Devices and structures Research update ‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits Eventual goal is electronic devices that can reconfigure and even repair themselves Read article: ‘Kinetic electronics’ make self-connecting circuits
People News Semiconductor laser pioneer Susumu Noda wins 2026 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics Noda made breakthroughs in the development of the Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Laser Read article: Semiconductor laser pioneer Susumu Noda wins 2026 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics
Biomedical devices Research update Wearable UVA sensor warns about overexposure to sunlight Device is flexible and transparent to visible light Read article: Wearable UVA sensor warns about overexposure to sunlight
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Broadband wireless gets even broader thanks to integrated transmitter Device can process signals at frequencies ranging from below 1 GHz to more than 100 GHz Read article: Broadband wireless gets even broader thanks to integrated transmitter
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Physicists get dark excitons under control New capability could make it easier to generate single pairs of entangled photons on demand using semiconductor quantum dots Read article: Physicists get dark excitons under control
Detectors and sensors Research update Stacked perovskite photodetector outperforms conventional silicon image sensors New device could lead to sensitive, artefact-free imaging with improved colour fidelity Read article: Stacked perovskite photodetector outperforms conventional silicon image sensors
Careers Feature Organic magic: Ji-Seon Kim on how carbon-based semiconductors are shaping our present and future Ji-Seon Kim talks about the transformative potential of carbon-based semiconductors and the benefits of tangible experiences in the lab Read article: Organic magic: Ji-Seon Kim on how carbon-based semiconductors are shaping our present and future
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
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor substrate behaves ‘like the tail wagging the dog’, say scientists X-ray pulses reveal surprising response in titanium dioxide substrate for fast transistors Read article: Semiconductor substrate behaves ‘like the tail wagging the dog’, say scientists
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor fibres are fracture free and glass clad New process could yield flexible and wearable optoelectronics Read article: Semiconductor fibres are fracture free and glass clad
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