Novel Electronics

MicroLEDs Moving From Lab to Fab

Semiconductor Engineering: Every disruptive technology has its “aha” moment — the time when everyone from engineers to investors realizes that, yes, this technology is the real deal and it won’t be scrapped on the R&D floor. For many, it was Samsung’s recent announcement of a 110-inch microLED TV that irrevocably…

No Antenna Could Survive Europa’s Brutal, Radioactive Environment—Until Now

IEEE Spectrum: Europa, one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, has twice as much liquid water as Earth’s oceans, if not more. An ocean estimated to be anywhere from 40 to 100…

Google’s Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors

IEEE Spectrum: In order to develop a practical quantum computer, scientists will have to design ways to deal with any errors that will inevitably pop up in its performance. Now Google has demonstrated that exponential suppression of such errors is possible,…

The Mini-LED Is the Future of Big Displays

IEEE Spectrum: Asus’s ROG Swift PG32UQX is an unexpected revelation. This beefy 32-inch monitor, clad in gaudy plastic and odd, cyclonic swirls, packs a display technology rarely available for computers: Mini-LED. Virtually unknown a few years ago, it is set to…