Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK
(AP) -- Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to national security.
Environment
Mar 18, 2012
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News tagged with power circuits
Energy-recycling computer technology from UM goes global through AMD
An energy-recycling computer circuit born at the University of Michigan will enable a new generation of power efficient laptop PCs and servers.
Hardware
Feb 22, 2012
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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 ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 26, 2011
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Research reveals vital insight into spintronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Progress in electronics has relied heavily on reducing the size of the transistor to create small, powerful computers. Now spintronics, hailed as the successor to the transistor, looks set to transform the ...
General Physics
Jul 3, 2011
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Volcanic ash cloud disrupts South America flights
A vast cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano disrupted air travel across much of South America, while heavy rains around the eruption site prompted fears of mudslides.
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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Texas instruments introduces industry’s smallest wireless power receiver chip
Texas Instruments today introduced its next generation of wireless power technology, which is 80-percent smaller than TI's previous receiver chip.
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 4, 2011
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Chips, efficient and fast: Professor explores low-power circuits
When in graduate school at Stanford University in the 1990s, Gu-Yeon Wei shared a trailer office near a little kitchen where two other students worked. When they were on the network, he said, everyone’s computer slowed.
Engineering
Mar 4, 2011
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Organic chips - not just in your kitchen anymore
(PhysOrg.com) -- IMEC researchers at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, in San Francisco, California are expected to introduce a microprocessor made with organic semiconductors.
Iowa State engineer developing technology to enhance battery life in portable devices
Soldiers carrying sophisticated communication and navigation devices into the field have the same battery headaches as civilians working their smart phones at the airport.
Engineering
Feb 14, 2011
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Power consumption cut by 50% with Panasonic's 32-bit microcomputer
Panasonic Corporation has successfully developed a new series of 32-bit microcomputers with built-in flash memory which contribute to energy-saving and system cost reduction of in-car electronics, office equipment, and household ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 17, 2010
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