Food inspection technology could kill waiter jokesNew inspection X-ray technology developed by European researchers is helping to ensure that the only thing in people’s dinners is the food itself. |
![]() Fujitsu Develops Low-power CMOS Technology For 32nm GenerationFujitsu today announced the development of low-power CMOS technology for 32nm-generation logic LSIs, which makes it possible to minimize the number of necessary manufacturing processes for LSIs, and without ... |
![]() Sony develops new back-illuminated CMOS image sensorSony Corporation today announced the development of a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor (pixel size: 1.75µm square pixels, five effective mega pixels, 60 frames/s) with significantly enhanced imaging characteristics, ... |
![]() IMEC, AIXTRON set important step towards low-cost GaN power devicesIMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in the field of nanoelectronics, and AIXTRON, the world leader in metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment, have demonstrated the growth ... |
![]() Magnetic Sensor That Brooks No InterferenceSensors accurately register the slightest temperature fluctuations, the tiniest changes to a magnetic field, or barely perceptible air currents. In some cases, however, there are limits to their accuracy – ... |
![]() How to make microwaves on a chip to replace X-rays for medical imaging and securityIs microwave radiation the nondestructive imaging technology of the future? Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz (GHz) up to slightly over 1 terahertz (THz), penetrate just a short distance ... |
Nano-designed transistors with disordered materials, but high performanceThe Holy Grail for transistor designers has been the requirement to be able to get high performance at reduced costs over very large substrate areas. Transistors on cheap and flexible substrates like glass and plastics are ... |
![]() Sony Rolls Out World's Smallest Full HD CamcorderThe new pocket-sized Sony HDR-TG1 Handycam camcorder's weighty high-definition capability will appeal to vacationers who prefer to "travel light." This diminutive camcorder weighs in at only ten ounces. It ... |
![]() Intel Introduces New Atom Processors for Mobile Internet DevicesIntel Corporation today introduced five new Intel Atom processors and Intel Centrino Atom processor technology for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and embedded computing solutions. |
![]() Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowiresEngineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" ... |
![]() Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics PossibleResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have set the stage for building the “evolutionary link” between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future ... |
![]() IBM researchers unveil green optical network technology prototypeIBM researchers today unveiled the fastest and most highly integrated optical data bus ever developed. The prototype technology could bring massive amounts of bandwidth in an energy-efficient way to all kinds ... |
![]() Breaking the performance barrier of 22-nm CMOS technologyA major initiative has been launched in Europe with a top-ranked project called DUALLOGIC, Dual channel CMOS for (sub)-22 nm high performance logic. |
Rice computer chip makes Technology Review's top 10Rice University's technology for a "gambling" computer chip, which could boost battery life as much as tenfold on cell phones and laptops while slashing development costs for chipmakers, has been named to MIT Technology Review's ... |
Engineers have big ideas for the latest in medical scannersEngineers at the University of Sheffield and STFC Rutherford-Appleton Laboratories have developed one of the World's largest imagers that could form the heart of future medical scanners. The new technology will allow doctors ... |