News articles tagged with 'chip'
Materials scientists at Harvard demonstrate the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell
— 4 Apr 2011 18:39 | TechnologyMaterials scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and SiEnergy Systems LLC have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell…
Self-cooling observed in graphene electronics
— 4 Apr 2011 17:49 | TechnologyWith the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that reduces…
'Spincasting' holds promise for creation of nanoparticle thin films
— 30 Mar 2011 17:34 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have investigated the viability of a technique called 'spincasting' for creating thin films of nanoparticles on an underlying substrate…
New blood analysis chip could lead to disease diagnosis in minutes
— 19 Mar 2011 14:19 | HealthA major milestone in microfluidics could soon lead to stand-alone, self-powered chips that can diagnose diseases within minutes. The device, developed by an international team of researchers…
Tiny 'on-chip detectors' count individual photons
— 17 Mar 2011 20:54 | TechnologyA team of researchers has integrated tiny detectors capable of counting individual photons on computer chips. These detectors, called 'single-photon avalanche diodes (SPAD),' act like…
'Pruned' microchips are faster, smaller, more energy-efficient
— 17 Mar 2011 18:19 | TechnologyAn international team of computing experts from the United States, Switzerland and Singapore has created a breakthrough technique for doubling the efficiency of computer chips simply…
Surgical instruments with electronic serial numbers
— 1 Mar 2011 19:00 | HealthBe it a heart transplant or a caesarean section, every operation requires a wide variety of surgical instruments, from simple retractors, clamps, scalpels and scissors to more specialist…
Development team achieves 1 terabit per second data rate on a single integrated photonic chip
— 1 Mar 2011 18:45 | TechnologyWith worldwide Internet data traffic increasing by 50 percent each year, telecommunications companies that handle this digital torrent must be able to economically expand the capacities…
Fingerprint makes chips counterfeit-proof
— 9 Feb 2011 17:08 | TechnologyProduct piracy long ago ceased to be limited exclusively to the consumer goods sector. Industry, too, is increasingly having to combat this problem. Cheap fakes cost business dear:…
Engineers grow nanolasers on silicon, pave way for on-chip photonics
— 7 Feb 2011 15:13 | TechnologyEngineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more…