Stretchable electronics combines the electronic performance of conventional wafer-based semiconductor devices and mechanical properties of a rubber band, and thus can have very broad applications that ...

Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

Researchers demonstrated a novel technique to efficiently convert ambient low-power radiofrequency signals into DC power. This 'rectifier' technology can be easily integrated into energy harvesting ...

Amey Luktuke, a graduate research assistant in materials engineering at Purdue, recently defended his PhD thesis addressing the effects of miniaturization of electronic devices. In simple terms, in ...

The important materials making transient electronics a reality. The current challenges of transient electronics. How transient electronics could tackle e-waste. Electronics have long been defined by ...

A new "optoexcitonic switch" already achieves state-of-the-art performance over current electronics and could serve as the basis for classical and quantum computing devices capable of operating at ...

A variety of linear models are available to represent common active electronic devices such as transistors and vacuum tubes. Devices operating under large-signal conditions often require nonlinear ...

As electronic devices continue to become more compact, flexible, and wearable, materials suppliers are coming under increased pressure to surpass traditional limitations. From foldable displays and ...

INSTRUCTOR: Simone Heo COURSE OVERVIEW From desktops to laptops to smartphones to smartwatches, computers are becoming smaller, faster, and cheaper. As smartphones are becoming ubiquitous pocket tools ...

Don't let that old phone gather dust in the junk drawer or kill the environment in a landfill. Repurpose it as a security camera, an alarm clock, a media player, and more. Need to dispose of an old TV ...