Nanoelectronics

A wafer containing memristors fabricated with high-quality two-dimensional carbon processed from bituminous Blue Gem coal mined in southeastern Kentucky, two samples of which are shown here. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignResearchers have transformed coal into high-purity materials for use in next-generation electronic devices, marking a significant shift in its economic and technological applications.Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has,…

Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection. The partnership seeks to build cutting-edge ESD device solutions to protect ultra-high-speed serial interfaces in advanced Integrated Circuits (ICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) products, a joint statement said on Wednesday.The related research will be carried out by Prof Mayank…

How your body performs when your head hits the pillow can have just as much of an effect on your health as regular exercise routines. Smartwatches and fitness trackers can be leveraged to track sleep quality, but researchers from China have developed a more comfortable device for tracking sleep metrics: a smart pillow that doesn’t need batteries or access to an outlet.Bedtime is when most of us want to completely disconnect from the world, dropping our various devices onto their chargers and ignoringthem for the night.…