Nov

17

New Ferroelectric Material Can Replace Lead In Many Devices

November 17, 2022 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A team of Penn State researchers have observed and reported for the first time the unique microstructure of a novel ferroelectric material, enabling the development of lead-free piezoelectric materials for electronics, sensors, and energy storage that are safer for human use. The work was led by the Alem Group at Penn State […]

Jan

21

A New 3D Material Discovery May Speed Up Electronics

January 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment

A 3 dimensional (3D) version of graphene, the 2 dimensional (2D) sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed as they move through silicon has been discovered.  The discovery is the first experimental confirmation of 3D Dirac fermions in the interior or bulk of a material, a novel state that was […]

Jul

27

An Idea for Much More and Far Better Electronic Efficiency

July 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Since the transistor replaced the vacuum tube about sixty years ago an ever-growing avalanche of electronics has enriched lives.  While the thought about one’s power blocks and power supplies doesn’t seem like much in a home, everyone plus the support in businesses, governments and the data centers of the internet and cloud sum up to […]

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