News articles tagged with 'circuits'
Dissipation desired
— 20 Jul 2009 22:22 | PhysicsClassical computers are not powerful enough to describe even simple quantum systems. All the more it is difficult to understand complex many body systems. Quantum computers which use... — full story
Songbirds reveal how practice improves performance
— 7 Jul 2009 13:38 | BiologyLearning complex skills like playing an instrument requires a sequence of movements that can take years to master. Last year, MIT neuroscientists reported that by studying the chirps... — full story
Brain plasticity: Changes and resets in homeostasis
— 26 Jun 2009 10:14 | HealthIn an article published in the 25th June edition of the journal Neuron, researchers at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, have found that synaptic plasticity, long... — full story
Manipulating light on a chip for quantum technologies
— 10 Jun 2009 08:52 | TechnologyA team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance towards... — full story
Scientists create nanoscale zipper cavity that responds to single photons of light
— 5 Jun 2009 17:29 | TechnologyPhysicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication, and more. The device exploits... — full story
Chemical can reproduce complications for some patients
— 1 May 2009 14:39 | HealthMedical science took a giant leap forward with the development of techniques that, at least temporarily, perform the function of vital organs. These processes, including the use of... — full story
Electrosmog on the circuit board
— 6 Apr 2009 14:10 | TechnologyThe smaller the components in electronic circuits, the more interference-prone they are. If the components are too densely packed, they can interfere with one another. A near-field... — full story
Molecular machines drive plasmonic nanoswitches
— 12 Feb 2009 11:30 | TechnologyPlasmonics - a possible replacement for current computing approaches - may pave the way for the next generation of computers that operate faster and store more information than electronically-based... — full story
Electronics from the printer
— 24 Jan 2009 17:48 | TechnologyElectronic systems designed to perform simple functions, such as monitor the temperature on a yogurt pot, mustn't cost much: This is where printed electronics are at an advantage. Researchers... — full story
Neutron researchers discover widely sought property in magnetic semiconductor
— 26 Nov 2008 08:32 | TechnologyResearchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time the existence of a key magnetic - as opposed to electronic - property... — full story