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Computing & Infotech
, Quick introduction
on April 21, 2010
Serious breakthroughs based on nanotechnology are expected in the field of computer and networking in the next decade and redefine the manner in which desktop computers and laptop computers are produc...
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Computing & Infotech
on August 20, 2008
How cool does that sound? Researcher Steven Novack with the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory led the team that developed this material that could draw away heat and collect en...
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on June 27, 2008
Do you know what an exciton is? Excitons are formed by linking a negatively-charged electron with a positively-charged "hole". An exciton decays when the electron and hole combine, emitting...
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on June 19, 2008
How small is a molecule? The answer depends on the type of molecule. Researchers at the Michigan Technological University (Department of Physics) and the Advanced Nano Characterization Center (Nation...
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Computing & Infotech
on May 27, 2008
Everyone relies on batteries. In fact, almost everyone living in industrialized nations rely on rechargeable batteries. Think about all those people using mobile phones. Thankfully, these devices las...
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on May 21, 2008
It still amazes me when I think about mobile hard drive technology. Currently, 2.5" hard drives with 320 GB capacity sell for roughly 130-150 USD. My old IBM ThinkPad 760 EL that I purchased in ...
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Computing & Infotech
on December 27, 2006
Nanotechnology may be bringing a bit of science fiction closer to reality with the advent of "invisible" electronics.
"You can imagine a variety of applications for new electronics th...
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on December 3, 2006
The bottom-up construction of molecular computers has come one step nearer with the development of a plug-and-socket molecular system that is an analog of a macroscopic electrical extension cord, says...
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on September 26, 2006
A story in yesterday's New York Times is touting nanotechnology as the answer to that Holy Grail of personal computing, the instant boot up.
"This technology could enable instant-on compute...
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on July 19, 2006
In another reminder that nanotechnology is all around us, Samsung has begun mass producing an 8-Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory device, providing a much larger and more affordable storage density for c...
