Thanks to a novel combination of cryogenic transmission electron tomography and deep learning, EPFL researchers have provided a first look at the nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers, revealing how they could be optimized for fuel cell efficiency.
Thanks to a novel combination of cryogenic transmission electron tomography and deep learning, EPFL researchers have provided a first look at the nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers, revealing how they could be optimized for fuel cell efficiency.
Semiconductors have become an integral part of our modern lives that relies heavily on electronics, serving as the foundation for a wide range of such devices, from smartphones and computers to medical equipment, automotive applications, and renewable energy systems.
Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) is a powerful and versatile technique that has been widely adopted in various industries including semiconductor manufacturing, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and nanotechnology.
The future of data, Edge Data Center, is equivalent to a mini data centre. Its proximity to enterprises eliminates latency and other limitations, giving access to real-time data. In this article, we will delve into its core concepts, advancements, operational challenges, and real-time applications.
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A technical exploration of the photodetectors, lasers, and optical transceivers enabling scalable, low-latency data transmission
The 2G and 3G switch-off is reshaping IoT connectivity worldwide, making migration to 4G, 5G, LTE-M, or NB-IoT essential to avoid outages and ensure future-ready devices.
NR+ is the first non-cellular 5G standard enabling massive IoT with low latency, long range, and operator-free private networks — powered by Nordic and Wirepas for scalable, resilient deployments.
Article #2 of Mastering RF Engineering: RF signal chains are key to wireless systems. Learn how components like amplifiers, filters, and mixers help plan RF designs, balance performance needs, and decide between custom-built or pre-made modules.
New System Strengthens Security for the Biotech Industry
Whether designing a window in an airliner or a cable conduit for an engine, manufacturers devote a lot of effort to reinforcing openings for structural integrity. But the reinforcement is rarely perfect and often creates structural weaknesses elsewhere.
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Thanks to a novel combination of cryogenic transmission electron tomography and deep learning, EPFL researchers have provided a first look at the nanostructure of platinum catalyst layers, revealing how they could be optimized for fuel cell efficiency.
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Semiconductors have become an integral part of our modern lives that relies heavily on electronics, serving as the foundation for a wide range of such devices, from smartphones and computers to medical equipment, automotive applications, and renewable energy systems.
Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) is a powerful and versatile technique that has been widely adopted in various industries including semiconductor manufacturing, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and nanotechnology.
Nanofabrication technique, using holes to create vacuum guides, breaks a barrier in optics
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During Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, the biggest players in IoT gathered
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EPFL researchers have come up with a new approach to electronics that involves engineering metastructures at the sub-wavelength scale. It could launch the next generation of ultra-fast devices for exchanging massive amounts of data, with applications in 6G communications and beyond.
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Meet the IoT Stars community at MWC and Embedded World, and find the partners to build your next IoT Stack.
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A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics.
Immersive technologies and high-speed telecommunication standards are enabling new ways to work remotely.
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The popularity of wearable electronics has induced demand for their parts, including power sources such as triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Such power sources must be both stretchy and high-performance, holding up under various deformation conditions over hours of use.
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In this episode, we talk about the simple, tunable machine created using common 3D printers for manipulating microscale objects to create the next generation of highly efficient antennas enabling the future of wireless communication.
NANOWEB® is an extremely thin, transparent, conductive film that consists of an invisible, nanostructured metal mesh fabricated onto a glass or plastic surface. With its unrivaled transparency, conductivity, and flexibility, this patented functional film holds immense potential for both passive and powered use cases, with applications including electromagnetic interference shielding, antennas, 5G/6G redirection systems for elimination of dead spots, and deicing/defogging devices for vehicle windows and eyewear.
Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more.
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How can you spot emerging technology innovation at public companies? And how could you scale this up, so that you could track not just a handful but hundreds or even thousands of companies? For this article, I analyzed more than 650,000 financial news to find out.
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Announcing the December Build Month. A program to support developers in building their next IoT project with cellular technology.
