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Sharp's solar cell achieves 44.4% conversion efficiency (2013-06-18)
[ Power/Smart Energy ]
The concentrator triple-junction compound solar cells use a stack of three photo-absorption layers.
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Organic image sensor offers improved dynamic range (2013-06-17)
[ Consumer Electronics ]
Fujifilm and Panasonic developed an organic CMOS image sensor that offers improved dynamic range at 88dB.
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Fully-organic imager targets x-ray apps (2013-06-14)
[ Medical ]
The imager is sensitive in the wavelength range between 500nm and 600nm, which ideal for x-ray imaging.
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Materials breakthrough to push even smaller electronics (2013-06-14)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
Researchers manipulate molybdenum disulphide to pave the way for the manufacture of devices so small they would be invisible to the naked eye.
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Silicon-based nanoparticles to cut LED production costs (2013-06-14)
[ Consumer Electronics ]
Researchers have created a material from silicon-based nanoparticles that soften the blue light emitted by LEDs.
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Fraunhofer develops more precise magnetic field sensors (2013-06-13)
[ Industrial/Mil/Aero ]
A next-generation of 3D Hall sensors developed at Fraunhofer Institute is capable of measuring all three spatial axes of a magnetic field and calculating the exact position of an object.
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Study makes way for cheaper implantable electronics (2013-06-12)
[ Medical ]
Researchers from Ohio State University are able to create a coating technology that may enable implantable silicon sensors to be able to work with the human body's electromechanical systems.
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Lithium-ion battery withstands 10,000 recharges (2013-06-12)
[ Power/Smart Energy ]
A German research centre has redesigned lithium-ion batteries to endure 10,000 recharges while retaining 85% charging capacity.
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Study to enable smarter, cheaper lighting tech (2013-06-11)
[ Communications/Network ]
A study conducted by engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead towards the creation of a new class of optoelectronic device called a light emitting integrated circuit (LEIC).
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Hybrid tech solves renewable power system issues (2013-06-10)
[ Power/Smart Energy ]
The hybrid technology developed combines wind and solar integration that will help answer some of the challenges with traditional renewable power systems.
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Sensor-less gesture recognition enabled by WiFi (2013-06-07)
[ Communications/Network ]
By using an adapted WiFi router and a few wireless devices, users could control their electronics from any room in the home with a simple gesture.
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Sulphur-based battery gains ground as Li-ion alternative (2013-06-07)
[ Consumer Electronics ]
The all-solid lithium-sulphur battery crafted by a team of researchers from ORNL claims to have increased performance, improved safety, and more cost-effective than existing battery designs.
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Crash tests shed light on improving Li-ion used in EVs (2013-06-06)
[ Automotive ]
MIT researchers conducted crash tests to learn ways on how to improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
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IBM's millimeter-wave transceiver eye mobile, radar apps (2013-06-06)
[ Industrial/Mil/Aero ]
Scientists combined 4 ICs and 64 antennas to create a phased-array transceiver that shrinks radar-imaging technology into the size of a laptop.
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Study resolves opposing views about graphene's strength (2013-06-05)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
Researchers were able to demonstrate that graphene stitched together is still as strong as graphene with a perfect lattice.
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Graphene image sensor detects broad light spectrum (2013-06-04)
[ Industrial/Mil/Aero ]
Singaporean researchers created a graphene sensor 1,000 times more sensitive to light than current low-cost imaging sensors.
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Sensitive mic design inspired by fly's ears (2013-06-04)
[ Medical ]
The design, patterned after the ears of a parasitic fly, uses electronic damping in a microphone without adversely affecting its noise floor.
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Discovery changes understanding of superconductivity (2013-06-03)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
A University of Arkansas research team has found out that an integral ingredient of superconductivity can also be found in other materials.
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Optical modulator speeds up telecommunications by 50% (2013-06-03)
[ Communications/Network ]
The modulator uses the on-off keying format which increases the information capacity and total data communication to 100Gbit/s and 200Gbit/s, respectively.
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Uncovering the secrets of MoS2 (2013-05-29)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
Researchers studied MoS2, the world's thinnest semiconductor, to find out how the crystals stitch together at the atomic scale.
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Sensors target water, air pollutant detection (2013-05-29)
[ Test & Measurement ]
Researchers are developing sensors that could detect contamination in air, water and soil in real time and relay that information wirelessly to a computer.
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New hybrid electrode enables flexible electronics (2013-05-27)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
The newly developed transparent electrode is made up of graphene and silver nanowires and is seen as an alternative to ITO.
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Graphene-based ink makes foldable electronics a reality (2013-05-24)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a graphene-based ink that claims to be highly conductive and tolerant to bending.
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Compressed air boosts wind power (2013-05-23)
[ Power/Smart Energy ]
US researchers have determined two methods for using compressed air energy storage to supplement power produced by wind farms.
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Graphene stacking and the future of electronics (2013-05-21)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
The experiment conducted by MIT researchers may allow the use of graphene as a switch in transistor applications, providing a viable and inexpensive alternative to silicon electronics.
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CSIRO machine prints Australia's largest solar cell (2013-05-17)
[ Power/Smart Energy ]
The printer has allowed researchers to print organic photovoltaic cells the size of an A3 sheet of paper using known techniques.
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MIT researchers improve cognitive radio (2013-05-17)
[ Communications/Network ]
A new method for manufacturing filters improve performance and enables 14 times as many filters to fit in a single chip.
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Study enables fake hand to sense tactile stimulus (2013-05-15)
[ Medical ]
University of Chicago neurobiologists are working with a robotic hand equipped with sensors that send electrical signals to electrodes implanted in the brain to recreate the same response to touch as a real hand.
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Novel tilt sensor employs echolocation technique (2013-05-14)
[ Industrial/Mil/Aero ]
The technique is seen to extend the capabilities of devices that already use ultrasonic components, whether for locating defects in materials, visualizing anatomical structures or determining range.
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Nano-chemical sensor sensitivity fine-tuning technique discovered (2013-05-13)
[ IC/Board/Systems Design ]
The finding will open up entirely new possibilities for modulation and control of the chemical sensitivity of these sensors, without compromising the intrinsic electrical and structural properties of graphene.
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