Technologies To Assist Drivers And Improve Road Safety
Researchers developed an assistive technology to help drivers maintain the two-seconds rule.
The two-seconds rule is taught in driver’s classes across various countries, and it is a rule of thumb that helps...
Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells
Researchers develop organic solar cells with high power conversion efficiency.
Organic solar cells use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect....
Scientists Use A Magnetic Material To Monitor Battery Life
A new study demonstrates how a magnetic substance may be used to monitor how long a rechargeable battery has left before it has to be recharged.
The experiment was conducted by Shenqiang...
Thermoelectric Ink To Make Power-Generating Tubes
Researchers developed a thermoelectric technology method to produce power-generating tubes using 3D printing techniques.
Factory chimneys generate an enormous amount of heat which can be converted into electronics with the help of...
Intelligent Sensor Turns Face Mask Into Smart Health Monitoring Device
The sensor in a face mask can monitor the wearer’s, especially a health care professional's physical and emotional health
Medical workers including doctors and nurses often have to wear face masks for...
Copper “Headphones” Used To Improve NIST’s Atomic Radio Receiver
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has improved the sensitivity of their atomic radio receiver by putting the small glass cylinder containing cesium atoms inside what appear to be...
Imec Realizes 18.6% Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell
Solliance partners TNO, Imec/EnergyVille and the Eindhoven University of Technology, developed a 18.6% efficient perovskite solar cell.
Tandem technology offers an attractive way to increase the efficiency of commercial solar cells and...
Researchers Realized GaN-Based Complementary Logic ICs
Researchers demonstrated a strategy to implement gallium nitride (GaN) based complementary logic integrated circuits.
Most integrated circuits developed today are based on silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology. However, silicon has a narrower...
Soft Components For Future Soft Robotics
Researchers developed soft actuators for building entirely soft robots for a wide range of soft robotic applications.
Soft robots can interact with some delicate objects in ways that traditional rigid robots can't....
THz Time-Domain Ellipsometry For Wide Bandgap Semiconductors
Researchers developed a high-precision terahertz time-domain ellipsometry for evaluating wide bandgap semiconductors.
In semiconductor devices, there is an increasing demand for semiconductors with high carrier density and carrier mobility. These two properties...