AMES, Iowa – Materials engineers don’t like to see line defects in functional materials. The structural flaws along a one-dimensional line of atoms generally degrades performance of electrical ...

In recent years, the development of quantum computers beyond the capability of classical computers has become a new frontier in science and technology and a key direction to realize quantum supremacy.

Boeing Co. has expanded inspections of newly produced 787 Dreamliners after finding a previously disclosed manufacturing defect in sections of the jet where it hadn’t been initially detected, ...

Short-lived topological defects in active liquid crystals can exhibit long-range, long-lived orientational order. Figure 1: Nematic superstructure of defects in an active liquid crystal of bundled ...

A new way to do full-wafer, in-line monitoring to identify missing vias in the back end of line. A viable in-line monitor for missing vias in the back end of line (BEOL) has traditionally been ...

Final electrical test remains one of the best ways to assess a circuit’s ultimate viability. But we know that, unfortunately, even 100% end-of-line electrical testing of semiconductor wafers will not ...

Researchers have discovered that engineering one-dimensional line defects into certain materials can increase their electrical performance. Materials engineers don't like to see line defects in ...