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Decoding 2D material growth: White graphene insights open doors to cleaner energy and more efficient electronics
A breakthrough in decoding the growth process of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a 2D material, and its nanostructures on metal substrates could pave the way for more efficient electronics, cleaner energy solutions and greener chemical manufacturing, according to new research from the University of Surrey published in the journal Small.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Graphene laser method enables damage-free separation of ultrathin OLED displays
(Nanowerk News) Recently researchers from SEOULTECH have pioneered a graphene-based laser lift-off technique that prevents damage while separating ultrathin OLED displays. By utilizing graphene’s ability to absorb UV light and distribute heat, they have achieved pristine, flexible displays. This advancement opens doors for ultra-thin, stretchable devices that fit comfortably against human skin, revolutionizing wearable device technology.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Graphene technique improves ultrathin film manufacturing for flexible electronics
As the demand for thinner, lighter, and more flexible electronic devices grows, the need for advanced manufacturing processes has become critical. Polyimide (PI) films are widely used in these applications due to their excellent thermal stability and mechanical flexibility. They are crucial for emerging technologies like rollable displays, wearable sensors, and implantable photonic devices.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Lithium-sulfur batteries: Study uncovers key degradation insights
Lithium-sulfur batteries have a number of advantages over conventional lithium batteries: they use the abundant raw material sulfur, do not require the critical elements cobalt or nickel, and can achieve extremely high specific energy densities. Prototype cells are already achieving up to 500 Wh/kg, almost twice as much as current lithium-ion batteries.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Proximity effect enables non-ferroelectric materials to gain new properties
Ferroelectrics are special materials with polarized positive and negative charges—like a magnet has north and south poles—that can be reversed when external electricity is applied. The materials will remain in these reversed states until more power is applied, making them useful for data storage and wireless communication applications.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 7th, 2025

A new ultrathin conductor for nanoelectronics
As computer chips continue to get smaller and more complex, the ultrathin metallic wires that carry electrical signals within these chips have become a weak link. Standard metal wires get worse at conducting electricity as they get thinner, ultimately limiting the size, efficiency, and performance of nanoscale electronics.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Beyond 5G: New optical modulator can operate at 10 times the speed of current devices
Kyushu University researchers have successfully developed an ultra-high-speed optical modulator that can operate at more than 10 times the speed of current devices. This modulator was made thanks to a new method the team developed that allowed them to grow thin films of ferroelectric crystals on silicon substrates.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Brain-inspired nanotech offers new path for smarter electronics
Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain—processing information faster, smarter and using less energy.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Fabricating single-photon detectors from superconducting aluminum nanostrips
In quantum computers, information is often carried by single photons and picked up by structures named superconducting nanostrip single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). In principle, traditional type-I superconductors would be easier to integrate into existing quantum computing architectures than the type-II materials more widely used today. So far, however, this possibility hasn't been widely explored.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy
Scientists from the University of Sharjah, in a study published in Applied Thermal Engineering, highlighted the potential of nanofluids and turbulators to enhance thermal conductivity, improve heat transfer efficiency, lower energy costs, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

New Approach for Doping Control in Semiconductor Nanocrystals
A research team from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology, led by Professor Jiwoong Yang, has developed a new technique to regulate doping during the nucleus (seed) phase, enhancing the performance of semiconductor nanocrystals. The findings were published in Small Science.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Piezoelectric biomaterial offers new treatment potential for central nervous system injuries
A new electrically active transplantable material that can help to regrow cells in the brain and spinal cord could redefine the recovery prospects of patients who sustain life-altering injuries or suffer from neurodegenerative diseases.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Quadrotors support enhanced locomotion in a new bipedal robot
Humans and animals are the key inspiration for many robotic systems developed to date, as they possess body structures that innately support efficient locomotion. While many bipedal (i.e., two-legged) robots are humanoids, meaning that their body resembles that of humans, others draw inspiration from other animals that walk on two legs, such as ostriches and some other birds.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Ultrathin conductor surpasses copper for more energy-efficient nanoelectronics
As computer chips continue to get smaller and more complex, the ultrathin metallic wires that carry electrical signals within these chips have become a weak link. Standard metal wires get worse at conducting electricity as they get thinner, ultimately limiting the size, efficiency, and performance of nanoscale electronics.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 6th, 2025

