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50 Meters of Optical Fiber Shrunk to the Size of Microchips
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
Long coils of optical waveguides any structure that can guide light, like conventional optical fiber can be used to create a time delay in the transmission of l...
A step closer to composite-based electronics
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
Composite materials are of increasing interest to physicists. Typically, they are made of electrically conducting elements - such as spherical metallic or elong...
NIST demonstrates how losing information can benefit quantum computing
Nov 28, 2013 (SPX)
Suggesting that quantum computers might benefit from losing some data, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have entangled-li...
Chips meet Tubes: World's First Terahertz Vacuum Amplifier
Nov 28, 2013 (SPX)
The submillimeter wave, or terahertz, part of the electromagnetic spectrum falls between the frequencies of 0.3 and 3 terahertz, between microwaves and infrared...
Chaotic physics in ferroelectrics hints at brain-like computing
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a new approach to in...
Nature: Single-atom Bit Forms Smallest Memory in the World
Nov 19, 2013 (SPX)
One atom equals one bit: According to this design principle, we would like to construct magnetic data memories in the future. Presently, a compound of several m...
New way to dissolve semiconductors holds promise for electronics industry
Nov 18, 2013 (SPX)
Semiconductors, the foundation of modern electronics used in flat-screen TVs and fighter jets, could become even more versatile as researchers make headway on a...
Virtual Toothpick Helps Technologist 'Bake' the Perfect Thin-Film Confection
Nov 18, 2013 (SPX)
Creating thin films using a rapidly evolving technology that promises to solve some of NASA's thorniest engineering challenges is a lot like baking a cake. That...
Accidental discovery dramatically improves electrical conductivity
Nov 15, 2013 (SPX)
Quite by accident, Washington State University researchers have achieved a 400-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of a crystal simply by exposing it t...
Next-generation semiconductors synthesis
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
Although silicon semiconductors are nearly universal in modern electronics, devices made from silicon have limitations-including that they cease to function pro...
Super-thin membranes clear the way for chip-sized pumps
Nov 14, 2013 (SPX)
The ability to shrink laboratory-scale processes to automated chip-sized systems would revolutionize biotechnology and medicine. For example, inexpensive and hi...
German chip maker Infineon meets full-year targets: firm
Nov 12, 2013 (AFP)
German semi-conductors giant Infineon said on Tuesday a strong fourth quarter had enabled it to meet its goals for the year just ended, but warned of falling sa...
Diamond Imperfections Pave the Way to Technology Gold
Nov 09, 2013 (SPX)
From supersensitive detections of magnetic fields to quantum information processing, the key to a number of highly promising advanced technologies may lie in on...
Making electrical contact along 1-D edge of 2-D materials
Nov 09, 2013 (SPX)
Dr. Cory Dean, assistant professor of physics at The City College of New York, is the lead author of a paper published in the journal Science that demonstrates ...
Stanford researchers surprised to find how neural circuits identify information needed for decisions
Nov 09, 2013 (SPX)
While eating lunch you notice an insect buzzing around your plate. Its color and motion could both influence how you respond. If the insect was yellow and black...
Synaptic transistor learns while it computes
Nov 09, 2013 (SPX)
It doesn't take a Watson to realize that even the world's best supercomputers are staggeringly inefficient and energy-intensive machines. Our brains have upward...
A Single-Atom Light Switch
Nov 09, 2013 (SPX)
With just a single atom, light can be switched between two fibre optic cables at the Vienna University of Technology. Such a switch enables quantum phenomena to...
Georgia Tech Develops Inkjet-Based Circuits at Fraction of Time and Cost
Nov 08, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by p...
Designing an acoustic diode
Nov 07, 2013 (SPX)
Most people know about ultrasound through its role in prenatal imaging: those grainy, grey outlines of junior constructed from reflected sound waves. A new tech...
Nanoscale engineering boosts performance of quantum dot light emitting diodes
Nov 01, 2013 (SPX)
Dramatic advances in the field of quantum dot light emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) could come from recent work by the Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy team a...
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