Since graphene’s discovery 18 years ago—leading to a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010—the versatile material has been investigated for hundreds of applications. These include strong composite materials, high-capacity battery electrodes, transparent conductive coatings for displays and solar cells, supersmall and ultrafast transistors, and printable electronics. While graphene is finding its way into sports equipment […]
Photonics has long held the promise of microchips that operate faster and consume less energy than their electronic counterparts. However, developing such circuitry has proven challenging over the years. One of the primary difficulties involves providing enough output power to yield a strong enough signal. However, researchers have now developed a chip-scale power booster for […]
Most people have considered learning a new instrument, whether it’s picking up the guitar or learning to play their favorite songs on the piano. But aside from having a new hobby, there are tremendous benefits that come with learning how to play a new instrument. Imagine sitting outside by a decorative and aerating pond fountain […]
Future microchips that require far less energy than present-day devices may rely on exotic materials known as topological insulators, in which electricity flows across only surfaces and edges, with virtually no dissipation of energy. However, it can prove tricky developing such materials for real-world applications. Now a new study reveals that simply incorporating hydrogen into […]
IBM recently launched its new line of mainframe computers, named IBM z16, although the event was not exactly front-page news, a few outbursts of media celebration aside. Yet the mainframe’s diminishing significance in the tech landscape today does not mean it’s dwindling away either. Consider IBM’s touting of the z16’s real-time AI processing of transactions […]
A new AI algorithm has been developed that offers to drastically trim back the time needed to iterate designs of a promising new material called the topological insulator. The potential of topological insulators—which feature the strange property of being insulators on the inside but conductors on the outside—has transfixed electronics researchers for the past decade. […]
Distinguishing weak signals from noise is a challenging task in data acquisition. In this webinar, we will explain challenges and explore solutions. Register now! Join Teledyne SP Devices for an introductory webinar providing technical insight and practical advice on how to improve triggered acquisition of weak signals in the presence of noise. Topics covered in […]
A rare form of matter known as “spin glass” may be opening up a new direction in artificial intelligence in which algorithms can be printed as physical hardware. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have for the first time made an artificial spin glass consisting of nanomagnets arranged in a way that mimics a […]
Diamonds may be forever, wrote Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels. But a cynical engineer might add, “Yes, forever on the periphery of being practical as a material for semiconductors.” For despite the material’s upsides—a bandgap wider than competing silicon carbide and gallium nitride (GaN), excellent heat conduction, and the ability to operate […]
Graphene and other two-dimensional (2D) materials have offered tantalizing promise in the field of printable electronics. Part of this appeal has been that graphene has an innate advantage of being more easily solution processed than existing electronics materials. And graphene along with other 2D materials can typically offer greater flexibility, allowing them to be deposited […]