News tagged with wire
Narrowest conducting wires in silicon ever made show the same current capability as copper
The narrowest conducting wires in silicon ever made – just four atoms wide and one atom tall – have been shown to have the same electrical current carrying capability of copper, according to a new ...
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Mass electrocution kills 140 flamingos in India
Nearly 140 greater flamingos were killed in a wildlife sanctuary in western India when they were startled and flew into a string of high tension power lines, a forest official said Friday.
Dec 02, 2011 |
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High-voltage engineers create nearly 200-foot-long electrical arcs using less energy than before (Update)
Photos taken by the researchers show plasma arcs up to 60 meters long casting an eerie blue glow over buildings and trees at the High Voltage Laboratory at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Brussels prods Europe to invest in broadband
The EU executive Monday urged Europe's largest telecoms operators to invest in high-speed broadband as it launched a review into the price of access to smaller alternative operators.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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E-textiles get fashion upgrade with memory-storing fiber
The integration of electronics into textiles is a burgeoning field of research that may soon enable smart fabrics and wearable electronics. Bringing this technology one step closer to fruition, Jin-Woo Han and Meyya Meyyappan ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Powering wind energy with superconductivity
Energy prices and environmental concerns are driving the United States to rethink its energy mix and to develop domestic sources of clean, renewable energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Superconducting magnet generates world’s highest magnetic field at 24T
A team led by Dr. Shinji Matsumoto, a Senior Researcher of the Magnet Development, Superconducting Wire Unit, National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in generating a magnetic field of 24.0T (tesla), which set a ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Fujitsu develops compact silicon photonics light source for high-bandwidth CPU interconnects
Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a compact silicon photonics light source for use in optical transceivers required for optical interconnects capable of carrying large volumes of data at high ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Birth control device cuts cancer risk: study
Intra-uterine devices designed to prevent conception may also protect against cervical cancer, according to a study covering more than 20,000 women that was released on Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Nanocables light way to the future: Researchers power line-voltage light bulb with nanotube wire
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cables made of carbon nanotubes are inching toward electrical conductivities seen in metal wires, and that may light up interest among a range of industries, according to Rice University researchers.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Innovative superconductor fibers carry 40 times more electricity
Wiring systems powered by highly-efficient superconductors have long been a dream of science, but researchers have faced such practical challenges such as finding pliable and cost-effective materials. Now ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Tiny wires change behavior at nanoscale
Thin gold wires often used in high-end electronic applications are wonderfully flexible as well as conductive. But those qualities don't necessarily apply to the same wires at the nanoscale.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Scientists put a new spin on traditional information technology
Is it time for a communications paradigm shift? Scientists calculate that encoding and sending information via electron spin, instead of voltage changes, may mean tiny chips could transmit more information and consume less ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Research uncovers reliability issues for carbon nanotubes in future electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes offer big promise in a small package. For instance, these tiny cylinders of carbon molecules theoretically can carry 1,000 times more electric current than a metal conductor ...
Aug 17, 2011 |
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DNA strands that select nanotubes are first step to a practical 'quantum wire'
DNA, a molecule famous for storing the genetic blueprints for all living things, can do other things as well. In a new paper, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describe ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 03, 2011 |
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