Electrical & Electronics

The Primary Adversary of Quality Sleep in School-Age Children: Electronic Screens

Credit: Public DomainAccording to a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), video games and social media are causing school children to stay awake at night.However, there are also more constructive activities, such as homework and extracurricular commitments, that can pose challenges when trying to establish a healthy sleep routine...

Roy Allela and the Sign Language Gloves´ Speech

The Kenyan Roy Allela created a sign-IO that integrates a mobile application with intelligent gloves, which effectively monitors and instantaneously converts sign-language gestures into spoken language.The smart system was created considering young kids, and its development involves collaborating with young individuals who have difficulties in hearing and speaking. A specialized hardware within the glove...

Magmo Pro Attaches to iPhones, Enabling Automatic Recording of Phone Conversations

Credit: Nacevski Nikola/ PexelsDespite the iPhone's versatile capabilities, it lacks the ability to perform a seemingly straightforward function: recording phone conversations. However, the Magmo Pro offers iPhone users a straightforward solution, allowing them to effortlessly record phone calls without the need for complex procedures.Magmo ProThe Magmo Pro, developed by Korean company Mune, is presently the...

A New Type of Hydropower is Becoming Increasingly Popular

Rocky Mountain pumped-storage hydtroele3ctric power plant is owned by Oglethorpe Power Corp. Source - Thomson200. Public DomainPumped storage hydropower (PSH), a type of hydroelectric energy storage, is rapidly gaining popularity worldwide as a new technology. Unlike the traditional image of hydroelectric power, which is associated with massive dams such as the Hoover Dam or...

Far-Ultraviolet LED Kills Bacteria and Viruses Without Harming People

RIKEN physicists have created an LED that emits in a narrow region in the far ultraviolet that is safe for humans but deadly for viruses and bacteria. Credit: RIKENRIKEN physicists have engineered an exceptionally efficient LED that is lethal to microorganisms and viruses while being safe for humans. Someday it may help nations overcome...

Utilizing Lattice Distortions to Improve Carrier Mobility in 2D Semiconductors

The researchers' method: introducing ripples in 2D material, molybdenum disulfide to achieve two orders of magnitude enhancement in carrier mobility at room temperature, allowing electrons to move faster through the material. Credit: Dr. Wu Jing, A*STAR, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering.Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are semiconducting materials with thicknesses on the atomic range, which...

Wi-Fi From Your Local Lamppost

NIST communications researchers traveled to downtown Boulder, Colorado, to verify their channel model for evaluating high-frequency wireless network designs. Credit: ZDNET.As Wi-Fi is deployed in cities and at greater frequencies, it may rely on an abundant urban resource: streetlight poles.To guarantee these networks work well, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

An Advancement In Power Saving Electronics Is Leading The Way For A Carbon-Neutral World

Quantifying electric fields in semiconductor devices: The schematic shows electric field distribution in the channel of a GaN transistor; laser beams highlight the second harmonic generation (SHG) nature of the technique. credit: Yuke CaoPower-saving electronics are becoming increasingly important in the quest for a carbon-neutral world. Advancements in this technology are making it possible...

Creating Next-Generation Electronic Gadgets by Harnessing Terahertz Waves

Ruonan Han's research is driving up the rates of microelectronic circuits to allow brand-new applications in interactions, noticing, as well as safety.Han, an associate teacher who recently gained tenured in MIT's Division of Electrical Design and Computer technology, focuses on creating semiconductors that operate successfully at very high frequencies in an initiative to bridge...

Physicists Investigate New Electronic Phenomena with the Use of Crystals

The researchers at the University of North Florida's LEGO Atomic Laboratory in physics have discovered a new electrical phenomenon called by "asymmetric ferroelectricity. The study led by Dr. Maitri Warusawithana, an assistant professor of physics at UNF, in cooperation with scientists at the University of Illinois and Arizona State University, has demonstrated this phenomenon...