Big leap forward for environmentally friendly graphene e-textiles technology
A research team led by the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and biodegradable.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Discovering "Avalanching" Nanocrystals with Revolutionary Switching Capabilities
Scientists from Oregon State University have identified luminescent nanocrystals capable of quickly switching between light and dark states, representing a step forward in the development of next-generation optical computing and memory. The findings were published in Nature Photonics.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

HP Z2 Mini G1a is a workstation-class mini PC with AMD Strix Halo and up to 96GB graphics memory
The HP Z2 Mini G1a is a small desktop computer with designed to offer the performance a workstation in a compact package. HP says the system is eight times smaller than desktop tower, while using around half as much power.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

LattePanda MU N305: The Tiny PC That Packs a Punch with Discrete GPU Power
Sometimes, finding the perfect balance between power, size, and flexibility in a computing device can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. The LattePanda MU N305—a small but mighty x86 single-board computer (SBC) that promises to redefine what's possible in a compact form factor. With its upgraded Intel i3-N305 processor and support for discrete GPUs, this device is designed to meet the needs of those who demand both performance and adaptability.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Quantum phase transition in indium oxide films defies superconductor norms
A team of physicists at Universite Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, in France, working with a colleague from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in Germany, has observed an odd quantum phase transition in indium oxide films.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Scientists develop technology to control cyborg insect swarms
Scientists have developed an advanced swarm navigation algorithm for cyborg insects that prevents them from becoming stuck while navigating challenging terrain. The new algorithm represents a significant advance in swarm robotics. It could pave the way for applications in disaster relief, search-and-rescue missions, and infrastructure inspection. Cyborg insects are real insects equipped with tiny electronic devices on their backs -- consisting of various sensors like optical and infrared cameras, a battery, and an antenna for communication -- that allow their movements to be remotely controlled for specific tasks.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 3rd, 2025

New nanocrystal material a key step toward faster, more energy-efficient computing
(Nanowerk News) Scientists have taken a key step toward faster, more energy-efficient artificial intelligence, and data processing in general, with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

Red Pitaya Board: A Must-Have Tool for Electronics Enthusiasts
The Red Pitaya board is reshaping the landscape of electronics testing and measurement. Offering a compact, Linux-based single-board computer with integrates FPGA, analog front end, and a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, offering a modern alternative to traditional bench-top tools. Whether you are an electronics hobbyist, a professional engineer, or an educator, the Red Pitaya provides a flexible and reprogrammable platform for signal measurement, analysis, and development. Its ability to consolidate multiple functionalities into a single device makes it a valuable asset across various applications.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

Robots can now walk through muddy and slippery terrain, thanks to moose-like feet
Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly enhance robot mobility on challenging terrains like mud and wet snow.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

This LG lamp is also a projector and Bluetooth speaker
It’s launching alongside an incredibly small 4K projector that sits just inches from the wall.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 2nd, 2025

Building better infrared sensors: Novel photodiode design boosts responsivity
Detecting infrared light is critical in an enormous range of technologies, from remote controls to autofocus systems to self-driving cars and virtual reality headsets. That means there would be major benefits from improving the efficiency of infrared sensors, such as photodiodes.
January 2nd, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 30th, 2024

2D materials with 'twist' show unexpected electronic behavior that defy theoretical predictions
In a breakthrough set to revolutionize the semiconductor industry, the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed the world's first-of-its-kind deep-ultraviolet (UVC) microLED display array for lithography machines. This enhanced efficiency UVC microLED has showcased the viability of a lowered cost maskless photolithography through the provision of adequate light output power density, enabling exposure of photoresist films in a shorter time.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Best Electrolytic Capacitors -- Theory & Test Methodology
We hear so much about Japanese capacitors, and also that almost every capacitor made in China sucks. But is this true? I decided to proceed with some real-life testing to find out the truth, and in the close future my database will include all types of capacitors, and more than one tests per model, to check production batches, because there can be differences!
December 30th, 2024 — Source

