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September 5, 2024

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Preventing Car Battery Fires With Help from Machine Learning

Sep. 4, 2024 — New research proposes a way to predict and prevent temperature spikes and fires in the lithium-ion batteries commonly used to power electric ...

Breakthrough in Semiconductor Patterning: New Block Copolymer Achieves 7.6 Nm Line Width

Aug. 28, 2024 — A recently developed block copolymer could help push the limits of integration and miniaturization in semiconductor manufacturing, report scientists. Chemically tailored for reliable directed ...

Researchers Unveil Scalable Graphene Technology to Revolutionize Battery Safety and Performance

Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a pioneering technique for producing large-scale graphene current collectors. This breakthrough promises to significantly enhance the safety and performance of lithium-ion ...

To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice

Aug. 28, 2024 — When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), housing- and income-related factors significantly shape perceptions and preferences among potential buyers, finds a new study. This research is among the first to examine both EV ...

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Controlling Molecular Electronics With Rigid, Ladder-Like Molecules

Aug. 26, 2024 — As electronic devices continue to get smaller and smaller, physical size limitations are beginning to disrupt the trend of doubling transistor density on silicon-based microchips approximately every ...

Molecular Wires With a Twist

Aug. 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed molecular wires with periodic twists. By controlling the lengths of regions between twists, the electrical conductivity of individual polymer chains can be enhanced. This ...

Using AI to Find the Polymers of the Future

Aug. 19, 2024 — Finding the next groundbreaking polymer is always a challenge, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to shape and transform the future of the ...

New Research Shows Unprecedented Atmospheric Changes During May's Geomagnetic Superstorm

Aug. 16, 2024 — On May 11, a gorgeous aurora surprised stargazers across the southern United States. That same weekend, a tractor guided by GPS missed its mark. What ...

New Technique Prints Metal Oxide Thin Film Circuits at Room Temperature

Aug. 15, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at room temperature, and have used the technique to create transparent, flexible circuits that are both robust and able ...

New Insight Into Behavior of Electrons

Aug. 15, 2024 — Physicists have uncovered new states of matter by exploring the behavior of flatland electrons in extreme conditions, revealing insights that could impact quantum computing and advanced ...

Quantum Pumping in Molecular Junctions

Aug. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new theoretical modelling technique that could potentially be used in the development of switches or amplifiers in molecular ...

Finding Pearls in the Mud: Eco-Friendly Tungsten Recovery from Semiconductor Waste

Aug. 8, 2024 — Semiconductor industry waste is typically seen as a costly disposal problem and an environmental hazard. But what if this waste could be transformed ...

New Substrate Material for Flexible Electronics Could Help Combat E-Waste

Aug. 6, 2024 — A new material for flexible electronics could enable multilayered, recyclable electronic devices and help limit ...

Electric Bandage Holds Promise for Treating Chronic Wounds

Aug. 7, 2024 — Researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote healing in chronic wounds. In animal testing, wounds that were treated with these electric bandages healed 30% ...

Enhancing Electron Transfer for Highly Efficient Upconversion OLEDs

Aug. 21, 2024 — Electron transfer is enhanced by minimal energetic driving force at the organic-semiconductor interface in upconversion (UC) organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), resulting in efficient blue ...

Soft Gold Enables Connections Between Nerves and Electronics

Aug. 6, 2024 — Gold does not readily lend itself to being turned into long, thin threads. But researchers have now managed to create gold nanowires and develop soft electrodes that can be connected to the nervous ...

Novel Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Technique Advances Understanding of Processes Applicable to Brain-Like Computing

Aug. 5, 2024 — A team developed a new microscopy technique that uses electrical pulses to track the nanosecond dynamics within a material that is known to form charge density waves. Controlling these waves may lead ...

Revolutionary Loop Heat Pipe Transports 10 kW of Waste Heat -- No Electricity Required

Aug. 2, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a new loop heat pipe capable of transporting up to 10 kW of heat without using electric power. The loop heat pipe's design aims to contribute to energy savings and ...

Pursuing the Middle Path to Scientific Discovery

Aug. 1, 2024 — Scientists have made significant strides in understanding the properties of a ferroelectric material under an electric field. This breakthrough holds potential for advances in computer memory, lasers ...

'Kink State' Control May Provide Pathway to Quantum Electronics

July 25, 2024 — The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to researchers, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such ...

Quantum Sensor for the Atomic World

July 25, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, an international research team has developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic fields at the atomic length scale. This pioneering work realizes a ...

Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the United States

July 23, 2024 — In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles -- primarily scooters and bicycles -- have transformed short distance travel, researchers are reporting a major national surge in ...

Aluminum Scandium Nitride Films: Enabling Next-Gen Ferroelectric Memory Devices

July 22, 2024 — Aluminum scandium nitride thin films could pave the way for the next generation of ferroelectric memory devices, according to a new study. Compared to existing ferroelectric materials, these films ...

Soft, Stretchy 'Jelly Batteries' Inspired by Electric Eels

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed soft, stretchable 'jelly batteries' that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions ...

New Technique Pinpoints Nanoscale 'Hot Spots' in Electronics to Improve Their Longevity

July 17, 2024 — Researchers engineered a new technique to identify at the nanoscale level what components are overheating in electronics and causing their performance to ...

Completely Stretchy Lithium-Ion Battery for Flexible Electronics

July 17, 2024 — When you think of a battery, you probably don't think stretchy. But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics, which are gaining traction for ...

Paving the Way to Extremely Fast, Compact Computer Memory

July 17, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that the layered multiferroic material nickel iodide (NiI2) may be the best candidate yet for devices such as magnetic computer memory that are extremely fast and ...

Biodegradable Electronics May Advance With Ability to Control Dissolve Rate

July 15, 2024 — Biodegradable electronics allow for medical devices -- such as drug delivery systems, pacemakers or neural implants -- to safely degrade into materials that are absorbed by the body after they are no ...

Neutrons Give a Hot New Way to Measure the Temperature of Electronic Components

July 12, 2024 — A new study presents a method to record the temperature of materials with exceptional temporal resolution, using a Doppler broadening effect in neutron resonance absorption. Using a high-powered ...

Researchers Show Promising Material for Solar Energy Gets Its Curious Boost from Entropy

July 10, 2024 — Researchers discovered a microscopic mechanism that solves in part the outstanding performance achieved by a new class of organic semiconductors known as non-fullerene acceptors ...

Could High-Temperature Single Crystals Enable Electric Vehicles Capable of Traveling Up to One Million Kilometers?

July 10, 2024 — Researchers unveil a microstructure design guide to enhance the durability of lithium secondary ...

Pinpointing Coal Plants to Convert to Nuclear Energy, Considering Both Practicality and Community Support

July 9, 2024 — An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet ...

Key Electronic Device Developed for the Massive Arrival of 6G Networks

July 9, 2024 — Researchers were involved in the development of a switch, an essential device in telecommunications, capable of operating at very high frequency with lower power consumption than conventional ...

Researcher Finds Lithium Ion Batteries a Growing Source of Pollution

July 8, 2024 — The use of certain substances in batteries is polluting air and ...