Researchers have demonstrated the fabrication and operation of a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) with detection efficiency that they believe is the highest on record. The photodetector is made of polycrystalline NbN with system detection efficiency of 90.2 percent for 1550-nm-wavelength photons at 2.1 K. In experiments, the system detection efficiency saturated at 92.1 percent when the temperature was lowered to 1.8 K. The research team believes that [ Learn more ]

Directed and spontaneous transport of a liquid on a solid surface is highly desired in various settings that range from microfluidics, printing, and oil-water separation to water harvesting technologies. Despite com- mendable progresses, it remains a daunting undertaking to mimic the structural and the functional sophistication inherent in living organisms in a facile and reproducible manner. Recently, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology (SIMIT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong (CityU)[ Learn more ]

Non-volatile phase-change random-access memory (PCRAM) is regarded as a leading candidate for next-generation electronic memory hierarchy. It utilizes the pronounced electrical resistance difference between the amorphous and crystalline states of chalcogenide phase change materials (PCMs) to encode digital information. Fast and reversible phase transitions between the two states at elevated temperatures and good thermal [ Learn more ]

Jiading, Shanghai, China – 2017 China Shanghai Seminar of Sensor Technologies & Applications (hereinafter “SENSOR CHINA”), also the 2017 Global Sensors in Internet of Things (IoT) Conference had its opening ceremony in September. Scholars and industry leaders attended the event and launched the “More than Moore” R&D pilot test line. Our honored guests included Xi Wang, Vice president of China Association for Science and Technology and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xueshan Yang, former Vice Minister[ Learn more ]

On the morning of May 5, Ma Kai, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, Ding Xuedong, Deputy Secretary of the State Council, Miao Wei, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Liu Wei, Vice Minister of Finance, Zhou Bo, Member of Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal Committee and Executive Vice Mayor and other leaders visited Zing Semiconductor Corporation, Shanghai. [ Learn more ]