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At the University of Oklahoma, we developed a high-performance mid-infrared photonic sensing solution for the deployment of a scalable, continuous monitoring network for methane emissions in the Anadarko Basin, one of the largest oil and gas production basins in the USA.
The process of technology translation that brings innovations created in a laboratory to marketable technologies needs to be aided by scientific publishing that highlight real-life research-to-market experiences.
Many promising technologies created in academic laboratories struggle to transition to industry because of rapid shifts in research direction, funding constraints and complex challenges, hindering their full development. Here, the founders of ‘INBRAIN Neuroelectronics’, a start-up working on graphene-based high-precision neural interface systems, describe how a different outcome is possible.
Chirality fundamentally determines the electrical properties of CNTs and is therefore critical for the performance of CNT electronics. This Review summarizes approaches in controlling the global chirality distribution and local chirality junctions and discusses the progress in CNT electronics.
Increase in clinical digital data is propelling the development and application of artificial intelligence methods in histopathology. In this Review, machine learning algorithms and models and their clinical use cases are discussed, highlighting the computational and operational challenges in the field.
The increasing integration of renewable energy technologies into power systems poses challenges owing to the large uncertainties associated with renewable energy production. This Review investigates the ability of artificial intelligence-based methods to improve forecasts, dispatch, control and electricity markets in renewable power systems.
Block copolymer self-assembly provides sub-10-nm periodic nanopatterned structures to fabricate Internet of Things (IoT) hardware components with a cost-effective, large-area approach. This Perspective focuses on how nanostructuring can improve the performance and introduce versatile functionalities to IoT components.
Germanium telluride (GeTe)-based compounds are very promising thermoelectric materials for mid-to-high-temperature applications. This Review summarizes the latest advances in GeTe-based thermoelectrics and discusses challenges and prospects for GeTe thermoelectrics and their modules, highlighting future research directions.
Efficient storage of electrical energy is mandatory for the effective transition to electric transport. Metal electrodes — characterized by large specific and volumetric capacities — can enable the next generation of high-energy-density rechargeable batteries. This Review highlights advances and challenges in the field and evaluates future applications.
A general-purpose framework and continuous miniaturization have been key to the success of CMOS technology. However, the recent explosion in compute requirements across a growing variety of architectures and applications is happening at a time when CMOS technology faces unprecedented scaling and cost challenges. This requires reimagining of the existing paradigm.
Electrical engineering has reached a level of complexity and required knowledge that now, more than ever, good storytellers are needed to amplify the achievements of the community.
Imagine a future in which your garments are intelligent, expressive and transform the way you perceive and communicate with your environment. This is the promise of e-textiles. E-textiles could revolutionize healthcare, communication and our relationship with technology. However, their sustainable commercialization requires a comprehensive approach that involves scientific advancements and ethical and societal evaluation.
The governments of nearly every major economy are pouring tens of billions of dollars into semiconductor industries every year. This Comment explores why governments see semiconductors as a strategic technology, and the tactics governments are using to shape the semiconductor industry.
In the process of memristive chip design, the intricate aspects of peripherals, programming, stability compensation and control logic are often neglected. Yet, the ultimate goal for commercial success hinges on new functionalities paired with a reliable chip that markedly surpasses CMOS in hardware performance and cost-efficiency.
Emerging memory electronics is leading to exciting possibilities for radiofrequency switching, which could be important for meeting the requirements of modern communication systems. This Review outlines current RF switch technologies, proposes 2D memristors, and discusses their potential applications.
The sustainable integration of electric vehicles into power systems rests upon advances in battery technology, charging infrastructures, power grids and their interaction with the renewables. This Review provides a forward-looking road map and discusses the requirements to address these aspects.
Data-intensive and computation-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) workloads require fast and efficient AI hardware accelerators. This Review surveys emerging high-speed memory technologies with the potential to be used as global buffer memories in digital systolic-array architectures.
