Archive : August 2016 год

Researchers from University of Washington (UW) have developed a way for devices as varied as brain implants, contact lenses and credit cards, to communicate with mobile devices. In one demonstration, a smartwatch transmitted a Bluetooth signal to a smart contact lens fitted with an antenna.The team's process relies on a communication techni...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a non-flammable battery that consists of solid chemical compounds. "Solid electrolytes do not catch fire even when heated to high temperatures or exposed to the air," explained Jennifer Rupp, professor of electrochemical materials at ETH Zurich.One of the challenges in developing solid-state ba...

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have found graphene might be suitable for manufacturing plasmonic devices capable of detecting a single molecule of explosive materials, toxic chemicals, and other organic based compounds.Plasmon is a quasiparticle or a quantum of plasma oscillations. According to the researchers,...

Cambridge Pixel has been selected by Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems to supply software modules for radar scan conversion, target tracking and radar fusion for integration into Lockheed Martin’s naval vigilance radar system.The deal is part of a £44million Royal Navy Upgrade awarded to Lockheed Martin by the UK Ministry of Defenc...

PragmatIC has been awarded €1.6million funding under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme (phase 2), for development of its FlexLogIC equipment.Described as a ‘fab-in-a-box’ model, FlexLogIC is said to produce flexICs at costs between 100 and 1000 times lower than a silicon fab.Scott White, CEO, said: “This significa...

A test developed at UCLA uses lab-on-a-chip technology to predict how hazardous engineered nanomaterials might be. It could also be used to identify biological biomarkers that can help scientists and doctors detect cancer and infectious diseases.The new platform, which is called semiconductor electronic label-free assay, or SELFA, is said to co...

UK organic semiconductor developer SmartKem has expanded its presence at the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) with new equipment and more engineers.The investment includes a large area slit coating machine to enable further process optimisation of truFLEX semiconductors. This allows the refinement of specific coat process protocol...

IBM scientists in Zurich have created artificial neurons to store and process data. This innovation is said to mark a step towards energy efficient, ultra-dense neuromorphic technologies for applications in cognitive computing.The artificial neurons consist of phase-change materials, including germanium antimony telluride. These materials are t...

Research by Imperial College London suggests a new form of light could be created by binding light to a single electron in a topological insulator and combining the properties of both. According to the team, the coupled light and electron would have properties that could lead to photonics based circuits.Dr Vincenzo Giannini said: “The res...

Researchers from University of Illinois have developed a method to test stress and strain in battery electrodes in a move to further understand the mechanical, electrical and chemical forces within lithium-ion batteries.According to professor Nancy Sottos, the materials in a battery cell cannot truly expand and contract as they would when uncon...