News tagged with mobile computer
Scientific discovery moves racetrack memory closer to reality
IBM researchers today revealed a previously unknown aspect of key physics inside Racetrack memory -- a new technology design which stands to improve memory capabilities within mobile phones, laptop computers and business-class ...
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Kilobots - tiny, collaborative robots - are leaving the nest (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Kilobots are coming. Computer scientists and engineers at Harvard University have developed and licensed technology that will make it easy to test collective algorithms on hundreds, or ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Barrier to faster graphene devices identified and suppressed
These days graphene is the rock star of materials science, but it has an Achilles heel: It is exceptionally sensitive to its electrical environment.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Augmented Reality: Science Fiction or Reality? (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer graphics have come a long way since the birth of Atari Games over 30 years ago. Today, computer graphics seem very real and some day researchers will pull graphics out of your television ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Intel predicts the death of mobile computing as we know it
(PhysOrg.com) -- The folks over at Intel have come up with an interesting prediction, one that may make all of you feel a little bit foolish for buying a laptop, and a netbook or a tablet. They are predicting that as time ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 13, 2011 |
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AIDA Robot Aims To Change The Way We Interact With Our Car (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers and designers are developing the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) - a new in-car personal robot that aims to change the way we interact with our car. The project ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 01, 2009 |
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New 3-D transistors promising future chips, lighter laptops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Purdue and Harvard universities have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Microsoft puts finger on 1ms touchscreen (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Touchscreen features in smartphones and tablets are satisfying perks in going wireless and mouse-less in mobile computing, but now Microsoft wants to make people aware of how much more satisfying ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Intel roadmap leaked for SoC with Ivy Bridge graphics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bridges, trails, piers, and trees are familiar territory words for world travelers but for Intel workers they are more importantly code words and a number of them that are planted on the ...
Mar 24, 2012 |
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'Keyless keyboards' coming for mobile computing (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Israeli company, SnapKeys, has developed a keyless keyboard that promises to make mobile computing on tablets or devices such as Apple's iPad simpler. Instead of an on-screen keyboard ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Swine Flu Worst Case Scenario: Computer Simulations (w/Video, Podcast)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Large-scale computer simulations run by Northwestern University researchers show worst-case scenario projections of approximately 1,700 cases of swine flu for the entire United States four ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Nanowires made of 'strained silicon' show how to keep increases in computer power coming
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers keep getting more powerful because silicon transistors keep getting smaller. But that miniaturization can't continue much further without a change to the transistors' design, which ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core chip stokes tablet wars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nvidia has launched its Tegra 3, the quad-core chip designed for mobile devices. Tech and investor blogs were busy yesterday assessing what this means for upcoming tablets and smartphones ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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'Dark silicon' to improve smartphone battery life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of "dark silicon" - the underused transistors ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks
Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.
Aug 06, 2011 |
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