Heteroepitaxy opens a new way for the heterogeneous integration and multifunctional integration of various semiconductors in the post-Moore era. Credit: Institute of Semiconductors A research team led by Prof. Liu Zhiqiang from the Institute of Semiconductors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with…
Javianne Oliver, of United States, prepares to start in her heat of the women’s 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. Credit: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader The Jamaican sprinter and her Olympic-record time captured everyone’s attention. What’s under foot, though, might…
Ashirase vibration device attached to shoes and Ashirase smartphone app screen. Credit: Honda Honda has announced on its News Room website the establishment of a startup called Ashirase, Inc.— the first new business venture to originate from the company’s IGNITION program. Ashirase will produce an in-shoe…
Credit: University of Cambridge The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have demonstrated how a typical touchscreen could be used to identify…
Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome—when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate. A multi-institutional, international…
Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.adapen.2021.100051 Designing future low-carbon energy systems to use power generated in excess of the grid’s demands to produce hydrogen fuel could substantially lower electricity costs, according to new work published by Advances in Applied Energy by Carnegie’s Tyler Ruggles and Ken…