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Breakthrough in Photonics Could Allow for Faster and Faster Electronics

03/10/2013 20:04
A pair of breakthroughs in the field of silicon photonics by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Micron Technology Inc. could allow for the trajectory of exponential improvement in microprocessors that began nearly half a century ago --...

Discovery of Charged Droplets Could Lead to More Efficient Power Plants

03/10/2013 20:01
In a completely unexpected finding, MIT researchers have discovered that tiny water droplets that form on a superhydrophobic surface, and then "jump" away from that surface, carry an electric charge. The finding could lead to more efficient power plants and a new way of drawing power from the...

A Step Up in Wavelength to Reduce Size of Short-Distance Communication Systems

02/10/2013 09:12
A device that can manipulate radiofrequency signals could soon reduce the size of short-distance communication systems.   The system-on-package component for converting millimeter waves operates at the highest frequency of any device of its type. (Credit: Copyright : © 2013 A*STAR...

Solar Power's Future Brawl

02/10/2013 09:05
 A trio of researchers at North Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota have turned to computer modeling to help decide which of two competing materials should get its day in the sun as the nanoscale energy-harvesting technology of future solar panels -- quantum dots or...

3-D Models of Electrical Streamers

29/09/2013 11:57
Streamers may be great for decorating a child's party, but in dielectrics, they are the primary origin of electric breakdown. They can cause catastrophic damage to electrical equipment, harm the surrounding environment, and lead to large-scale power outages Understanding streamers and the...

Unbreakable smartphones, rollable tablets come closer to reality

25/09/2013 19:17
Melbourne: Unbreakable rubber-like smartphones, rollable tablets and functional clothing have come closer to reality, thanks to new breakthrough research by scientists including one of Indian-origin. Researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) RMIT University have developed a...
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