11+ hour, 57+ min ago   (122+ words) Singular Photonics has launched Litavis, a SPAD image sensor that combines photon counting, timing and histogramming with on-chip processing. Litavis builds on that sensitivity by making the sensor software-configurable. The same hardware can be reconfigured for different imaging tasks without…...

17+ hour, 9+ min ago   (487+ words) A few atoms of aluminum oxide could solve a key trade-off holding back next-generation 2D semiconductor technology. Taiwanese researchers have developed a new atomically thin “primer coat” for molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) that lets you put an extremely thin gate insulator on top…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (236+ words) A new optical chip technology from Kyocera and Tohoku University could help solve a growing problem in high-speed data centers by cutting back-reflected light by about 95 percent. That matters because optical isolators prevent light from traveling back toward the laser…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (360+ words) By embedding tiny dielectric structures inside the semiconductor, researchers created a laser that can control light in a new way. A laser does not always need a perfectly repeating pattern to produce a clean beam. The device produced single-mode lasing…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (494+ words) What if the material inside a wearable could carry electricity and ions at the same time? The next generation of wearable sensors may not be limited by electronics themselves, but by the materials carrying the current. Scientists need conductors that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (365+ words) Researchers have developed a tiny semiconductor device that can change the frequency, or color, of light far more efficiently than conventional designs, potentially shrinking components used in telecommunications and quantum technologies. The device combines specially engineered semiconductor layers with a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (453+ words) Quantum routing tests bring scalable memory closer on existing hardware. A quantum router tested on China’s Origin Wukong superconducting quantum computer has achieved information transmission efficiency of up to 98 percent, offering researchers a route toward building more scalable quantum memory…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (858+ words) What works inside a phone charger could soon power EVs and AI data centers as researchers find a way to make GaN handle higher voltages. The tiny chargers that power our phones have a secret weapon known as gallium nitride…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (907+ words) Extreme heat does more than make a machine uncomfortable. It can soften metals, damage electronic circuits, break down lubricants, and cause vital components to crack. The challenge is growing as data centers become more powerful and aircraft engines run hotter....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (534+ words) The U.S. Army is pushing for smaller, more capable thermal sensors that could power future drones. Teledyne FLIR OEM will help the U.S. Army develop smaller, cheaper, and more capable thermal imaging technology under a new modernization initiative. The company has joined…...