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Graphene Set To Change Future Of Electronics
(Monday, June 14, 2010 8:06:32 AM IST)
Scientists who work with nanocircuits are enthusiastic about finding a way to produce graphene, a rival of silicon, which will eventually revolutionise electronic devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones. Graphene nanoelectronics are not only faster and consume less power than silicon, they are also 50,000 times thinner than a human hair with unique electronic properties, reports Zee News.
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Swiss Solar Researcher Wins Millennium Technology Award
(Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:52:53 PM IST)
Gratzel cells have recently been launched in consumer products, including as battery charging backpacks.
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Scientists Devise Half Human, Half Machine Transistor
(Friday, June 04, 2010 10:24:52 AM IST)
In an experiment that is being touted as the most intimate linking between man and machine till date, scientists have implanted a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell's own fuel. The experiment by University of California scientists, which has paved the way for new types of man-machine interactions, may help experts learn the inner workings of disease-related proteins inside cell membranes, which could lead to new ways to read and control brain or nerve cells, reports Zee News.
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Indian Army To Use Nanotechnology To Nail Militants
(Friday, June 04, 2010 10:07:00 AM IST)
The Indian Army will be inducting new-age gadgets such as micro audio bugs and video devices to locate terrorist hideouts and their meeting places and activities. Nanotechnology is an expected future manufacturing technology that will make most products lighter, stronger, cleaner, less expensive and smaller in size, reports The Hindu.
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Carbon Nanotubes To Replace Silicon Transistors In PCs
(Wednesday, June 02, 2010 7:39:25 AM IST)
Carbon nanotubes will be replacing silicon transistors in computers within the next 10 years, scientists have declared. By exchanging the silicon in the channel for a carbon nanotube, transistors can be made both smaller and faster than existing versions, a Gothenburg release said, according to IBN Live.
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Cadence Design Teams Up With IBM For IP
(Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:58:24 AM IST)
Cadence Design Systems has signed up a joint development agreement with IBM to create high-performance integration-optimised ‘IP’. Under the agreement, the companies will develop ‘DDR PHYs’, memory controllers, and protocols such as PCIe and Ethernet under 32-nanometer silicon-on-insulator, reports The Hindu.
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Now, Nanotech For Printed Electronics!
(Monday, May 17, 2010 2:56:24 PM IST)
Ntera has launched a nanotechnology solution for mass printing of electronic displays on a wide range of paper, packaging, ticket and greeting card products. The company's display works on similar lines as that of automotive mirrors that are able to darken in response to light. According to labelsandlabeling.com, the technology is already existing in European markets and allows colour displays to be ‘printed’ on almost any traditional printed product at low cost and with minimal power requirements, says the company.
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Now, Robots The Size Of Single Molecules!
(Monday, May 17, 2010 10:34:05 AM IST)
In a significant advancement in the nascent fields of molecular computing and robotics, researchers in the US have created and programmed robots the size of a single molecule that can move independently across a nano-scale track. Scientists are hoping the achievement could someday lead to molecular robots that can fix individual cells or assemble nanotechnology products, reports Zee news.
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Chip Can Store An Entire Library!
(Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:04:42 PM IST)
An Indian-American scientist has developed a nanoscale magnets computer chip which is capable of storing over one billion pages of information, equal to an entire library, reports Deccan Chronicle.
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Fund For Micro/Nano Technological Inventions
(Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:21:49 PM IST)
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NY University Gets Grants For Green Jobs
(Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:05:02 PM IST)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted a sum of $600,000 to College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany, New York, to support the growth of green energy jobs. Collaboration to Leverage Energy and Nanotechnology" (CLEAN), receiver of the funding, aims at accelerating the development of advanced technologies for solar and fuel cells, ultracapacitors and other clean energy sources, reports EETimes.
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New Processors Have More Memory And Power
(Monday, April 05, 2010 1:00:19 PM IST)
A new process based on nanotechnology has led to the development of the world's first carbon negative processor, claim scientists at Larpa Labs in Taiwan. This technology captures the carbon atoms and binds them to the processing core, thereby extending their memory and adding more power, reports V3.co.uk. The company claims the chip will help in reducing carbon footprints of data centres around the world.
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IBM: A Serious Challenge Beyond 22-Nm
(Thursday, April 01, 2010 2:33:49 PM IST)
An IBM researcher has warned of 'design rule explosion' beyond the 22-nanometer node. In his paper presentation at the International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD), he explained the physical design challenge beyond the 22-nm node, emphasising that sub-wavelength lithography has made silicon image fidelity a serious challenge, says EETimes.
