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Contributing Editor Richard Stevenson specializes in the reporting of advances in compound semiconductor devices, such as LEDs, lasers, high-efficiency solar cells and next-generation power electronics. In the early 2000s he gained valuable experience in the compound semiconductor industry, working as a process engineer for IQE. During a three-year stint at this company he oversaw the growth and characterization of a vast range of thin films of compound semiconductor materials. In 2005 he changed tack, embarking on a career in journalism. He began with the role of Features Editor of Compound Semiconductor magazine, and took over as the Editor of this publication in 2009. Stevenson holds a Ph.D. in optolectronics from the University of Cambridge, and a Master of Physics degree from the University of Southampton.

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Richard Stevenson

Self-Healing Transistors for Chip-Scale Starships

Transistor design would help "chip ship" survive radiation of 20-year trip to Alpha Centauri

Gallium Oxide: Power Electronics’ Cool New Flavor

With improved heat conductivity, this semiconductor could leapfrog other challengers to silicon

Nanowire Transistors Could Let You Talk, Text, and Tweet Longer

Transistors with compound-semiconductor nanowires could consume less power than today’s silicon FinFETs

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DARPA Wants a Better, Badder Caspian Sea Monster

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