Archive: 01/05/2005
Seagate Set to Ship 5GB CF Photo Hard Drive for Digital Cameras
Seagate, the world's number-one consumer electronics hard drive designer, announced today at CES that the Seagate CompactFlash Photo Hard Drive, with a massive 5GB capacity, begins shipping next month into retail stores across ...
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World's First Single-Chip Solution for Multi-Standard High Definition TV, DVD, Set-Top Boxes and Car Multimedia Center
STMicroelectronics has today announced the world's first single-chip Set-top Box (STB) solution supporting the High Definition H.264/AVC and VC1 specifications, which are poised to enable the next generation of high quality ...
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Artificial muscles based on conducting polymer and carbon nanotubes
Work Could Lead to Advanced Limbs for Amputees, Robots Researchers at the NanoTech Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have been awarded a $750,000, 20-month grant to develop artificial muscles that convert ...
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New 'Pure Light' Technology Makes Computer Screens, Cell Phone Displays More Power Efficient
Flat screens have replaced bulky, energy-gobbling tube-style computer screens on the desks of many businesses and homes, but scientists at the University of Rochester have found that even these power-sipping screens have ...
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The Dynamo in the Cornfield
To understand our planet's magnetic field, Wisconsin scientists are studying a ball of molten metal In an underground bunker that brushes up against a barnyard on one side and a cornfield on the other, scienti ...
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Most Powerful Eruption in the Universe Discovered
Astronomers have found the most powerful eruption in the universe using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. A super massive black hole generated this eruption by growing at a remarkable rate. This discovery ...
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Nested metal-organic frameworks as possible novel hydrogen storage materials
The success of hydrogen technology for driving vehicles depends on the storage of hydrogen, for which a truly satisfying solution has yet to be found. A team of scientists from the University of North Carolina and the Uni ...
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Novel Zigzag Shape Gives Sensors Magnetic Appeal
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have designed tiny magnetic sensors in a "zigzag" shape that are simpler in design and likely will be cheaper to make than conventional ...
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Fujitsu, Staccato Partner to Offer All-CMOS Single-Chip Wireless USB
Fujitsu Limited and Staccato Communications, Inc. today announced a partnership under which they will provide all-CMOS, single-chip wireless universal serial bus (USB) and ultra-wideband (UWB) solutions for the global marketplace. ...
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National Semiconductor Introduces Flexible Power Management Unit for Portable Devices
National Semiconductor Corporation today announced the first in a new family of multi-functional, dynamically programmable products for powering advanced application and communication processors based on ARM technology, including ...
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Soitec, ATDF to Develop Multi-Gate Field Effect Transistors (MuGFETs) for 45-nm Technology and Beyond
In an effort to accelerate the development of new-generation transistors, Soitec, today announced its participation as the SOI substrate supplier in a development program led by ATDF -- Advanced Technology Development Facility ...
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HP Unveils Next Phase of its Digital Entertainment Strategy
Company announces industry's first HDTV media hub, next-generation HP Digital Entertainment Centers, and a full line of new TVs and projectors In advance of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, HP today kicke ...
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LG Electronics, ARM To Provide Consumers With High Quality HDTV Experience
ARM today announced at CES, Las Vegas, NV., that LG Electronics, Inc. has licensed ARM OptimoDETM embedded signal processing technology for use in its video encoding and decoding product lines. LG Electronics selected OptimoDE ...
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AMD and DivXNetworks provide infrastructure that enables digital home
Today, AMD announced support for the upcoming DivX Connected Certification Program from DivXNetworks, Inc. The DivX Connected Program is a comprehensive technology initiative that connects digital media from the PC to consumer ...
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Power line data transmission capacity: Bigger than DSL or cable
Penn State engineers have developed a new model for high-speed broadband transmissions over U.S. overhead electric power lines and estimate that, at full data rate handling capacity, the lines can provide bit rates that far ...
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