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Faster computational methods could simulate the power and signal integrity of next-generation electronic systems

The overall performance of modern computers and communications networks is dependent on the speed of electronic components, such as transistors and optical switches, as well as the quality of the wire network ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Physicist awarded prestigious John Bardeen Prize

James A. Sauls, professor of physics and astronomy in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, has been awarded the 2012 John Bardeen Prize for his contributions to the theory of unconventional ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Quantum dots brighten the future of lighting

(Phys.org) -- With the age of the incandescent light bulb fading rapidly, the holy grail of the lighting industry is to develop a highly efficient form of solid-state lighting that produces high quality white ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Next-generation nanoelectronics: A decade of progress, coming advances

Traditional silicon-based integrated circuits are found in many applications, from large data servers to cars to cell phones. Their widespread integration is due in part to the semiconductor industry's ability to continue ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Neutron generation: Going from tubes to chips

(Phys.org) -- It was a figurative whack on the head that started Sandia National Laboratories distinguished technical staff member Juan Elizondo-Decanini thinking outside the box -- which in his case was a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

UWM discovery advances graphene-based electronics

(Phys.org) -- Scientists and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have discovered an entirely new carbon-based material that is synthesized from the “wonder kid” of the carbon ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers look for ways to make an emerging technology safe for environment

The percentage of electronic waste occupying our landfills has grown at an alarming rate over the last decade, giving rise to concerns about the toxicity of components used in consumer electronics.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microchips' optical future

Computer chips are one area where the United States still enjoys a significant manufacturing lead over the rest of the world. In 2011, five of the top 10 chipmakers by revenue were U.S. companies, and Intel, ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Quantum microphone captures extremely weak sound

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Chalmers have demonstrated a new kind of detector for sound at the level of quietness of quantum mechanics. The result offers prospects of a new class of quantum hybrid circuits ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Could a computer one day rewire itself? New nanomaterial ‘steers’ current in multiple dimensions

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new nanomaterial that can "steer" electrical currents. The development could lead to a computer that can simply reconfigure its internal wiring and become an entirely ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Faster, smaller and more economical gallium nitride transistors

For the first time, researchers from CNRS France and ETH Zurich have succeeded in producing high-performance high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) made of gallium nitride (GaN) on a silicon(110) wafer. ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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