News tagged with solid state

Buffalo shows SSDs with MRAM at Japan show

(Phys.org) -- Japan-based storage experts, Buffalo, has introduced a new line of solid state drives (SSDs) that use MRAM cache (instead of standard SDRAM). The company’s new line of solid state drives ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Conquering LED efficiency droop

WASHINGTON, April 30--Like a coffee enthusiast who struggles to get a buzz from that third cup of morning joe, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) seem to reach a point where more electricity no longer imparts the ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover bilayer structure in efficient solar material

Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intel announces Solid-State Drive (SSD) 330 series

Intel Corporation announced today the Intel Solid-State Drive 330 Series (Intel SSD 330 Series), a SATA 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) solid-state drive (SSD) that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Intel introduces 400GB and 800GB Solid-State Drive 910 series for data centers

Intel Corporation introduced last week the Intel Solid-State Drive 910 Series (Intel SSD 910 Series), a super high-performing SSD to address rigorous data center storage demands driven by cloud computing, ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Quantum control protocols could lead to more accurate, larger scale quantum computations

A protocol for controlling quantum information pioneered by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in Delft, the Netherlands, and the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University could ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How the alphabet of data processing is growing: Research team generates flying 'qubits'

The alphabet of data processing could include more elements than the "0" and "1" in future. An international research team has achieved a new kind of bit with single electrons, called quantum bits, or qubits. ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new tool to reveal structure of proteins

A new method to reveal the structure of proteins could help researchers understand biological molecules – both those involved in causing disease and those performing critical functions in healthy cells.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Functional oxide thin films create new field of oxide electronics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed the first functional oxide thin films that can be used efficiently in electronics, opening the door to an array of new high-power devices and smart sensors. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Exotic new matter expected in ultracold atoms

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as NASA engineers test new rocket designs in computer studies before committing themselves to full prototypes, so physicists will often model matter under various circumstances to see whether something ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Toshiba manufactures 19nm generation NAND Flash Memory with world's largest density, smallest die size

Toshiba Corporation today announced breakthroughs in NAND flash that secure major advances in chip density and performance. In the 19 nanometer generation, Toshiba has developed a 3-bit-per-cell 128 gigabit (Gb) chip with ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hitachi ships the industry's first 25-nanometer SLC NAND flash enterprise-class SSDs

Demonstrating its commitment to delivering leading-edge technologies and solutions for enterprise-class servers and storage systems, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that its ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel packs performance and reliability into its latest SSD 520 series

Intel Corporation announced today its fastest, most robust client/consumer solid-state drive (SSD) to date, the Intel Solid-State Drive 520 Series (Intel SSD 520), a 6 gigabit-per-second (gbps) SATA III SSD ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Searching for a solid that flows like a liquid

(PhysOrg.com) -- A series of neutron scattering experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other research centers is exploring the key question about a long-sought quantum state of matter called supersolidity: ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Many bodies make one coherent burst of light: Researchers see superfluorescence from solid-state material

In a flash, the world changed for Tim Noe – and for physicists who study what they call many-body problems. The Rice University graduate student was the first to see, in the summer of 2010, proof of a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast