Using graphene sheets just one atom thick, Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and his team discovered that by twisting the layers to a “magic angle,” they can make the graphene behave as a superconductor, an insulator, or even a magnet. This science could eventually lead to highly sensitive detectors for infrared, terahertz and microwave light, as well as […]
Failure analysis hardware enables system-level debug for 3D ICs
Researchers from Google, Mountain View, Calif., and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, have developed a novel failure analysis hardware and sample preparation solution that enables system-level failure analysis on mobile 3D integrated circuits.
PerkinElmer and Covalent announce strategic partnership
PerkinElmer, Shelton, Conn., and Covalent, Sunnyvale, Calif., announced a strategic collaboration to advance failure analysis and materials characterization for semiconductor, electronics, and battery industries.
The biggest problem with solid-state batteries may finally be solved
An interdisciplinary team at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials, Germany, has identified exactly how dendrites grow and pierce ceramic electrolytes to trigger fractures that ultimately lead to battery failure.
How multilayer nanocoatings dissipate energy at the nanoscale to prevent failure
An international research team from the Skoltech Engineering Center at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia has, for the first time, directly measured mechanical stresses at the contact between a diamond indenter and a complex nanostructured coating at a resolution of less than 80 nanometers.