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New colorful plastic films for versatile sensors and electronic displays

“Innovative electronics is one of the many applications of modern plastics. Some recent research efforts have used plastic to improve the color realism of display technologies. Now, in a study recently published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, researchers from Osaka …

New Materials Discovered for Safe, High-Performance Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries

“All-solid-state lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries with solid electrolytes are non-flammable and have higher energy density and transference numbers than those with liquid electrolytes. They are expected to take a share of the market for conventional liquid electrolyte Li-ion batteries, such as …

New Renesas MCUs with High-Resolution Analog and Over-the-Air Update Support Help Customer Systems Conserve Energy

“Low-Power, Streamlined Devices Target Energy Management, Home Appliances, Building Automation and Medical Applications Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RA2A2 microcontroller (MCU) Group based on the Arm® Cortex®-M23 processor. The …

New software enables blind and low-vision users to create interactive, accessible charts

“Screen-reader users can upload a dataset and create customized data representations that combine visualization, textual description, and sonification. A growing number of tools enable users to make online data representations, like charts, that are accessible for people who are blind …

New technological breakthrough for fast and efficient 3D imaging of objects

“A team of experts from the University of Barcelona and the company Sensofar Tech have designed an innovative technology to obtain three-dimensional images of a study sample quickly, accurately and non-invasively. The new system is capable of characterizing the three-dimensional …

New topological metamaterial amplifies sound waves exponentially

“Researchers at AMOLF, in collaboration with partners from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, have realized a new type of metamaterial through which sound waves flow in an unprecedented fashion. It provides a novel form of amplification of mechanical vibrations, which has …

Novel Quantum Algorithm for High-Quality Solutions to Combinatorial Optimization Problems

“Conventional quantum algorithms are not feasible for solving combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) with constraints in the operation time of quantum computers. To address this issue, researchers have developed a novel algorithm called post-processing variationally scheduled quantum algorithm. The novelty of …

NXP Breaks Through Integration Barriers for Software-Defined Vehicle Development with Open S32 CoreRide Platform

“NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ: NXPI), the worldwide leader in automotive processing, breaks through the integration barriers for next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) development with the introduction of its S32 CoreRide platform. The new industry-first vehicle software platform greatly simplifies complex …

onsemi Launches Next-Generation Electrochemical Sensor Solution for Industrial, Environmental and Healthcare Applications

“Today, onsemi announced the availability of the CEM102, a state-of-the-art miniaturized analog front-end (AFE) that enables electrochemical sensing with highest accuracy at very low currents. With its small form factor and the industry’s lowest power consumption, it allows engineers …

Quantum breakthrough when light makes materials magnet

“The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now, researchers at Stockholm University, at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics and at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have …