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2024 Millennium Technology Prize awarded for IGBT tech
The 2024 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University for his groundbreaking innovation, the commercialisation of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) which has significantly reduced global electrical energy consumption and fossil fuel use.
Researchers create protocols to enable quantum sensors
Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a protocol to enhance the capabilities of quantum sensors. This new protocol allows sensor designers to fine-tune quantum systems to detect specific signals, resulting in sensors that are significantly more sensitive than traditional ones.
Silk’s surprising role in next-gen microelectronics
Silk has long been revered for its luxurious qualities and historical significance as a valuable commodity. Now, researchers are discovering new potential for silk inmicroelectronics, paving the way for advancements in computing and wearable technology.
Robotapillar: the fusion of origami and engineering
Engineers from Princeton and North Carolina State University have crafted a soft robot called the 'Robotapillar' to wiggle past the current limitations of traditional robotics when in tight or dangerous spaces.
3D printing advanced electronics
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has recently unveiled a new technique that has the potential to change the fabrication of 3D-printed circuits, and could significantly impact the future of electronics in sectors such as healthcare, communications, and security.
Ipri-Brown Begins Term as ASME’s 143rd President
Susan Ipri-Brown has begun her term as the 143rdpresident of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced during its annual meeting 4thJune 2024.
DNA-based technology integrates data storage and computing
A research team fromNorth Carolina State University(NC State) andJohns Hopkins Universityhas successfullydeveloped a DNA-based systemcapable of executing a full range of data storage and computing functions.
World’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery a ‘breakthrough’
University of Chicago’s Prof. Shirley Meng’s lab for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery – a ‘breakthrough’ in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries.
STMicroelectronics’ new SiC MOSFET technology
STMicroelectronics is introducing its fourth generation STPOWER silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology.
Why does AI in product descriptions reduce purchase intentions?
Recent researchby Washington State University researchers Mesut Cicek, Dogan Gursoy, and Lu Lu, published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, looks into the impact of using the term ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI)’in product and service descriptions on consumer purchase intentions.