Carbon devices are poised to replace and outperform silicon
16 November, 2012 | Supplied by: IBM Australia LimitedTen thousand working transistors placed on a single chip using standard semiconductor processes.
Microelectronic circuit fabrication
16 November, 2012A technique for measuring the stress in chips during production is now available. The resulting information could enable miniature but robust semiconductor devices.
Surprising findings could influence material choices in nanoelectronics
12 November, 2012To build the computer chips of the future, designers will need to understand how an electrical charge behaves when it is confined to metal wires only a few atom-widths in diameter. A team of physicists has shown that electrical current may be drastically reduced when wires from two dissimilar metals meet.
Reducing robot energy consumption
31 October, 2012Robots could reduce their power consumption by as much as 10-fold by ‘stutter jumping’ - taking a short hop before a big jump.
Faster, smaller electronics
24 October, 2012The dilute magnetic semiconductor gallium manganese arsenide could open up an entirely new class of faster, smaller devices based on ‘spintronics’. Materials of this type might be used to read and write digital information, not by using the electron’s charge, as is the case with today’s electronic devices, but by using its ‘spin’.
Grumpy chats about hybrid cars
22 October, 2012 by Mike Smyth, specialist technical writerI don’t know about you but I am mightily underwhelmed by hybrid cars. True, they are full of sophisticated electronics and true they do go some way towards satisfying the consciences of greenies. But, on the down side, they are expensive, they are complex, they have limited range in their electrical mode and there are few places to charge the batteries other than in your own garage. To me they are bisexual products of a motor industry that has reluctantly pandered to ill-conceived demands from governments intent on being seen to be saving the planet.
Cobham Technical Services on-demand presentation for FEA design
17 October, 2012The presentation outlines how low-frequency electromagnetic simulation software enables designers to improve the performance of motors and generators to meet specific economic, efficiency and operating environment targets.
Ultrafast optical amplifier
11 October, 2012 | Supplied by: University of TwenteSilicon and erbium-doped material offers high optical bandwidth and amplification properties.
RS Components now a distribution partner for Arduino’s educational kit
08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: RSThe Arduino Uno educational kit aids entry-level electronics design and prototyping.
Kontron DSEK-12 digital signage kit
08 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics MarketingThe Kontron DSEK-12 offers a prevalidated system that features technologies from Kontron, Intel and Microsoft.
National Instruments LabVIEW 2012 System design software
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty LtdLabVIEW 2012 features environment enhancements derived from user feedback and online training.
Microchip Technology’s 24-bit audio MCU-based development boards
18 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Microchip Technology AustraliaUSB digital audio accessory board for audio and voice device development.
Wireless networks on microchips
12 September, 2012Drexel University has earned a grant to develop wireless networks on microchips.
Less expensive nanolithography technique
04 September, 2012Researchers have developed a nanolithography technique that is claimed to be less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications.
Curiosity lands on Mars with OmneticsConnector’s nanoconnectors
30 August, 2012 | Supplied by: Clarke & Severn Electronic SolutionsWhen Curiosity landed on Mars recently it contained OmneticsConnector’s miniature and low-weight nanoconnectors used within two miniature inertial measurement units.
