Nano World: Magnet Nanostructure For Chips
New York (UPI) Jan 13, 2006
All-magnetic microchips without transistors that could pack more computing power, instantly turn on without need to wait for reboot and change function after they are built, could one day develop from a novel device made of magnets only nanometers wide, experts told UPI's Nano World.
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Cheaper Chips Bring High Definition Editing To The Masses
Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2005
With the cost of high-definition camcorders and HDTVs quickly coming down, consumers are becoming more and more creative in how they use their video cameras.
Silicon-Germanium Microchips May Herald New Apps From Radar To Space Exploration
Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 14, 2005
Georgia Tech scientists and engineers are pursuing the dictum that "smaller is better" to develop a new breed of highly-integrated silicon-based microchips capable of operating in ultra-sophisticated radar systems � and in new generations of NASA spacecraft.
Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power
Rochester NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2005
The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. A pair of newly patented technologies may soon enable power-hungry imaging chips to use just a fraction of the energy used today and capture better images to boot�all while enabling cameras to shrink to the size of a shirt button and run for years on a single battery.
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Scientists Discover How To Flip A Molecular Switch
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 20, 2005
A means for controlling single-molecule switches by engineering their design and surrounding environment has been developed by a research team led by scientists at Penn State, Rice University, and the University of Oregon.
Plastic Diode Could Lead To Flexible, Low Power Computer Circuits, Memory
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 15, 2005
Ohio State University researchers have invented a new organic polymer tunnel diode � an electronic component that could one day lead to plastic computer memory and plastic logic circuits on computer chips. Today, computer chips use mainly inorganic silicon.
Wireless World: Spychips Invading Privacy?
Chicago (UPI) Oct 7, 2005
Chips that track boxes on trucks and ships soon may be sophisticated enough to monitor every move of consumers, a controversial new book claims.
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Rice Researchers Gain New Insight Into Nanoscale Optics
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 15, 2005
New research from Rice University has demonstrated an important analogy between electronics and optics that will enable light waves to be coupled efficiently to nanoscale structures and devices.
A New Structural View Of Organic Electronic Devices
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2005
Although still in the qualifying rounds, U.S. researchers are helping manufacturers win the race to develop low-cost ways to commercialize a multitude of products based on inexpensive organic electronic materials - from large solar-power arrays to electronic newspapers that can be bent and folded.
Tiny Computers Go Where No Computer Has Gone Before
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 08, 2005
A major breakthrough in the use of molecules as information processors is to be announced at this year's BA Festival of Science in Dublin.
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Nanofabrication: Next Generation Chip Manufacture?
Aachen, Germany (SPX) Sep 06, 2005
A new nanotechnology tool that will dramatically cut the cost of leading-edge nano research at the sub-50nm scale has been developed by EU researchers. It could lead to Next Generation Lithography (NGL) technology.
Intel Hits Back Over AMD 'Bribery' Lawsuit
Santa Clara, California (AFP) Sep 01, 2005
Intel issued a scornful riposte Thursday to a lawsuit filed by Advanced Micro Devices that accuses the world's leading chip maker of bribing computer makers against using AMD processors.
Intel Touts Miniaturized, Power-Frugal Technology
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 23, 2005
Intel will roll out tiny, energy-frugal processors that will breed a new generation of powerful palm-top electronics, the company president announced Tuesday.
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