First self-charging supercapacitors developed: Storage device capable of storing solar energy efficiently
A joint research effort has developed a high-performance self-charging energy storage device capable of efficiently storing solar energy. The research team has dramatically improved the performance of existing supercapacitor devices by utilizing transition metal-based electrode materials and proposed a new energy storage technology that combines supercapacitors with solar cells.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Nvidia believes the robotics market is about to explode, just like ChatGPT
The company is pivoting to powering humanoid robotics as AI chips experience stiffening competition
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Nvidia To Reportedly Release “Jetson Thor” Computers By Next Year, Marking The Beginning Of “Robotic AI” Era
NVIDIA is set to accelerate its development of humanoid robots in the next year, as Team Green is preparing to release dedicated compact computers under the "Jetson Thor" series.
December 30th, 2024 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — December 28th, 2024

Researchers develop high-performance heterojunction pn diodes
A research team has developed high-performance diamond/ε-Ga2O3 heterojunction pn diodes based on ultrawide bandgap semiconductors, achieving breakdown voltages exceeding 3 kV. This work was published in Nano Letters.
December 28th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 27th, 2024

Advancing unidirectional heat flow: The next era of quantum thermal diodes
Heat management at the nanoscale has long been a cornerstone of advanced technological applications, ranging from high-performance electronics to quantum computing. Addressing this critical challenge, we have been deeply intrigued by the emerging field of thermotronics, which focuses on manipulating heat flux in ways analogous to how electronics control electric energy. Among its most promising advancements are quantum thermal diodes, which enable directional heat control, and quantum thermal transistors, which regulate heat flow with precision.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Magnetic shape-shifting surface can move stuff without grasping it
A “ferromagnetic elastomer” sheet can bulge and bend under magnetic influences.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop novel photopyroelectric tweezer for versatile manipulation
Optical tweezers and related techniques provide extraordinary opportunities for research and applications in the physical, biological, and medical fields. However, certain requirements such as high-intensity laser beams, sophisticated electrode designs, additional electric sources, and low-conductive media, significantly impede their flexibility and adaptability, thus hindering their practical applications.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

The 12 best gadgets we reviewed this year
And two of the worst ever.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Watch this four-legged robot adapt to tricky situations like an animal
Researchers at the University of Leeds recently demonstrated a framework for a quadruped robot with a design inspired by the biomechanics of four-legged animals. The versatile robot is able to navigate complex environments, maintain stability on uneven ground, and recover after a fall — all without the use of extra-perceptive sensors.
December 27th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

When was the Fax Machine Invented? Most Guesses Are Way Off
Most estimates are off by more than 100 years. Learn when the fax machine was actually invented and how it evolved to today's technology.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 26th, 2024

GMKtec's Updated NucBox G2 Plus and NucBox G3 Plus Mini PCs with Intel N150 Now Available
GMKtec, a global leader in mini PC solutions, is excited to announce the launch of two new mini PC models: the NucBox G2 Plus and NucBox G3 Plus. Both models are powered by the efficient Intel N150 processor, offering excellent performance for everyday computing tasks, from home offices to media centers. These ultra-compact systems are available in different variants to meet varying user needs and budgets. Whether you're a professional, student, or casual user, the NucBox G2 Plus and G3 Plus provide a customizable and cost-effective computing experience.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 20th, 2024

LG's bendable 5K OLED, Hyundai's holographic windshield display and other tech we're expecting to see in Las Vegas
Plus, our predictions about AMD and NVIDIA's announcements, alongside panels and keynotes from notable CEOs.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Low-Temperature Synthesis of Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Materials via BiOCl-Assisted CVD
A study in Nature Communications describes a BiOCl-assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique for synthesizing ultrathin two-dimensional materials (2DMs) at significantly lower temperatures, ranging from 280 to 500 °C. This method aims to broaden the range of 2DMs that can be synthesized while maintaining compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

New AA-powered AirTag case promises 10-year lifespan
Aluminum AirTag case replaces coin cell with 2 AA Lithium batteries for extended lifespan.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 16th, 2024

