August 11, 2008 - Technology News
Bigger, Cheaper Solar Cells
"First Solar, a start-up from Arizona, is making photovoltaic cells at a fraction of the usual cost. Their secret: increasing the light- ...
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July 14, 2008 - Technology News
Scientists Pave Way For 25nm CPUs
arcticstoat writes in with word that scientists at the Space Nanotechnology Laboratory at MIT have found a new way of extending ...
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July 14, 2008 - Technology News
Most CF Cards Fail DMA Transfers
"In his quest to create an open source video camera, Andrey Filippov of elphel.com has determined that most Compact Flash devices, although ...
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July 9, 2008 - Industry News
Larrabee Based On a Bundle of Old Pentium Chips
"Intel's Pat Gelsinger recently revealed that Larrabee's 32 IA cores will in fact be based on Intel's ancient P54C architecture, which was ...
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June 4, 2008 - Technology News
Dancing Micro-Robots Waltz on a Pin's Head
Coondoggie writes to mention that Duke University researchers have created micro-robots and made them dance to their tune. With ...
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June 3, 2008 - Technology News
Dancing Micro-Robots Waltz on a Pin's Head
Coondoggie writes to mention that Duke University researchers have created micro-robots and made them dance to their tune. With ...
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December 17, 2007 - Technology News
Toward On-Chip Quantum Computing
"Researchers are working to create devices built on the rules of quantum mechanics. These would allow quantum computers which can do certain ...
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July 23, 2007 - Industry News
AMD Beats Intel in Power-Efficiency Study
"AMD Opteron servers proved up to 15.2 percent more energy-efficient than those running Intel Xeon in a server-power-efficiency test ...
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April 26, 2007 - Technology News
Nanotubes May Improve Solar Energy Harvesting
"Scientists are hoping that the 'coaxial cable' style nanotube they developed will resolve energy issues that come with converting ...
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March 26, 2007 - Technology News
Researchers Spin Out Smaller Electronics Than Ever
"Scientists have found a more efficient way to harness the spin of an electron to store and process information. The new technology, ...
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March 12, 2007 - Technology News
Sea Creatures to Provide Basis for New Electronics?
Hakaii writes to tell us that the shells of tiny sea creatures may help to lay the foundation for new electronic devices including an improved ...
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January 22, 2007 - Technology News
RFID Tattoo for Tracking Cattle and Humans
"The Register reports that a St Louis based company, Somark Innovations, has animals. Details are limited for the actual tattoo, but it's said to ...
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October 17, 2006 - Technology News
Airport To Tag Passengers With RFID
"A new technology is to be trialled in Debrecen Airport in Hungary that will involve tagging all passengers with high-powered RFID tags. From the ...
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June 27, 2006 - Technology News
World Class Nanotechnology Research Center Opens
"The University of Alberta and Edmonton are mighty proud to be home to the new National Institute of Nanotechnology. The $52.2-million (Canadian)...
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