A group of researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a technique to keep cool a semiconductor material used in everything from traffic lights to electric cars.

Gallium Nitride (GaN), a semiconductor material found in bright lights since the 1990s, is used in wireless applications due to its high efficiency and high voltage operation. However, the applications and market share of GaN electronics is limited because it is difficult to remove heat from them.

Here is good news for those who can’t afford smartphones. As the penetration of social networks over mobile devices is on constant rise, the two Indian phone device vendors- Micromax and Spice-- are all set to launch smart-feature phones next month. Enabled with MRE technology, the handsets will facilitate differential experience to customers with hundreds of applications and services. Vikas Jain, business director, Micromax, said that the company wants to offer unparalleled experience to its customers on sub-Rs.5,000 phone device.