Excited state dynamics unlock potential for organics LEDs and bioimaging
Excited state dynamics are essential for understanding fluorescence properties in molecules, impacting their application in technologies. Research at Shinshu University explores how molecular structure and geometry influence light emission in aggregation-induced emission molecules.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Porous electrode design could boost all-solid-state battery performance and lifespan
Batteries have become an integral component of modern technology. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be found virtually everywhere, from handheld electronic devices and electric vehicles to the large power banks used in renewable energy generation systems. However, current LIB designs suffer from some crippling drawbacks, including low durability and the use of toxic liquid electrolytes.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

The Disappearing Capacitor: Boosting Photodiode Amplifier Performance with Bootstrapping
Photodiode amplifiers are vital in light detection applications, from medical imaging to scientific instrumentation. However, their performance often faces a significant hurdle: parasitic capacitance. This inherent property of photodiodes can limit their ability to amplify rapidly changing signals. Engineers have discovered a clever solution—bootstrapping—that makes the problematic capacitance disappear, opening the door to higher performance.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 13th, 2024

BNTPA molecule shows promise for long-lasting high-efficiency deep red MR-TADF emitters
Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC and the Beijing Information Science and Technology University (BISTU), have developed a new strategy for the design of deep red MR-TADF OLED emitters, that offers high efficiency, good color emission and long lifetimes.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Hydrogen's dual nature helps reveal hidden catalytic processes
Microorganisms have long used hydrogen as an energy source. To do this, they rely on hydrogenases that contain metals in their catalytic center. In order to use these biocatalysts for hydrogen conversion, researchers are working to understand the catalysis process.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Tilted magnetic materials offer fresh path for thermoelectric applications
A research team from NIMS and UTokyo has proposed and demonstrated that the transverse magneto-thermoelectric conversion in magnetic materials can be utilized with much higher performance than previously by developing artificial materials comprising alternately and obliquely stacked multilayers of a magnetic metal and semiconductor.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 10th, 2024

Nanostructured two-dimensional gold monolayers expand possibilities for catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion
Researchers have created nearly freestanding nanostructured two-dimensional (2D) gold monolayers, an impressive feat of nanomaterial engineering that could open up new avenues in catalysis, electronics, and energy conversion.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Thin-film innovation promises tougher electronic devices
A research team has developed a next-generation thin-film material technology that significantly improves the durability of energy and electronic devices. This technology, which combines organic and inorganic materials in a dual-layer structure, can be applied to film-based solar cells and sensors. It is particularly notable for its ability to minimize the physical stress caused by rolling or unrolling, thereby greatly enhancing mechanical durability.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 6th, 2024

Engineering micromachines that can autonomously coordinate using electronic pulses
Like waves sweeping through tiny stadium crowds, microscopic machines engineered by Cornell researchers can autonomously synchronize their movements, opening new possibilities for the use of microrobots in drug delivery, chemical mixing and environmental remediation, among other applications.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Enhancing mechanical and thermoelectric performance of alloy for chip-scale refrigeration
The advancement of information technology necessitates efficient thermal management for chips to ensure stable information transmission. Meanwhile, the thermal management technology must be vibration-free and easily miniaturized to accommodate increasingly integrated chip modules.
December 6th, 2024 — Source or Source

EV Group Announces Management Board Expansion In Light Of Unabated Growth
EV Group (EVG), a leading provider of innovative process solutions and expertise serving leading-edge and future semiconductor designs and chip integration schemes, today announced the expansion of its management board.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

