Using Protons to Tune Interlayer Forces in Van-der-Waals Materials

A Chinese-Australian collaboration has demonstrated for the first time that interlayer coupling in a van der Waals (vdW) material can be largely modulated by a protonic gate, which inject protons to devices from an ionic solid.

Keep Safe and Cool in the Pool: Novel Chip Sensor Makes Swimming Pools Safer

A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene for more than 2.7 million Australians as new research shows it can deliver consistent and accurate pool chemistry for reliable pool management.

Spin Memory Announces Extension of Series B Funding

Spin Memory, Inc. (Spin Memory), the leading developer of MRAM technologies, announced an extension of its Series B funding round, having received additional investment from all major investors. The funding includes recent investors, Arm, Applied Ventures, LLC (the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc.) and Abies Ventures (Abies), as well as the company’s founding investor, Allied Minds.

SiTime Enables High Performance Optical and Data Communications for Outdoor 5G Deployment

SiTime Corporation, a market leader in MEMS timing, today introduced the SiT9501 differential MEMS oscillator.

Onto Innovation Announces Its New Element FTIR Technology

Onto Innovation Inc. today announced the availability of the Element material analysis platform, which enables customers to monitor and control layers of dielectric thin films, measuring dopants such as boron and phosphorous, as well as monitoring process by-products such as hydrogen.