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Scientists Unveil World's Tiniest Superconductor
(Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:21:15 AM IST)
Scientists at Ohio University have developed the world's tiniest superconductor from a sheet of four pairs of molecules less than a nanometre wide. This semiconductor can be used in nanoscale electronic devices and energy applications, according to Indianserver.
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Nanosatellite Will Rid Space Of Junk
(Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:46:01 PM IST)
A tiny three-kilogramme satellite will clear deadly pieces of junk floating around the earth's lower orbit.
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New Nano Device Can Aid In Disaster Zones
(Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:20:41 AM IST)
Scientists at MIT have developed a nanodevice which can be used to desalinate seawater in disaster zones. It is a simple portable device run from a battery or on solar power, reports DNA.
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Light Twists Ribbons Of Nanoparticles
(Monday, March 22, 2010 4:29:28 PM IST)
University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated that light can twist ribbons of nanoparticles, reports rdmag.com. Calling it a rare observation, scientists said that light has been known to affect matter on the molecular scale, but bending or twisting molecules a few nanometers in size had not been seen to result in mechanical twisting of larger particles. The discovery could be utilised in lithography or microchip production.
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Nanowires Developed To Improve LEDs
(Monday, March 22, 2010 4:19:10 PM IST)
Arizona State University researchers have developed nanowires that could make photovoltaic cells more efficient in generating power from sunlight and improve light-emitting diodes (LEDs), reports Science Centric. The researchers improved quaternary alloy semiconductor nanowire materials to develop new band gaps between semiconductors. This is the first time a quaternary semiconductor has been produced in the form of a nanowire or nanoparticle.
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New Nanomesh May Revolutionise Electronics
(Friday, March 19, 2010 12:08:34 PM IST)
Scientists at UCLA have created a new graphene nanostructure called graphene nanomesh or GNM, which has great potential for improving functions of radios, computers, phones and other electronic devices, reports ScienceCentric. The researchers were able to open up a band gap in a large sheet of graphene to create a highly uniform and continuous semiconducting thin film and demonstrated room-temperature transistors that can support currents nearly 100 times greater than individual graphene nanoribbon devices, but with a comparable on-off ratio, using the nanomesh as the semiconducting channel.
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Li-Ion Batteries Get Nanocomposite Boost
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:22:02 PM IST)
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found that silicon particles of nanometre size hanging on the tress of carbon black are able to boost the capacity of lithium ion batteries five fold. These self-assemble into porous spheres which increase an electrode's surface area with interconnected internal channels. The new hybrid silicon-carbon nano-electrodes can be mass produced economically, reports EETimes.
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Now, Cotton Threads Will Charge iPods And Cellphones!
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:24:57 AM IST)
Juan Hinestroza, assistant professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, has developed a cotton thread that can produce electric current as well as a metal wire. "The technology developed by us and our collaborators allows cotton to remain flexible, light and comfortable while being electronically conductive. Previous technologies have achieved conductivity but the resulting fiber becomes rigid and heavy. Our new techniques make our yarns friendly to further processing such as weaving, sewing and knitting," he added. This technology is unique in that simple knots in such specially treated threads can complete a circuit and power electronic devices, such as iPods, reports DNA.
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IBM's Breakthrough In Optical Communication
(Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:41:56 AM IST)
IBM has succeeded in the final technological hurdle to complete its nanophotonic toolkit. IBM claimed that its 40-gigabit-per second (Gbps) germanium avalanche photodetector is a keynote achievement in its on-chip optical communications. This enables chip-to chip and core-to-core optical communication. After several years of research in developing nanophotonic toolkits, IBM research scientist Solomon Assefa expresses, “Now we have everything we need to start integrating photonic communications along side transistors and make this dream a reality”, reports EETimes.
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Samsung To Mass Produce Green Memory Chips
(Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:12:03 PM IST)
Samsung Electronics, a memory semiconductor provider, has announced the start of mass production of its ultra low-power Green Memory chip. The 4Gbit DDR3 Dram drives will be prodcued on the 40-nm process technology. According to Dong-Soo Jun, executive vice president, memory marketing, Samsung, the drive will exceed the new Energy Start power consumption specifications, mentions EETimes. The company plans to have more than 90 per cent production on 40-nm.
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Xilinx Picks 28nm High Performance, Low Power Process
(Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:01:28 PM IST)
Process choice and architectural unification lowers total power consumption by 50 per cent, increases capacity by 2x and drives down costs while improving designer productivity.
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STMicroelectronics Announces First 55 Nanometer Embedded Technology
(Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:54:05 PM IST)
New technology will enable substantial performance improvements and will be the basis for the company’s future Automotive 32-bit Power Architecture-based MCU roadmap.
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