New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

Technology / Semiconductors

12 hours ago | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers ...

Hydrogen milestone moves energy independence one step forward

Technology / Energy

10 hours ago | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Big things often come in small packages. That's certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory.

New search technique for images and videos has broad applications

Technology / Computer Sciences

10 hours ago | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize ...

News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google

Technology / Internet

21 hours ago | 2.3 / 5 (4) | 7

Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content.

Improving security with face recognition technology

Technology / Computer Sciences

14 hours ago | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. ...