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Lifespan of solid-state lithium batteries extended by Surrey researchers

“Researchers have successfully increased the lifespan and stability of solid-state lithium-ion batteries, creating a viable approach for future widespread usage. The strength of the new, high-density batteries produced by the University of Surrey means that they are less likely to …

Lithium-ion batteries that last longer in extreme cold

“When temperatures fall below freezing, cellphones need to be recharged frequently, and electric cars have shorter driving ranges. This is because their lithium-ion batteries’ anodes get sluggish, holding less charge and draining energy quickly. To improve electrical performance in the …

Metalenz and STMicroelectronics deliver world’s first optical metasurface technology for consumer electronics devices

“Metalenz metasurfaces are now on the market through its partnership with STMicroelectronics, marking the introduction of this revolutionary optical technology in real-world devices. Metalenz, the first company to commercialize meta-optics, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers …

NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission Completes Main Body of the Spacecraft

“The agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon takes a big step forward as engineers deliver a major component of the spacecraft. The main body of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has been delivered to the agency’s …

onsemi Accelerates Building Automation with Industry First Solutions for KNX and Power over Ethernet (PoE)

“Supporting major building automation protocols, new, fully integrated devices shorten development of smart building control panels and connected lighting onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, today announced the introduction of two complete system solutions supporting …

Penn Engineers Create Chip That Can Process and Classify Nearly Two Billion Images per Second

“Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in many systems, from predictive text to medical diagnoses. Inspired by the human brain, many AI systems are implemented based on artificial neural networks, where electrical equivalents of biological neurons are interconnected, trained …

Pushing the Boundaries of Moore’s Law: How Can Extreme UV Light Produce Tiny Microchips?

“Advances in microelectronics – also known as microchips or chips – have enabled fast, powerful, compact smartphones and laptops – electronic devices that were once, long ago, the stuff of science fiction. Chips consist of miniaturized components called transistors – tiny silicon switches that …

PWM Cooling-FAN Control and Over Temperature Protection using LM35 and ATTiny13

“Proper thermal dissipation is an essential rule for nowadays electronics. The best operating temperature for the electronic components is 25 degrees (standard room temperature). Thermal dissipation in some commercial devices is not done properly which affects the lifetime and performance …

Radio Arduino Uno TEA5767

“This radio was made by using TEA5767 module radio. This radio use the radio module TEA5767 which can operate from 76Mhz to 108Mhz. Furthermore, using a spst switch, we can turn on and off the radio and see the frequency …

Radio waves for the detection of hardware tampering

“Up to now, protecting hardware against manipulation has been a laborious business: expensive, and only possible on a small scale. And yet, two simple antennas might do the trick. As far as data security is concerned, there is an even …