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New Advances in Excitonics Promise Faster Computers
Excitonics could provide us with faster computers and better communication speeds - but at this stage is only possible at very low temperatures. Researchers at UCSD have taken a step toward creating exciton-based devices operational at room temperatures.
Date: 10/01/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: communication, computing, electronics, excitonics
New Switch Could Improve Electronics
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have invented a new type of electronic switch that performs electronic logic functions within a single molecule. The incorporation of such single-molecule elements could enable smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient electronics.
Date: 12/01/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Electronics
New Uber Thin Intel Processors Boast Greater Energy Efficiency
Intel is attempting to rise up to the task of always developing more energy efficient processors, announcing today an expansion of its 2010 line up of Core processors for ultra-thin laptops.
Date: 05/24/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: battery life, power consumption
Overcoming Barriers For Organic Electronics
A team of Stanford researchers has determined why some transistors made of organic crystals don't perform well, yielding ideas about how to make them work better.
Date: 11/11/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Electronics
Tags: organic electronics, semiconductor, transistors
Nanotubes
Pure Nanotubes by the Kilo
Researchers at Rice University have improved on a method for making pure nanotubes called amplification that could allow them to turn a nanogram of pure carbon nanotubes into much more.
Date: 07/21/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Electronics, Smart Grid
Tags: carbon nanotubes, metallic nanotubes, nanotubes
Qualcomm's Mirasol MEM display.
Qualcomm’s Stab at E-Paper
Watch a video about Qualcomm's new energy-efficient display based on microelectromechanical (MEM) device technology.
Date: 08/24/2010
Type: Video
Technologies: Electronics, Lighting & Displays
Tags: e-books, energy-efficiency displays, microelectromechanical devices (MEMs), microelectronics, portable electronics
Researchers Discover Defective Nanotubes Are Better for Energy Storage
Discovery by a UCSD professor and graduate student may lead to smaller batteries with more power and run time.
Date: 11/22/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Electronics, Energy Storage
Tags: batteries, electronics, nanotechnology, nanotubes
Rod Tucker: Video & Presentation
The internet works by putting energy in and getting data out; it is just a vessel for moving information across locations.
Date: 05/20/2009
Type: Slides, Video
Technologies: Electronics
Tags: communication, data transfer, green internet, internet, IT
Securing the smart grid
The smart grid will be more reliable and efficient than the current system in place, but its interconnectedness brings up some security issues that must be dealt with.
Date: 04/09/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Electronics, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: IT solutions, security, smart meters
Prototype SNUPI sensor.
Sensors Use Building's Electrical Wiring as Antenna
Researchers at the University of Washington have devised a way to reduce the amount of power wireless sensors use to transmit data by using the electrical wiring in a building's walls as an antenna that propagates the signal. The technology extends both the range and the battery life of the sensor.
Date: 09/21/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: data transmission, power consumption, wireless sensors

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