News articles tagged with 'electronic' (Page 2)
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:…
CeBIT 2011: Electronic fitness trainer
— 9 Feb 2011 17:05 | TechnologyEating a healthier diet, getting more exercise and doing more sports - lots of people recommit themselves to these goals over and over. But one's baser instincts are often stronger…
Electronic cigarettes hold promise as aid to quitting
— 9 Feb 2011 16:56 | HealthA study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence…
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…
New transistors: An alternative to silicon and better than graphene
— 30 Jan 2011 19:04 | TechnologySmaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online January 30 in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL's Laboratory…
Nanowires exhibit giant piezoelectricity
— 26 Jan 2011 19:28 | TechnologyGallium nitride (GaN) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are among the most technologically relevant semiconducting materials. Gallium nitride is ubiquitous today in optoelectronic elements such…
Armchair nanoribbons made into spintronic device
— 26 Jan 2011 17:46 | TechnologyIn a development that may revolutionise handheld electronics, flat-panel displays, touch panels, electronic ink, and solar cells, as well as drastically reduce their manufacturing costs,…
Little evidence to support most eHealth technologies, such as electronic patient records
— 19 Jan 2011 18:20 | HealthDespite the wide endorsement of and support for eHealth technologies, such as electronic patient records and e-prescribing, the scientific basis of its benefits - which are repeatedly…
Coiled nanowires may hold key to stretchable electronics
— 12 Jan 2011 18:10 | TechnologyResearchers at North Carolina State University have created the first coils of silicon nanowire on a substrate that can be stretched to more than double their original length, moving…
Electronic medical records not always linked to better care in hospitals, study finds
— 4 Jan 2011 21:02 | HealthUse of electronic health records by hospitals across the United States has had only a limited effect on improving the quality of medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study…