Research articles

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  Sony and Tokyo Tech develop record-setting 6.3Gbps chip for 60GHz transmissions

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 20, 2012 10:57 am + 10 comments

  Sony and a research team at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed an RF and baseband chip Continue reading…

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  Intel to show Atom-based 'Rosepoint' chips with integrated Wi-Fi

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 19, 2012 08:13 pm + 35 comments

  It looks like Intel's taking its mobile business seriously: the company plans to bring a new chip to Continue reading…

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  First wireless drug-dispensing chip tested in humans

  By Adi Robertson on February 18, 2012 09:04 am + 7 comments

  After years of research, a wirelessly-controlled "pharmacy in a chip" has had its first clinical Continue reading…

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  Poor flash storage could be slowing down your smartphone

  By Adi Robertson on February 17, 2012 03:26 pm + 30 comments

  When you're looking at storage for your phone, you'll want to pay attention to more than just the Continue reading…

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  Current flash memory technologies won't scale beyond 2024, researchers say

  By Bryan Bishop on February 17, 2012 08:58 am + 66 comments

  NAND flash memory has become increasingly popular in recent years, giving new zip to computers Continue reading…

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  Google PageRank algorithm used in tool to model interactions between molecules

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 15, 2012 09:48 pm + 9 comments

  Can two seemingly disparate things — Google's PageRank and hydrogen bonding in water — come Continue reading…

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  Apple beats Google to top spot in Harris Poll of US corporate reputation

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 14, 2012 10:22 am + 106 comments

  Apple's recent financial performance couldn't be better, and its brand reputation appears to be just Continue reading…

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  Nanoshell research brings the promise of more efficient photovoltaics

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 10, 2012 08:12 am + 4 comments

  Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new technology that promises to increase the Continue reading…

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  Biocomputer can retrieve images from DNA storage

  By Adi Robertson on February 8, 2012 06:19 pm + 8 comments

  A biomolecular computer made in a test tube has proved capable of decoding images stored in DNA. The Continue reading…

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  Physicists demonstrate heat-based magnetic recording, could make hard drive data transfer hundreds of times faster

  By T.C. Sottek on February 7, 2012 02:32 pm + 29 comments

  An international team of scientists has demonstrated a new method of magnetic recording that could Continue reading…