By varying the chemical environment of the surface and applying electric fields from the scanning tunneling microscope tip, the authors can switch the material from a Mott insulator (with an energy gap) to an electrical conductor (without an energy gap). Credit: FLEET An Australian-led study has found unusual insulating behavior in a new atomically-thin material—and […]
May 1, 2024 — Silicon Labs recently announced their new xG26 family of Wireless SoCs and MCUs, the IoT industry leader’s highest performance device family to date. The new family consists of the multiprotocol MG26 SoC, the Bluetooth LE BG26 SoC, and the PG26 MCU. All three are designed to future-proof the IoT against some of the most demanding emerging applications, like Matter, with […]
May 1, 2024 — According to the supply chain, semiconductor packaging and testing company ASE plans to spend nearly NT$10 billion to build the first advanced packaging factory in Kumamoto, Japan. Industry insiders said that the Japanese government and ASE are in negotiation, and the relevant subsidies and investment details have been roughly finalized. The factory […]
Millions of industrial robots are active in Industry 4.0 factories around the world. They are used to increase production rates, improve quality, reduce costs, and support more flexible and sustainable operations. Because of the importance of industrial robots, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed standard 8373:2021, Robotics Vocabulary, to define terms used in robotics […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China’s automotive industry has revolutionized over the past decade, from producing basic western clones to making cars that equal the world’s best. As the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, China is also producing them in huge volumes. However, Chinese cars are facing difficulties in finding buyers in Europe. Imported cars, many […]
Credit: PsiQuantum The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley. Half of the funding will come from the Queensland government, and in exchange, PsiQuantum will locate its planned quantum computer in Brisbane, with a regional headquarters at Brisbane Airport. […]
With the assistance of rotatable mandrel and slit projection systems, PLLP can rapidly achieve the manufacturing of single-layer or multi-layer multi-material structures. Credit: By Huiyuan Wang, Siqin Liu, Xincheng Yin, Mingming Huang, Yanzhe Fu, Xun Chen, Chao Wang, Jingyong Sun, Xin Yan, Jianmin Han, Jiping Yang, Zhijian Wang, Lizhen Wang, Yubo Fan and Jiebo Li. […]
In this study, researchers developed a self-folding origami gripper that abruptly changes conformation when force is applied. By mounting this low-cost and biodegradable structure on top of a quadcopter, it is possible to hold onto and carry objects from one place to another in a convenient way. Credit: Hiroki Shigemune from Shibaura Institute of Technology; […]
Called ‘GE&EL+ vAC/DC SiC’, Intepro describes it as: “The whole Cinergia catalogue in a single unit. [It] is both an ac and dc grid emulator, and can also works as a load [and] is ideal for testing solar panels, wind turbines, hardware-in-the-loop power, smart grids, batteries and electric vehicles.” Inside the unit has a bidirectional […]