Minimising cellphone power consumption possible
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Minimising power consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centres may now be possible, thanks to the first ever systematic power profile study.Their results ... Read more...
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Chinese supercomputer begins operations
January 20th, 2012 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 20 (IANS) China's Sunway BlueLight supercomputer, which was built with domestically-produced microprocessors and is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second, has officially begun operations.The computer ... Read more...
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Devices to be powered out of thin air
July 11th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 11 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a way of harnessing energy from the air around us that could potentially power wireless sensors, microprocessors and communications chips.
"There is a ... Read more...
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Magnetic computers could use million times less energy
July 6th, 2011 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Future computers relying on magnetic microprocessors could consume a million times less energy than current models.
Today's silicon-based microprocessor chips depend on electric currents, or moving ... Read more...
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Now, ‘pruned’ microchips that are faster, smaller, more energy-efficient
March 17th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new technique for doubling the efficiency of computer chips simply by trimming away the portions that are rarely used.Computing experts from the United States, ... Read more...
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‘Pruned’ microchips faster, smaller, greener
March 17th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) A scientific breakthrough has opened the way to doubling the efficiency of computer chips simply by trimming away the portions that are rarely used."I believe this ... Read more...
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Now, a credit card that ‘talks’ to you!
March 11th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 11 (ANI): One would think the credit card would be hard to improve upon, but how about a card that talks to you?Created by Dynamics Inc., they will also be ... Read more...
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Water could play major role in graphene nanoelectronics
October 27th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, water can be used to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene, opening the door to ... Read more...
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Dark silicon GreenDroid chip to boost smartphone battery life, performance
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): Researchers at University of California, San Diego are using "dark silicon" - the underused transistors in modern microprocessors - to improve smartphone efficiency.Dark silicon refers to the huge ... Read more...
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New method to create field-effect transistors
May 26th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. say they have made thin films of nanotubes with ink-jet printers to create field-effect transistors - the basic element in integrated circuits.While the scientists ... Read more...
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Google launches ’smart’ TV
May 21st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 21 (ANI): Google has launched 'smart' TV, a service that integrates Internet and television.The company has collaborated with Sony Corp., Intel Corp. and Logitech International to turn televisions into giant ... Read more...
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Nano-origami used for making tiny electronic devices
February 28th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): A team of scientists is developing the basic principles of nano-origami, a new technique that allows engineers to fold nanoscale materials into simple 3-D structures, which could ... Read more...
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Bacteria may serve as future bio-robots for disease diagnosis
November 25th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): Scientists struggle to create robots tiny enough to imprint microscopic patterns onto microchips and for medical purposes may soon be over, for UC Berkeley researchers have said ... Read more...
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Nanotechnology paves way for smaller, faster and more efficient computers
September 26th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new nanoscale process that will ultimately help make computers smaller, faster, and more efficient.
The scientists have ... Read more...
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Tiny refrigerators to cool future computers
June 20th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) Laptops and personal computers of the future will be cooled by tiny fridges sitting snugly inside them, according to an Indian American computer scientist. Unlike conventional fan-based systems, ... Read more...
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Talking robofish set to do undersea environmental duties
June 18th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): University of Washington researchers have equipped three fish-like robots, each 20 inches long and weighing just over six pounds, with acoustic transmitters to communicate wirelessly with one ... Read more...
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Indian scientist advances process to make silicon chips cooler, faster, cheaper
December 4th, 2007 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): A new research, led by an Indian scientist, has developed a new process technology that leads to a significant reduction in heat generated by silicon chips, hence making ... Read more...
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