Fountain of youth for nickel-rich Li-ion cells

Nickle-rich Li-ion cells don’t have to die young, according to the University to Advance Science and Technology in South Korea, where a room temperature process has been invented to infuse electrode particles with a protective layer. “Nickel-rich materials are considered promising cathode materials, as they can deliver higher capacity at lower costs,” said UNIST. “However, ...

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Dye sensitised solar cells get another boost in efficiency

Dye-sensitised solar cells can be improved by a new dye formulation, according to researchers at Swiss institution EPFL, where such cells were invented by Brian O’Regan and Michael Grätzel  in 1991. Dan Zhang and Marko Stojanovic in Grätzel’s have developed a dye (combining a carrier donor and acceptor) called MS5 that can increase open circuit ...

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Clicky keyboard switch is 3.5mm tall for high-end notebooks and desktops

Cherry MX, the German keyboard switch company, has created a mechanical keyboard switch only 3.5mm tall and ~70% smaller than its own Low Profile range, introduced in 2018. Called the Ultra Low Profile, it is aimed at high-end thin notebook and desktop keyboards. The company “is moving toward the current limit of technical feasibility with ...

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Flexible, printed, rechargeable, solid-state batteries for sensor systems

Innovation Lab, the printed electronics specialist,  has hooked up with Evonik, the specialty chemical company, to enable the first fully printed, flexible, rechargeable, solid-state, batteries for integration in printed sensor systems. Combining the benefits of TAeTTOOz  printable battery materials from Evonik, and InnovationLab’s printed electronics, the two companies are opening new application areas to ultra-thin printed batteries.  ...

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GeoChip raises $13m

GeoChip, the Chinese RF startup,  closed a €13 million fundraising round earlier this month. GeoChip received funding from the investment firms China Elite Capital (CEC), YMC Investment, Rockchip and the Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City, an innovation and venture complex run by the local government GeoChip co-founders, Wu Ruili and Chen Junjie, previously worked at Qualcomm. They ...

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Healthy growth for electronics production

Electronics production has recovered strongly from slowdowns due to the pandemic, says Bill Jewell’s Semiconductor Intelligence. Most major Asian electronic producers reported double-digit increases in early 2021. The chart below shows three-month-average change versus a year ago for electronics production. The data is from each country’s official statistics and is in local currency. China, by ...

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Three consecutive record years for fab equipment sales

The fab equipment  industry is on track to register three consecutive years of record highs in fab equipment spending with a 16% increase in 2020 followed by forecast gains of 15.5% this year and 12% in 2022, says SEMI in its World Fab Forecast report. Fabs worldwide will add about $10 billion worth of equipment in ...

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Smallest 100W dual USB-C intelligent PD GaN charger claim

GaN Systems claims the industry’s smallest 100W dual USB-C intelligent PD GaN charger. This turnkey reference design is claimed to achieve the highest power density of any 100W charger on the market while being the smartest. The charger can balance and appropriately power a variety of plugged-in device power level combinations from a single 100W ...

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JAXA progresses inter-satellite optical communication in space

The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) has announced progress in the development of its LUCAS system, involving inter-satellite optical communication in space using invisible laser light. It has successfully established laser acquisition and tracking between an Optical Data Relay Satellite and an Optical Ground Station, it highlights. LUCAS stands for “Laser Utilizing CommunicAtion System”. Under development ...

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