Advances in fiber-based wearable sensors with machine learning

The inner circle classifies fiber sensors into ‘Macroscopical’ and ‘Microscopical’ according to the fiber dimension. The outer pie chart shows the classification according to the working principles. Credit: Advanced Devices…

German chip maker Infineon to cut 1,400 jobs

Infineon said recovery in its target markets was progressing slowly. German chip maker Infineon said Monday it will slash 1,400 jobs and relocate 1,400 more due to a tough market…

Battery-free technology can power electronic devices using ambient radiofrequency signals

Micro-sized optical spectrometer operates across visible spectrum with sub-5-nm resolution

Seams in clothing capture body movement

SeamSleeve is a novel sensing mechanism that uses powered seams as sensing channels, retaining traditional fabric design benefits for comfortable and robust motion capture. (a) we empirically evaluate and compare…

Research team manufactures the first universal, programmable and multifunctional photonic chip

(BTS base station, CS central station, DC data center, AI artificial intelligence, AWG arbitrary waveform generation, IoT Internet of things, MIMO multiple input multiple outputs). Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI:…

Researchers show electrical pulses can control thermal resistance in devices

Oxygen vacancies can be controlled by an electric field in oxides, inducing large changes in the thermal conductivity. Credit: ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 12, 15043–15049 Controlling heat flow…

Using a 2D perovskite oxide as a photoactive high-κ gate dielectric

Preparation and characterization of SNO nanosheets. a, Schematic illustration of the preparation and device fabrication processes. b, AFM image of SNO nanosheets. Inset: cross-sectional height profile along the white dashed…

New structure transistors for advanced technology node CMOS ICs

The scaling of silicon-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (Si MOSFETs) and evolution of novel structure transistors in accordance with Moore’s Law, especially for modern complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) ICs. Core MOSFETs are…

Flexible sensors with zero Poisson’s ratio

The ZPR structure is constructed by combining concave structures (green) and hexagonal structures (purple) in elaborately designed position, while strain concentration structure (orange) is embedded in the middle of hexagonal…