Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) can enable high-speed data transmission, low power consumption, and a compact size, ...

Researchers in the US have successfully integrated indium arsenide quantum dot (QD) lasers monolithically on silicon ...

A new technical paper titled “Volatile and non-volatile nano-electromechanical switches fabricated in a CMOS-compatible silicon-on-insulator foundry process” was published by researchers at KTH Royal ...

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To achieve this, the researchers carefully tuned the cooling rate. A fast “thermal quench”—dropping the temperature at around ...

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical ...

Silicone rubber insulators have become a cornerstone in modern high-voltage transmission systems due to their excellent electrical insulation properties and environmental resistance.

Researchers from Northeastern University in the United States have found a way to speed up electronics by a thousand times by replacement of silicon c ...

A new silicon material switches from insulator to metal in picoseconds. This breakthrough could speed up future computers.