Strontium titanate’s remarkable ability to perform at extremely low temperatures makes it a key material for next-generation cryogenic devices used in quantum computing and space exploration. Supercon ...

At 4 degrees Kelvin, most electro-optic materials falter. Nanoelectronics R&D center imec has now successfully engineered ...

In a new paper published in Nature Photonics, researchers at Columbia Engineering have discovered that the thin-film metallic resistor routinely used to thermally tune photonic devices to the desired ...

Superconductivity and quantum computing are two fields that have seeped from theoretical circles into popular consciousness.

Thermoelectric devices are devices that can convert heat into electrical energy. Researchers have now developed a thermoelectric device composed of organic materials that can generate electricity from ...

Infrared sensors, which act as the "seeing" component in devices such as LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, 3D face recognition systems in smartphones, and wearable health care devices, are regarded as ...

As electronic devices become increasingly powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat fluxes, or in other words, ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Silicon (Si) semiconductors are ubiquitous in electrical appliances and play an essential role in our daily lives. However, in high-temperature environments exceeding 300°C, such as ...

A three-layer cooler etched in silicon pulls heat from dense chips while using little power, hinting that heat may no longer ...