Scientists improve chip memory by stacking cells

Technology / Semiconductors

17 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (11) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips.

Digital Quantum Battery Could Boost Energy Density Tenfold

Physics / Quantum Physics

1hour ago | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists theorize that quantum phenomena could provide a major boost to batteries, with the potential to increase energy density up to 10 times that of lithium ion batteries. According to ...

Researcher Uses Graphene Quilts to Keep Things Cool

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

22 hours ago | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use ...

Silicon technology offers extended X-ray vision of high-energy cosmos

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

22 hours ago | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As elements of the integrated circuits running our computers, phones and electronics, silicon wafers are everywhere. An ESA-led effort is establishing an out-of-this-world use for these ...