News articles tagged with 'microwave'
For future chips, smaller must also be better
— 6 Oct 2010 04:17 | TechnologyThe explosion of portable communication devices that we enjoy today - such as cell and smart phones, Bluetooth hands-free units, and wireless Internet networks - has resulted in part…
Cold atoms image microwave fields
— 3 Aug 2010 13:15 | PhysicsMicrowaves are an essential part of modern communication technology. Mobile phones and laptops, for example, are equipped with integrated microwave circuits for wireless communication.…
Scientists create artificial mini 'black hole'
— 4 Jun 2010 17:43 | TechnologyChinese researchers have successfully built an electromagnetic absorbing device for microwave frequencies. The device, made of a thin cylinder comprising 60 concentric rings of metamaterials,…
NIST develops 'dimmer switch' for superconducting quantum computing
— 29 Apr 2010 10:58 | TechnologyScientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed the first 'dimmer switch' for a superconducting circuit linking a quantum bit (qubit) and a quantum…
The next silicon revolution
— 14 Apr 2010 10:16 | TechnologyThe engineers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of California, San Diego who are at the forefront of the latest 'silicon revolution'…
NRL successfully completes first major development milestone on the NPOESS MIS program
— 27 Aug 2009 13:46 | TechnologyNRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department and Remote Sensing Division announced it has successfully completed the System Requirements and Design Review (SRDR) for the National Polar-orbiting…
Surgeons use microwave technology to destroy tumours
— 6 Feb 2009 11:10 | HealthA new minimally-invasive option for treating liver tumours, called microwave ablation, is now available at UC San Diego Medical Centre and Moores UCSD Cancer Centre, the only hospitals…
Caltech researchers interpret asymmetry in early Universe
— 17 Dec 2008 11:34 | AstronomyThe Big Bang is widely considered to have obliterated any trace of what came before. Now, astrophysicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) think that their new theoretical…
First tuneable, 'noiseless' amplifier may boost quantum computing, communications
— 16 Oct 2008 10:20 | TechnologyResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, have made the first tuneable…
Microwave ovens need added safety controls
— 7 Oct 2008 05:10 | HealthMicrowave ovens should be equipped with safety controls to prevent children from opening them and being burned by hot foods and drinks, according to a study published today by University…