Post-silicon computing
Could Pittsburgh be the nation's next "Strontium Valley"? The University of Pittsburgh is the lead institution on a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) ...
Could Pittsburgh be the nation's next "Strontium Valley"? The University of Pittsburgh is the lead institution on a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation and the Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI) ...
Engineering
Sep 19, 2011
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On Thursday, Aug. 11, the Stanford Solar Car Project officially unveils Xenith, a solar-powered vehicle two years in the making that boasts several industry-leading technological innovations. The team will be competing in ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 12, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA's Aquarius mission launches this week, its radiometer instruments will take a "skin" reading of the oceans' salt content at the surface. From these data of salinity in the top 0.4 inch (1 centimeter) ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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What are the major technology challenges to future growth in the solar-cell industry? Where are the big-bang-for-the-buck R&D investment opportunities? These and other questions were put to a group of 72 internationally recognized ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 27, 2011
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When President Obama underscored the importance of a college education to eighth-graders during their April 11 visit to the White House, he was echoing the collective sentiment among the nation's educators and organizations ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 18, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the increase functionality of electronic gadgets, the need to pack more transistors into a single package is becoming a needed necessity. There’s a big demand, in the consumer market, for smaller packages ...
A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race through Australia's desert Outback.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 28, 2009
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(AP) -- Video software firm On2 Technologies said it will fight legal challenges to its planned acquisition by Google Inc.
Business
Aug 13, 2009
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