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Scientists Demonstrate World's Fastest Graphene Transistor; Holds Promise for Improving Performance of Transistors
IBM researchers have
demonstrated a
radio-frequency graphene
transistor with the highest
cut-off frequency achieved
... > full story
Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
Researchers have
demonstrated the first laser
built from germanium that
can emit wavelengths of
light useful for optical
... > full story
Electrons on the Brink: Fractal Patterns May Be Key to Semiconductor Magnetism
Scientists have observed
electrons in a semiconductor
on the brink of the
metal-insulator transition
for the first time. Caught
... > full story
Secure Radio Signal for Central Locking
Remote central locking is
among the most convenient
aspects of modern motoring.
However, transmission of the
radio signal that activates
the system is not
particularly secure,
... > full story
- Scientists Demonstrate World's Fastest Graphene Transistor; Holds Promise for Improving Performance of Transistors
- Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
- Electrons on the Brink: Fractal Patterns May Be Key to Semiconductor Magnetism
- Secure Radio Signal for Central Locking
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Super Material Will Make Lighting Cheaper and Fully Recyclable
February 6, 2010 — With the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting component. It is inexpensive to produce and can be fully ... > full story -
New System Provides Hybrid Electric Autos With Power to Spare
February 5, 2010 — An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond ... > full story -
New Simulation Tool Could Shorten Manufacturing Design Process
February 5, 2010 — Researchers have demonstrated they were able to speed up SystemC based simulation by factors of 30 to 100 times that of previous performances. SystemC is often used to shorten manufacturing design ... > full story -
High, Not Flat: Nanowires for a New Chip Architecture
February 2, 2010 — Silicon is the most prevalent material in electronics, whether for mobile phones, solar cells or computers. Nanometer-sized wires made of silicon have a large potential for a completely new chip ... > full story -
Converting Waste Heat Into Electricity? Mismatched Alloys Are a Good Match for Thermoelectrics
February 1, 2010 — Researchers have demonstrated that the semiconductors known as highly mismatched alloys hold great promise for the future development of high performance thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectrics could ... > full story -
Key Milestone Reached on Road to Graphene-Based Electronic Devices
February 1, 2010 — Researchers have produced 100mm diameter graphene wafers, a key milestone in the development of graphene for next generation high frequency electronic devices. Graphene is a 2-dimensional layer of ... > full story -
Gecko's Lessons Transfer Well: Dry Printing of Nanotube Patterns to Any Surface Could Revolutionize Microelectronics
January 31, 2010 — Scientists have come up with a way to transfer forests of strongly aligned, single-walled carbon nanotubes from one surface to another -- any surface -- in a matter of minutes. The template used to ... > full story -
Organic Transistor Paves Way for New Generations of Neuro-Inspired Computers
January 29, 2010 — For the first time, researchers have developed a transistor that can mimic the main functionalities of a synapse. This organic transistor, based on pentacene and gold nanoparticles and known as a ... > full story -
Major Step Towards Low-Power All-Optical Switching for Optical Communications
January 29, 2010 — Researchers have developed an ultra-small and fast electrically pumped all-optical memory on a silicon chip with record low power consumption. This result paves the way for optical packet switching ... > full story -
Engineered Metamaterials Enable Remarkably Small Antennas
January 28, 2010 — In an advance that might interest Q-Branch, the gadget makers for James Bond, researchers have designed and tested experimental antennas that are highly efficient and yet a fraction of the size of ... > full story
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