Graphene: Engineering the ‘wonder material’ to live up to the hype
Electronics engineer Francesca Iacopi is intent on taking innovative 2D materials like graphene out of the lab and into the ...
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The source of graphene’s lackluster performance revealed as silicon impurities
Graphene’s reputation as the ‘material of the future’ has been tarnished by its disappointing performance. A new study got to ...
New semiconductor paves the way to super powerful, greener phones
Australian engineers have brought bendable, biodegradable screens a step closer with an ultra thin, part-organic semiconductor.
Engineering competition asks students how to save a world in peril
The annual Warman Design and Build Competition is just around the corner, with a new cohort of students preparing to ...
Wearable tech expands into nano-sized speakers and microphones
Wearable tech is on the rise, with applications in fields such as medicine and sport. A South Korean research team ...
When it comes to the future of tiny robots, it’s best to think big
In the future, legions of tiny robots might search through earthquake rubble for survivors, build houses on Mars or cure ...
Innovative sensor technology will help aged care workers improve health and safety
A non-invasive sensor gives real-time updates on patient health, alerting medical staff about areas of concern even before patients themselves ...
100-year-old mining tech used to recycle lithium-ion batteries
As the electric vehicle market grows and batteries reach the end of their 10-year lifespan, the world is set to ...
Australia is quickly becoming a quantum computing powerhouse
Creating the world's first functioning quantum computer has been called the space race of this generation. When – and where ...
New drumheads help the march to smaller, stronger communications tech
US researchers have developed an electromechanical drumhead 100,000 thinner than the human eardrum, an innovation they say will make the ...
