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Who should lay out my printed circuit boards?
As ever shortening product lifetimes impose tighter and tighter time-to-market pressures, the variety of CAD/EDA software looks more and more bewildering and the make-or-buy question for PCB design remains as hotly argued as ever [ + ]
Tracking the story of the PCB - part 2
By the first years of the twentieth century, electronic communication technologies such as the telegraph, telephone and radio were transforming advanced societies, creating new industries and, in the process, fuelling demands for efficient, reliable circuitry that could also be mass produced as economically as possible. [ + ]
Look out silicon here comes graphene
Graphene, a form of bonded carbon, may become the next buzz word in electronics over the next 10 to 20 years if the current rate of miniaturisation continues [ + ]
Tracking the story of the PCB - part 1
Just who invented the printed circuit? And how? Considering the crucial importance of printed circuitry to modern electronics, the story is surprisingly obscure [ + ]
Safety hints to consider when selecting a digital multimeter
When choosing a digital multimeter, not only is it important to look at basic specifications, features, functions and overall value of the meter but it also needs to meet the latest and most demanding safety standards [ + ]
Forum sets new direction for photonics in Australia
Strong support is emerging for a nationally focused push to grow the Australian photonics/optoelectronics industry internationally, according to AEEMA's chief executive, Angus M Robinson [ + ]
The green data centre
The green revolution has finally hit the IT community. And whether such solutions are being implemented due to legislation, commercial reasons or a genuine concern for the environment, change is afoot [ + ]
Chip discovery could lead to huge energy savings
The University College London (UCL) has unearthed a major discovery in the manufacture of microchips. [ + ]
DNA chip used in prognosis
A project led by IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic aims to validate the IBDchip (Inflammatory Bowel Disease DNA Chip), a DNA chip that claims to be the world''s first diagnostic DNA chip. [ + ]
Living organisms interface with computers
An electronic switch based on DNA has been developed by researchers at the University of Portsmouth. And it has an immediate application in toxin detection and could be used in a biodefence role as a biological sensor to detect airborne pathogens [ + ]
Hybrid electric vehicle made possible
The electric car has been a dream in the pipelines since the early 19th century but has always seemed out of reach because of battery life, cost and weight. Now a hybrid electric vehicle has been made possible with the development of a long-life battery [ + ]
How to stop chips 'tombstoning'
There is no single process change that is a sure cure for tombstoning during soldering. Those that claim otherwise are either uninformed or trying to sell you something [ + ]
Turning up the heat on chip temperatures
The demand for more powerful computers that demand more power and generate more heat, is a major challenge for chip manufacturers such as Intel. Here they outline some of the problems and solutions as the shadow of Moore's Law hangs over the future [ + ]
Is the internet good for our environment?
It is normally assumed that computers and the internet are good things for the environment because of all the efficiencies they bring to industry and individuals. But is there really an environmental improvement? [ + ]
Electron correlation causing elements to behave unexpectedly
So what is electron correlation? When an action on one electron in a solid material causes an effect on another, the two electrons are said to be "correlated" [ + ]
