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Bias and distrust in medicine have been perpetuated by the misuse of medical equations, algorithms and devices. Artificial intelligence (AI) can exacerbate these problems. However, AI also has potential to detect, mitigate and remedy the harmful effects of bias to build trust and improve healthcare for everyone.
In the spirit of promoting gender equality, Sony, in partnership with Nature, has launched the ‘Sony Women in Technology Award’ to recognize and celebrate the remarkable women spearheading advancements in STEM.
An article in Nature presents large-area, high-performance intrinsically stretchable electronics thanks to innovation in materials selection, fabrication processes, device engineering and circuit design.
An article in Science Advances reports an integrated van der Waals system that enables field-free electric control of the magnetization of Fe3GaTe2 above room temperature.
The ‘uncanny valley’ has guided robot engineers on the limits of human likeness, yielding design principles to mitigate the risk of creepy robots. Yet unease with advancements in AI has exposed a new ‘uncanny valley of mind’, with researchers now exploring acceptable boundaries on simulating human intelligence, emotion, empathy and creativity.
Evolution and interdisciplinarity are key words for Elisa Vianello, senior scientist and Edge AI program coordinator at CEA-Leti, who talks to Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering about her research activity and the importance of bridging the gap between academia and industry.
An article in Nature Communications presents a spectral multiplication approach to obtain THz-tunable and broadband electro-optic combs using integrated multi-wavelength semiconductor lasers.
For the transition to a sustainable energy sector, massive hydrogen production and use is crucial. There is growing awareness of a connection between an indirect global warming potential and the production of hydrogen, so its fugitive emissions must be addressed. This Comment emphasizes the need for affordable hydrogen-sensing methods to benefit safety, energy efficiency and the climate.
Addressing the electronic-waste crisis requires global cooperation to enhance recycling, innovate in sustainable materials management and embrace eco-design. By viewing electronic waste as valuable ‘urban mines’, we can unlock a circular economy and ensure the sustainable recovery of strategic metals, fostering a greener, more sustainable future.
Memristor devices have shown notable superiority in the realm of neuromorphic computing chips, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) inference tasks. Researchers are now grappling with the intricacies of incorporating in situ learning capabilities into memristor-based chips, paving the way for more powerful edge intelligence.
An article in Nature Electronics presents how to use electron-beam lithography to obtain p- and n-type vertical organic electrochemical transistor matrix arrays and complementary logic circuits.
Modular robotics offers design flexibility that could enable the scale-up of robotic systems for marine applications. We have developed simple repeating cubic modular components that can be assembled and reconfigured to create different types of underwater robots for marine applications, enabling them to navigate and perform tasks underwater with ease and efficiency.
To reduce environmental impact, imec has presented a bottom-up lifecycle assessment of logic technology nodes and prepared first recommendations to lower carbon emissions. Here we talk to Lars-Åke Ragnarsson, program director of Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems at imec, about their approach to help the semiconductor industry reduce the environmental effects of integrated circuit manufacturing.
An article in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications presents an approach that leverages cell-free massive MIMO technology for optimal network performance with minimal energy consumption.
Beyond applications in information technology, medicine, energy storage and environmental technologies, nanotechnology could also find uses in large-scale sciences such as the aerospace industry. Here, we showcase the applications of carbon nanotubes as electron field emitters for neutralizers in satellites, discussing both the fabrication processes and technical prospects.
Wafer-to-wafer hybrid bonding is an attractive 3D integration technology for stacking multiple heterogeneous chips with high 3D interconnect density. We highlight recent design and technology innovations that enable hybrid Cu, SiCN-to-Cu and SiCN bonding with interconnect pitches down to an unprecedented 400 nm.
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.
