News articles tagged with 'prototype'
'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…
Compact high-temperature superconducting cables demonstrated at NIST
— 18 Feb 2011 18:11 | TechnologyA researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has invented a method of making high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables that are thinner and more flexible…
Study suggests new treatment option to reduce metastasis in ovarian cancer
— 27 Jan 2011 17:59 | HealthA paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option - one that would use an outside-the-body filtration…
Researchers aim to harvest solar energy from pavement to melt ice, power streetlights
— 10 Nov 2010 15:34 | TechnologyThe heat radiating off roadways has long been a factor in explaining why city temperatures are often considerably warmer than nearby suburban or rural areas. Now a team of engineering…
NPL builds long range alpha detector
— 2 Nov 2010 14:00 | TechnologyThe UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a new portable radiation detector that can assess the safety of potentially contaminated areas far quicker than current methods.…
Anti-tumour drugs tested by microfluidic device
— 6 Oct 2010 04:14 | HealthA prototype device developed in Hong Kong will allow laboratory researchers to non-invasively test drugs for their ability to kill tumours by subjecting cancerous cells with different…
Computer scientists leverage dark silicon to improve smartphone battery life
— 2 Sep 2010 16:19 | TechnologyA new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of 'dark silicon' - the underused transistors…
Climate change scientists turn up the heat in Alaska
— 26 Jun 2010 12:58 | EnvironmentScientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming on the icy layers…
NC State to develop next generation HazMat boots
— 28 May 2010 13:06 | TechnologyThe rubber boots that emergency personnel wear when responding to situations where hazardous materials (HazMat) are present may be functional, but they're not very comfortable. New…
Project for sailing vessels to manoeuvre in ports using electric energy from wind
— 11 May 2010 20:24 | TechnologyThe car is not the only vehicle that can be propelled electrically. Lecturers at the Higher Nautical and Naval Engineering Technical School, Mikel Lejarza, Jose Ignacio Uriarte, Miguel…