MXenes Offer Ultra-Thin, High-Performance Solutions
A group of researchers from Drexel University and Universite Catholique de Louvain have discovered that MXenes, a material type known for its excellent electrical conductivity, have very low thermal conductivity. This discovery calls into question the conventional relationship between electrical and heat conduction. The discovery may result in advancements in energy storage technologies, performance clothing, and building materials. The study was published in the journal ACS Nano.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping
EPFL's RAVEN is a fixed-wing drone that can take off without a runway using bird-inspired legs.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Scalable fibers with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties could enhance human-robot interactions
A team has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic properties. The scalable hydrogel-clad ionotronic nickel-core electroluminescent (SHINE) fiber is bendable, emits highly visible light, and can automatically repair itself after being cut, regaining nearly 100% of its original brightness. In addition, the fiber can be powered wirelessly and manipulated physically using magnetic forces.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Scientists develop battery with 5,000+ year lifespan by encasing radioactive carbon in diamond
It could power electronics aboard space probes for centuries, among other things
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Watch This Drone With Legs Jump For Takeoff Just Like A Bird
A group of researchers have created a working drone that combines the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft with the ease of takeoff like that of a bird. Imagine your next drone being able to hop over obstacles, walk, and perform jumping takeoffs like the birds in your backyard. The Raven, as the development drone is called, isn't targeted for consumer sales, but is eventually planned for search and rescue missions or package delivery.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 2nd, 2024

Advances in fine-tuning electron behavior in quantum materials could fast-track next generation of tech
Physicists at Loughborough University have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how to fine-tune the behavior of electrons in quantum materials poised to drive the next generation of advanced technologies.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor
It's true -- the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Bendable electronic parts can heat up by themselves to lower the manufacturing temperature barrierA research team has developed a technology to manufacture high-performance liquid process-based electronic parts at lower temperatures than what was previously possible by harnessing the heat of combustion generated in materials.
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December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Enhanced 3D electrode design stores electricity four times faster than before
A new 3D design for electrodes enables the Battolyser, a battery and electrolyzer in one, to store twice the amount of electricity it could previously hold and do so four times faster. Researchers from Delft University of Technology have detailed their findings in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. The Battolyser now charges and produces hydrogen at a rate comparable to current electrolyzers, all without relying on scarce precious metals. This increased capacity saves both space and costs.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Hexagons of hexagonal boron nitride join up to form 2D insulator for next-gen electronic devices
A method that can grow a useful insulating material into exceptionally high-quality films that are just one atom thick and are suitable for industrial-scale production has been developed by an international team led by Xixiang Zhang from KAUST.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Proof-of-concept study demonstrates self-assembling electronicsResearchers have demonstrated a new technique for self-assembling electronic devices. The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices without relying on existing computer chip manufacturing techniques.
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December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Researchers demonstrate self-assembling electronics
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for self-assembling electronic devices. The proof-of-concept work was used to create diodes and transistors, and paves the way for self-assembling more complex electronic devices without relying on existing computer chip manufacturing techniques.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Single-Element Te Nanowires Show Promise for High-Density Storage
An international team of researchers has made a ground-breaking discovery that opens the door to developments in neuromorphic computing and ultrahigh-density data storage: room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements
Researchers have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific locations -- in a tissue sample, for instance -- to take images and measure forces at the scale of some of the body's smallest structures.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Electronics — General — Resources

American Digital
Analog is dead. Do all of your home recording digitally, and let A.D. show you how.
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Buy Rite Electronics
Online Source for consumer electronics.
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Consumer Technology Association
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), unites 2,200 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources: unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the industry.
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GGI International; manufacturers of membrane switches & graphic overlays
GGI International is the technology leaders in membrane switch & graphic overlay solutions! ISO 9001:2000 certified, exclusive Canadian licensee of Duraswitch Technologies; PushGate, thiNcoder RT and MagnaMouse.
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Global Merchant Imports
Select responsible products that draw upon an unlimited energy source — the sun. You'd be surprised at the variety of products available: lights, watches, radios and more.
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Hello Direct
We are the leading online resource for telecommunications products, information, and service.
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Lasertec lasercut smt stencils
Fantastic quality smt stencils, wave solder pallets and tooling along with solder paste and adhesive.
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Radio Shack
Personal radios, wireless telephones, batteries, gadgets, adapters, wires and plugs sit alongside computer equipment and stereo components on their shelves. Convenient online ordering also available.
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Used electronic test equipment dealers
We buy and sell electronic test and measurement equipment, coaxial and waveguide components, laboratory standards and calibration equipment, oscilloscopes, power supplies and manuals.
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Zenith
Sure, you can browse through every kind of television imaginable, but check out the new cool products like Z-Trak, DVD and HDTV. Job and company information also available.
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