News articles tagged with 'electrical'
Mind reading, brain fingerprinting and the law
— 21 Jan 2010 15:59 | BiologyWhat if a jury could decide a man's guilt through mind reading? What if reading a defendant's memory could betray their guilt? And what constitutes 'intent' to commit murder? These... — full story
Paper strips can quickly detect toxin in drinking water
— 11 Jan 2010 14:37 | TechnologyA strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water... — full story
Scientists create world's first molecular transistor
— 24 Dec 2009 12:37 | TechnologyA group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule. The team, which includes researchers from Yale University and the Gwangju Institute... — full story
ASU scientists improve chip memory by stacking cells
— 23 Dec 2009 12:02 | TechnologyScientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips... — full story
Smartphone app illuminates power consumption
— 21 Nov 2009 13:57 | TechnologyA new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors... — full story
Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems
— 21 Nov 2009 12:26 | TechnologyMost people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead... — full story
New study confirms exotic electric properties of graphene
— 18 Nov 2009 09:30 | TechnologyFirst, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene:... — full story
New 'finFETS' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
— 11 Nov 2009 13:58 | TechnologyPurdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers... — full story
Concurrent imaging of metabolic and electric signals in the heart
— 26 Oct 2009 15:58 | HealthCardiac rhythm disorders can result from disturbances in cardiac metabolism. These metabolic changes are tightly linked with specific cardiac electrophysiology (CEP) abnormalities,... — full story
Harvard scientists bend nanowires into 2-D and 3-D structures
— 22 Oct 2009 15:40 | ChemistryTaking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two-... — full story