MIT researchers fabricated micron-scale batteries
By combining microcontact printing and virus-based self-assembly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers claimed to have fabricated micron read more
Gaining RAM For Free, Through Software
Novel data compression doubles the memory in embedded systems while hardly slowing them down. read more
IBM demonstrates light-emitting nanotube
Electric control of the spectrum, direction and efficiency of light-emitting nanotubes (LENs) has been demonstrated by researchers at IBM Corp.'s Tho read more
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 demoed at IDF
We’re drowning in data and sometimes USB 2.0 just isn’t fast enough to move all those bits around. At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, we read more
Broadcom buys AMD's DTV chip unit
As expected, Broadcom Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s digital TV (DTV) chip business for appro read more
Intel demonstrates how to send electrical power wirelessly
Building off work unveiled last year by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers, Intel Corp. demonstrated Thursday how to make a 60-watt li read more
Charge your cell phone using kinetic energy
Earlier the year, Idaho-startup M2E Power said it was working to develop military electronics that were motion-powered. Now the company M2E is planni read more
Overclocking Nehalem almost as good as having a second graphics card
Benchmarking and overclocking the upcoming Intel Nehalem processor is going to be tricky business, but Francois Piednoel says we will see “dramatic” read more
Intel's Next CPU To Include Dedicated 'Power Control Unit' to Save Power
Efficiency and power management are all the rage these days in the IT world. Novel ways of cooling data centers, virtualization and consolidation, et read more
Realize High Port Density 10GbE Networks
Implementing high port density switches brings advantages as well as design tradeoffs. Here's a look at network topologies that allow developers to i read more
