Microneedle electrode-based device overcomes long-standing challenges in neural recording
A research group from the Institute for Research on Next-generation Semiconductor and Sensing Science (IRES²) at Toyohashi ...
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What is Silicon? Computing's Most Important Element, Explained
On its own, silicon makes lustrous, blue-grey crystals, but its chemical properties—namely, its affinity for oxygen—mean it's seldom found in a chemically pure state. Instead, most of the ...
Nature10d
Liquid crystal on silicon
More than $2 billion has been spent over the past 15 years in trying to develop the technology and infrastructure behind liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) displays. After a fitful start ...
PC Magazine5y
n-type silicon
Pure silicon is not conductive. However, it can be made conductive by adding other elements to its crystalline structure, which then become known as "n-type" or "p-type" silicon. N-type silicon is ...
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Silicon photonics advance paves the way for cost-effective, high-performance optical devices
the direct epitaxial growth of high-quality III-V optical gain materials selectively on large-size silicon photonics wafers remains a highly sought-after objective. The large mismatch in crystal ...
pv magazine International1y
Japanese scientists design flexible crystalline silicon solar modules with PET front cover
Researchers at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have fabricated lightweight, curved crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules with a front cover made ...
Nature1mon
Liquid crystal on silicon
Microdisplays based on liquid-crystal-on-silicon technology may soon gain wider recognition as they penetrate an increasing number of markets, ranging from electronic viewfinders to miniature data ...