Samsung's operating profit up 53 percent in 1Q
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit last quarter rose 53 percent over a year earlier, outpacing expectations for what's normally a slow time for consumer electronics sales.
Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit last quarter rose 53 percent over a year earlier, outpacing expectations for what's normally a slow time for consumer electronics sales.
Business
Apr 5, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Remember when each new crop of computers was ever so much faster than the previous models? Well, those good-old days ended about five years ago when the accelerating rate of computing speeds crashed into the ...
General Physics
Apr 2, 2013
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Imagine if you could drink a glass of water just by inserting a solid wire into it and sucking on it as though it were a soda straw. It turns out that if you were tiny enough, that method would work just fine—and wouldn't ...
Nanophysics
Apr 1, 2013
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Greater numbers of ever-smaller components are required to fit on computer chips to meet the ongoing demands of miniaturizing electronic devices. Consequently, computer chips are becoming increasingly crowded. Designers of ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Mar 27, 2013
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Electron transport through a single molecule offers a highly promising new technology for the production of electronic chips. However it is difficult to make a good conducting connection between the molecule and the metal ...
Nanophysics
Mar 25, 2013
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Swiss scientists have combined two materials with advantageous electronic properties—graphene and molybdenite—into a flash memory prototype that is very promising in terms of performance, size, flexibility and energy ...
Nanophysics
Mar 19, 2013
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You may have used a webcam on your computer to make a video call. Someday that same camera - or one like it - might help doctors monitor your health.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 15, 2013
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(Phys.org) —New optical technologies using "metasurfaces" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light are nearing commercialization, with potential applications including advanced solar cells, computers, telecommunications, ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 14, 2013
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Advanced mathematical algorithms are essential for processing electronic signals within computers and embedded processors. Scientists and engineers are constantly refining and redesigning their algorithms to obtain higher ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Mar 13, 2013
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For all the technological breakthroughs it has produced, Silicon Valley is an architectural wasteland.
Business
Mar 6, 2013
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