Phosphorus equivalent of graphene makes reconfigurable transistors
May be useful for security, as it’s hard to tell how the circuitry might execute. Enlarge / One gate, two behaviors. (credit: Peng Wu et al.) At the moment, our processors are built on silicon. But fundamental limits on what can be done with.....»»
New technique accurately measures how 2D materials expand when heated
Two-dimensional materials, which consist of just a single layer of atoms, can be packed together more densely than conventional materials, so they could be used to make transistors, solar cells, LEDs, and other devices that run faster and perform bet.....»»
Researchers turn asphaltene into graphene for composites
Asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich resource into useful graphene......»»
Atomically thin ribbons can dramatically improve batteries needed for clean transport, as well as solar power
PNRs are ribbon-like strands of the 2D material phosphorous, which, like graphene, are made of single-atom-thick layers of atoms. They were first created in 2019 by a team led by Professor Chris Howard of UCL following over a hundred theoretical pape.....»»
Graphene scientists explore electronic materials with nanoscale curved geometries
In a recently published paper in Nature Electronics, an international research group from Italy, Germany, the UK, and China examined significant development directions in the field of electronic materials with curved geometries at the nanoscale. From.....»»
The Santa Clauses review: right-wing Santa is weird
The Santa Clauses, Disney's revival of The Santa Clause franchise, has the potential to be a welcome gift or the TV equivalent of an old fruit cake......»»
Phosphorus and Redapt join forces to deliver xIoT security to US enterprises
The new Phosphorus and Redapt partnership will see the two companies jointly delivering a new generation of xIoT security solutions in the US to meet growing enterprise demand for xIoT attack surface management and remediation capabilities. “Enterp.....»»
Phosphorus collaborates with Concept Data to expand its services in Europe
Phosphorus unveiled a new distributor partnership for the European market with Concept Data, an IT and cybersecurity value-added distributor. The new partnership will see the two companies jointly delivering a new generation of xIoT security solution.....»»
How AI Will Change Chip Design
The end of Moore’s Law is looming. Engineers and designers can do only so much to miniaturize transistors and pack as many of them as possible into chips. So they’re turning to other approaches to chip design, incorporating technologies like AI.....»»
Climate change and rising seas threaten Egypt"s breadbasket
Sayed Abuel-Ezz has seen his crops wither from seawater before. As the Nile Delta farmer walks among his mango trees on his land not far from the Mediterranean Sea, he worries it will happen again despite spending the equivalent of tens of thousands.....»»
Automotive IGBT supply stays tight
Automotive insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) and a few other power ICs are still in tight supply, according to sources at IC distributors......»»
Best Buy beats Apple to "MacBook as a subscription service" program
Electronics retailer Best Buy has launched a Mac equivalent of Apple's iPhone upgrade program, letting users lease a laptop over a three-year period.As rumors persist that Apple is looking to introduce a hardware subscription service, Best Buy has pa.....»»
Sensing food temperature and freshness using laser-induced graphene on eco-friendly and biodegradable commercial paper
A research group led by Prof. Seung Hwan Ko from the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering in Seoul National University has developed new technology for sensing food temperature and freshness using laser-induced graphene on eco-friendly and biodegradable c.....»»
Graphene improves circuits in flexible and wearable electronics
At 200 times stronger than steel, graphene has been hailed as a super material of the future since its discovery in 2004. The ultrathin carbon material is an incredibly strong electrical and thermal conductor, making it a perfect ingredient to enhanc.....»»
New system designs nanomaterials that conduct heat in specific ways
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ hea.....»»
Scientists discover they can pull water molecules apart using graphene electrodes
Writing in Nature Communications, a team led by Dr. Marcelo Lozada-Hidalgo based at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) used graphene as an electrode to measure both the electrical force applied on water molecules and the rate at which these break.....»»
Phosphorus enhances its xIoT security platform to strengthen enterprise device security
Phosphorus announced important new enhancements to its Enterprise xIoT Security Platform that will improve organizations’ ability to reduce their xIoT attack surface and prevent sophisticated threats. “The proliferation of xIoT devices is creatin.....»»
Supply of automotive MCUs, IGBTs to stay tight in 2023
The supply of automotive microcontroller units (MCU) and power insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) is expected to remain short in 2023, according to sources in the car industry supply chain......»»
Invisibility cloak: Clothing company says garments that make the wearer invisible are only 5-10 years away
Vollebak embedded the coat with 42 panels of graphene, a highly conductive material that some companies, like Samsung, believe can provide longer-lasting and faster-charging batteries. In fact, Professor Coskun Kocabas of UoM says the material works.....»»
Phosphorus and Dewpoint collaborate to deliver a new generation of xIoT security solutions
Phosphorus has announced a partnership with Dewpoint. The IT and security solutions provider will act as a value-added reseller (VAR) for Phosphorus in the US market. The new partnership will see the two companies jointly delivering a new generation.....»»
Astronomers unveil new—and puzzling—features of mysterious fast radio bursts
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-long cosmic explosions that each produce the energy equivalent to the sun's annual output. More than 15 years after the deep-space pulses of electromagnetic radio waves were first discovered, their perplexing.....»»