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Optical Waveguide Connects Semiconductor Chips: Photonic Wire Bond Transmits Data in the Terabit Range
September 20, 2012 A team of researchers has succeeded in developing a novel optical connection between semiconductor chips. "Photonic wire bonding" reaches data transmission rates in the range of several terabits per ... > full story -
Single-Atom Writer a Landmark for Quantum Computing
September 19, 2012 Engineers have created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future. Scientists were able to both read and write ... > full story -
Revolutionary Ultrathin, Flat Lens: Smartphones as Thin as a Credit Card?
September 19, 2012 Scientists are reporting development of a revolutionary new lens -- flat, distortion-free, so small that more than 1,500 would fit across the width of a human hair -- capable in the future of ... > full story -
App Lets You Monitor Lung Health Using Only a Smartphone
September 18, 2012 Feeling wheezy? You could call the doctor. Or soon you could use your smartphone to diagnose your lung health, with a new app that uses the frequencies in the breath to determine how much and how ... > full story -
Mobile Launcher Platforms Prepped for New Generation
September 17, 2012 NASA's trio of mobile launcher platforms (MLP) are being revamped to serve a variety of next-generation launch vehicles. The huge steel structures, which acted as launch bases for the Apollo/Saturn ... > full story -
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New 'ATM' Takes Old Phones and Gives Back Green
September 17, 2012 Researchers have developed a unique, automated kiosk that lets consumers trade in cell phones for reimbursement or ... > full story -
The Jacket That Talks to Facebook in an Emergency
September 17, 2012 In an emergency situation, we cannot expect rescue crews to do their jobs while fumbling with a tiny mobile phone when they need to read and send messages. Instead the scientists decided to create a ... > full story -
Mobile Phones and Wireless Networks: No Evidence of Health Risk Found, Norwegian Experts Find
September 17, 2012 There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a report presented by a ... > full story -
'Memristors' Based on Transparent Electronics Offer Technology of the Future
September 14, 2012 Transparent electronics may find one of their newest applications as a next-generation replacement for some uses of non-volatile flash memory, a multi-billion dollar technology nearing its limit of ... > full story -
Parents Prefer Some, Often Less-Effective Birth Control Methods for Teens
September 13, 2012 Parents of teen girls are more ready to accept their daughters being offered birth control pills and condoms during doctor visits than other, more effective and long-acting contraceptive methods, ... > full story
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