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Self-Programming Hybrid Memristor/Transistor Circuit Could Continue Moore's Law

Self-Programming Hybrid Memristor/Transistor Circuit Could Continue Moore's Law

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (43) | comments 8 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- As researchers strive to increase the density and functionality of circuit elements onto computer chips, one newer option they have is a memory resistor (or “memristor”), the fourth passive ...


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Coffee Consumption Associated with Reduced Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While it is too early for physicians to start advising their male patients to take up the habit of regular coffee drinking, data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers ...


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Faster searches key to a greener web

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster internet search engine processors could be the key to reducing the environmental impact of the worldwide web, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow.


The Wall Street Journal said Apple has been hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.


Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone

Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, ...


Nanofarming technology harvest biofuel oils without harming algae

Nanofarming technology harvest biofuel oils without harming algae

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 3

Algae is widely touted as the next best source for fueling the world's energy needs. But one of the greatest challenges in creating biofuels from algae is that when you extract the oil from the algae, it kills ...


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Is the Dead Sea dying?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The water levels in the Dead Sea - the deepest point on Earth - are dropping at an alarming rate with serious environmental consequences, according to Shahrazad Abu Ghazleh and colleagues from the University ...


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'Inlet Outlet' Lets Users Give Power Back To Wall Sockets

Technology / Energy

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (34) | comments 26 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wish you could you power your home's electrical appliances with the energy you generate on your exercise bike? A new concept called an "inlet outlet" could allow homeowners to put power ...


3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers

3-D microchips for more powerful and environmentally friendly computers

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (15) | comments 4

Not so long ago our computers had a single core which had to be boosted for performance - making each machine into a great central heating system. Beyond 85° C, however, electronic components become unstable. ...


Toshiba develops essential technology for spintronics-based MOS field-effect transistor

Toshiba develops essential technology for spintronics-based MOS field-effect transistor

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed MOSFET cell based on spin transport electronics, or spintronics, an advanced semiconductor technology that makes use of the spin and ...


Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Temperature Full-Service Direct Formation of Graphene Transistors on Large-Scale Substrates

Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Temperature Full-Service Direct Formation of Graphene Transistors on Large-Scale Sub

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (22) | comments 4

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced, as a world first, the development of a novel technology for forming graphene transistors directly on the entire surface of large-scale insulating substrates at low temperatures ...


ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half

ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half

Technology / Energy

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as ...


High salt intake directly linked to stroke and cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

High salt intake is associated with significantly greater risk of both stroke and cardiovascular disease, concludes a study published in the BMJ today.


Is global warming unstoppable?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (56) | comments 81

In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...


Fearless kids more likely to be adult criminals: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested.