Researchers have demonstrated the use of a ground-breaking circuit design that could transform manufacturing processes for wearable technology. Silicon-based electronics have aggressively become smaller and more efficient over a short period of…
‘Drawn-on-Skin’ Electronics Offer Breakthrough in Wearable Monitors
A team of researchers at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics known as “drawn-on-skin electronics,” allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with…
Faster LEDs for Wireless Communications from Invisible Light
Researchers have solved a major problem for optical wireless communications – the process by which light carries information between cell phones and other devices. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) pulse their light in a…
“Giant atoms” enable quantum processing and communication in one
MIT researchers have introduced a quantum computing architecture that can perform low-error quantum computations while also rapidly sharing quantum information between processors. The work represents a key advance toward a complete quantum…
Scientists build high-performing hybrid solar energy converter
Scientists have developed a hybrid solar energy converter that generates electricity and steam with high efficiency and low cost. The research is detailed in the science journal Cell Reports Physical Science. Thermal…