Search results for microprocessor
Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip
Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's dogmatic 50-year pursuit of accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficiency by allowing for occasional errors. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 17, 2012 |
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New ultra-thin electronic films have greater capacity
(Phys.org) -- The development of a new combination of polymers associating sugars with oil-based macromolecules makes it possible to design ultra-thin films capable of self-organization with a 5-nanometer ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 14, 2012 |
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New twist on ancient math problem could improve medicine, microelectronics
A hidden facet of a math problem that goes back to Sanskrit scrolls has just been exposed by nanotechnology researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut.
May 10, 2012 |
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Revolutionary technology enables objects to know how they are being touched (w/ Video)
A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting based on recognizing if a user is ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 04, 2012 |
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Textile-based cardiac sensors integrated into conventional sports bra and vest
An interdisciplinary team of engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a wireless health-monitoring system that gathers critical patient information, regardless of the patient’s location, ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Nanofiber breakthrough holds promise for medicine and microprocessors
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new method for creating nanofibers made of proteins, developed by researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), promises to greatly improve drug delivery methods ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Dutch high-tech group ASML reports Q1 profits slump
The Dutch company ASML, a supplier of computer chip-making systems and a global high-tech bellwether, posted on Wednesday a 28 percent drop in first-quarter profit owing to weaker demand.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Microprocessors from pencil lead
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona physicists are making discoveries that may advance electronic circuit technology.
Mar 30, 2012 |
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New system makes hardware models of multicore chips more efficient, easier to design, more reliable
Most computer chips today have anywhere from four to 10 separate cores, or processing units, which can work in parallel, increasing the chips’ efficiency. But the chips of the future are likely to have ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Self-sculpting sand could allow spontaneous formation of new tools, duplication of broken mechanical parts
Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Growing bones with Lego
A video produced for Google Science Fair shows how researchers at Cambridge making synthetic bone have turned to legendary children’s toy Lego for a helping hand.
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family: Powering the cloud to handle 15 billion connected devices
Addressing the incredible growth of data traffic in the cloud, Intel Corporation announced the record-breaking Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family. These new processors deliver leadership performance, best data ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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iPad dominates due to Apple's supply deals
Apple certainly has lots of buzz and corporate cache behind its products, but there's a hidden - almost mundane - reason its newest iPad is likely to dominate the competition: the advantageous deals the company ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Transistors promise more powerful logic, more logical power
Broadly speaking, the two major areas of research at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratory (MTL) are electronics — transistors in particular — and microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Biodegradable transistors -- made from us
Silicon, a semi-conducting element, is the basis of most modern technology, including cellular phones and computers. But according to Tel Aviv University researchers, this material is quickly becoming outdated in an industry ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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