13/07/2005

New Infrared Tool Measures Silicon Wafer Thickness

In the last few years, semiconductor circuit features have shrunk to sub-100 nanometer dimensions, while the size of the thin silicon wafers that these circuits are constructed on has grown from 200 millimeters (mm) to 300 ...

Temperature Control Improves NIST X-ray Detector

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an improved experimental X-ray detector that could pave the way to a new generation of wide-range, high-resolution trace chemical analysis ...

ARM Demonstrates Highest Performance ARM11 Family Processor

ARM has recently demonstrated the first test chip of its ARM11 MPCore synthesizable processor which has demonstrated performance equivalent to a 1.2GHz ARM11 family processor, with power consumption of approximately 600mW ...

Temperature-sensitive Nanobrushes

Electrically conducting polymer with temperature-dependent optical properties and water solubility The terms plastic and electrical current usually bring to mind such things as insulators or computer cases. It goes without ...

Suggestions offered for one's well being

People with health concerns have many options, including flossing and sex, aside from exercise and diets to guard against heart attacks and other illnesses.

Deal considered in U.S. stem cell debate

As President Bush vows to veto any bill allowing federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, some Republicans are reportedly considering a compromise.

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