News tagged with memory circuits

Memristor chip could lead to faster, cheaper computers

(PhysOrg.com) -- The memristor is a computer component that offers both memory and logic functions in one simple package. It has the potential to transform the semiconductor industry, enabling smaller, faster, cheaper chips ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 4

Growth factor protects key brain cells in Alzheimer's models

Memory loss, cognitive impairment, brain cell degeneration and cell death were prevented or reversed in several animal models after treatment with a naturally occurring protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

New, Unusual Semiconductor is a Switch-Hitter

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group in Germany has discovered a semiconducting material that can switch its semiconducting properties -- turning from one type of semiconductor to another -- via a simple change in temperature. ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (30) | comments 8 feature


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