Once considered quality issues, substrate defects now allow precise control of semiconductor crystal growth

Schematic representation of remote epitaxy through thick AC. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09484-z A team led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has made a breakthrough in semiconductor development that could change the way we produce computer chips, optoelectronics and quantum computing devices. The team, which also includes researchers from the National High Magnetic […]

Three-layer microfluidic cooling device can remove the heat from small electronics more efficiently

Three-dimensional illustration of the overall microfluidic structure. The flow path is marked with the blue and red colors indicating low and high fluid temperatures respectively. Credit: Wu et al. (Physics Electronics, 2025). As electronic devices become more powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat flows, or in other words, produce more heat in a […]

EPA, energy, interior announce plans to support coal extraction

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain On September 29, the Trump administration announced a series of actions intended to stimulate coal extraction and generating electricity, the latest step in a government-wide effort to reverse the decline of the fuel. The announcements of the EPA, energy and interior departments are intended to strengthen the domestic coal industry in […]

How jute and paper yarn can form the future of textile

Credit: Steve Johnson van Pexels By combining microwave technology with chemical treatment, Felicia Syrén has investigated how renewable materials such as jute and paper yarn can get new properties – and therefore new applications within the textile industry. In her PhD thesis, Syrén investigated how Jute can be changed by microwave treatment and impregnation with […]