Technical Analysis

Recently, researchers from the University of California published their findings on a newly developed device capable of monitoring critical heart functions via ultrasound. What challenges do previous ultrasonic devices face, what did the researchers develop, a...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-06-2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of electronic engineering, piezoelectric materials stand out as a cornerstone for a myriad of electronic devices. Harnessing the piezoelectric effect, these materials ingeniously convert mechanical movement into electricity and,...

By Liam Critchley | 31-05-2023

Sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries have a lot of promise and join the list of the other metal-ion batteries that have not yet made it to the commercial heights of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. However, as more and more people use lithium, there may come a point w...

By Liam Critchley | 02-05-2023

Aerogels are a class of porous materials that originated from the development of hydrogel materials and have since gathered a lot of interest in a range of application fields due to their ultra-light nature. Graphene aerogels, a specific type of aerogel compos...

By Liam Critchley | 26-04-2023

Recently, researchers have made significant strides in the field of biochemical sensing by developing a new transistor technology that can work in conjunction with biomolecule sensors to amplify signals by up to 1000 times, which could pave the way for biosens...

By Robin Mitchell | 11-04-2023

Professor Zetian Mi's research group demonstrated the feasibility of a reconfigurable ScAlN/AlGaN/GaN ferroelectric HEMT transistor, which holds significant promise for the advancement of communication and computing systems in the future. Graduate student Min...

By Liam Critchley | 30-03-2023

Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) are gathering a lot of interest in a range of applications and are devices that are made up of both electrical and mechanical components. A number of device types can be created with MEMS spanning a number of application ar...

By Liam Critchley | 22-03-2023

Perovskite solar cells have been gaining a lot of interest in recent years and are seen as one of the front-running technologies that could displace traditional silicon-based solar cell architectures. Perovskite solar cells are being developed in many forms, f...

By Liam Critchley | 21-03-2023

Analogies between thermal and electrical devices have been useful in the past for developing switchable and non-linear thermal devices―using the electrical counterpart as a guide. Using electrical device function and architecture as an inspiration for thermal...

By Liam Critchley | 21-02-2023

There’s been a lot of talk over the years around how new renewable energy generation devices are going to fit in with existing grid architecture around the world―as many of the world’s electrical grids were built decades ago and have not been designed to work...

By Liam Critchley | 13-02-2023

The terahertz (THz) region (0.1-10 THz) of the electromagnetic spectrum is crucial for a number of modern-day technologies, including in communications, sensing, medical imaging and quantum technologies. THz radiation waves are used throughout the sciences and...

By Liam Critchley | 31-01-2023

Materials that are thermally robust and exhibit high thermal conductivity and stability are crucial in power electronics and electronic systems where a lot of heat is generated as a by-product. The inability to dissipate this heat can cause device failure, and...

By Liam Critchley | 13-12-2022

There are many natural processes and systems that exist today and perform highly specialised and highly optimised functions that scientists could only dream of emulating on a synthetic level. Natural selection and evolution have resulted in nature being the be...

By Liam Critchley | 05-12-2022

Wearable devices are becoming ever more popular, especially in health and medical monitoring applications, and the list of wearable technology that can provide accurate sensing capabilities continues to grow. One subset of wearable devices that are showing gre...

By Liam Critchley | 08-11-2022