Semiconductors and electronics Research update Vertical-nanowire transistors defeat the Boltzmann tyranny New gallium antimonide/indium arsenide transistor is more energy-efficient than silicon-based devices Read article: Vertical-nanowire transistors defeat the Boltzmann tyranny
Environment and energy Analysis SPONSORED The route to ‘net zero’: how the manufacturing industry can help Research teams at Cranfield University in the UK are developing novel materials and processes in the quest for greener, more sustainable manufacturing Read article: The route to ‘net zero’: how the manufacturing industry can help
Optical components Research update Blurred tomography fabricates custom microlenses with optically smooth surfaces A novel 3D printing method can rapidly produce optical components with commercial-level quality Read article: Blurred tomography fabricates custom microlenses with optically smooth surfaces
Fabrication and process Research update Synthetic diamonds grow in liquid metal at ambient pressure Extreme high pressures no longer required, say researchers Read article: Synthetic diamonds grow in liquid metal at ambient pressure
Fabrication and process Research update Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies Researchers calculate that large-scale devices would be cheap to produce, too Read article: Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies
Quantum Interview SPONSORED Synthetic diamond: how materials innovation is rewriting the rules of quantum networking Element Six and the AWS Center for Quantum Networking are harnessing the unique photonic and quantum properties of synthetic diamond Read article: Synthetic diamond: how materials innovation is rewriting the rules of quantum networking
Fabrication and process Research update DNA scaffolds line up quantum rods New way of assembling ordered quantum rod arrays could have applications in next-generation display technology Read article: DNA scaffolds line up quantum rods
Biomedical devices Research update Laser-printed electronics could create next-generation medical implants Researchers have succeeded in directly printing three-dimensional conducting polymer structures inside a living organism Read article: Laser-printed electronics could create next-generation medical implants
Fabrication and process Research update 3D printed sensor lines up for space plasma detection A 3D printed plasma sensor for orbiting spacecraft works just as well as more expensive, semiconductor sensors Read article: 3D printed sensor lines up for space plasma detection
Materials for energy Research update Polycrystalline thermoelectric breaks record for heat conversion efficiency New material could be used in devices that capture waste heat produced by industrial power plants and combustion engines Read article: Polycrystalline thermoelectric breaks record for heat conversion efficiency
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