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• New material will make locally flexible diodes possible
  

  Diodes allow directed flows of current. Without them, modern electronics would be inconceivable. Until now, they had to be made out of two materials with different characteristics. A research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered a material that makes it possible to cre more

• Green electronics made from wood
  

  Sustainable electronic components can be made from wood with the help of a novel process that uses a laser to engrave electrically conductive structures on veneers. A research team at Empa and at ETH’s Institute for Building Materials has developed a practical and versatile method for making wooden more

• A paper battery with water switch
  

  A team of researchers at Empa developed a water-activated disposable paper battery. The researchers suggest that it could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics – such as smart labels for tracking objects, environmental sensors and medical diagnostic devices – more

Videos Electronics

2-D layered devices can self-assemble with precision

Video shows layered, self-assembled graphene oxide sheets with synthetic proteins patterned on squid ring teeth made into an actuator with substantial curvature. The second segment shows the same device using graphene oxide only. There is no movement.Credit: Melik Demirel,/Penn State. more

Infographics Electronics

The Recycling Rates of Smartphone Metals

Regular readers will spot that today’s post is a bit of a twist on an old post from the site’s archives, which looked at the elements present in a smartphone and the roles that they play. In this updated version, I wanted to highlight which elements in your smartphone will actually get recycled at t more

Job offers Electronics

• Specialist Regulatory Affairs (m/f/d)
  

  In your role as Specialist Regulatory Affairs (m/f/d) you are responsible for all aspects of Global Regulatory Affairs such as for the registration of substances under REACH regulations. You will assure compliance of international regulations. You will also work with internal (e. g. R&D Business, Pr more

Authors Electronics

• Prof. Dr. Guido M. Schuster
  

  completed an apprenticeship as a radio and TV electrician before studying electronics, instrumentation and control technology at Neutechnikum Buchs (Switzerland), graduating as the year’s best student in 1990. He completed both his master’s degree and his later doctorate (1996) at Northwestern Unive more