Materials R&D

Researchers at New York’s Cornell University have used a novel construction technique to make micro-scale string resonators with what is believed to be the highest ever room-temperature Q amongst similarly sized devices

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to produce thin films of strained mono-crystal silicon, then attach them to flexible substrates

The University of Oxford is developing organic photosensor technology which could be used in cameras

Fuel cell technology is being neglected with insufficient support from industry and Government according to a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)

Graphene, layers of well-oriented graphite-bonded carbon atoms, is being touted as a material for nano-scale transistors. It shares some characteristics with carbon nanotubes

New materials offer one of the greatest promises for the future of scaling in semiconductor manufacturing as exposure tools alone seem to be running out of gas

Sharp is developing techniques to simplify mobile devices by incorporating on the glass of the LCD functions that have traditionally required discrete chips, such as the display and audio drivers

Several new companies are working with a technology for printing circuits on plastic or thin film using commercial inkjet printers

Surrey University has received additional backing for its programme to develop a tool for growing nanomaterials

Invisibility cloaks may be the stuff of fiction but a group of scientists from universities in the UK and US are suggesting that they understand the theory behind a potential 'cloaking' or shielding device that renders whatever is placed inside it invisible