Researchers from Lancaster University believe a ‘dark silicon’ era is rapidly approaching. This era suggests more than 80 percent of computer processors’ transistors will be turned off and ‘remain dark’ in order to prevent the chips from overheating. “Hardware design is rapidly evolving to prevent this need to 'power down' transistors and coming up with innovative solutions. … [Read more...]
LED Displays Added to Clothing; New Opportunities for Wearables
A team of researchers from Holst Centre at Ghent University have produced the world’s first stretchable thin-film transistor driven by LED display which is laminated into textiles. This new discovery paves the way for LED displays in wearable clothing. “Wearable devices such as healthcare monitors and activity trackers are now a part of everyday life for many people. Today's … [Read more...]
Satellite Cooling System Paves Way for More Compact Sensor Systems
A team of scientists from Lockheed Martin have produced a small satellite cooling system, the high power Microcryocooler, which is the lightest on the market and three times more powerful than the company’s first design. This design will pave the way for smaller and more compact IR sensor systems and novel sensor configurations. "The High Power Microcryocooler is making a … [Read more...]
Lithium Atoms Turn Graphene into a Superconductor
Physicists in Canada and Germany have proved that graphene turns into a superconductor when ‘decorated’ with lithium atoms, which could lead to a new generation of superconducting nanoscale devices, according to Nanotechweb.org. In 2005, physicists demonstrated that when chemically treated, graphite could exhibit superconducting properties. “Theorists identified the … [Read more...]
Superconducting Refrigerator Cools via Tunneling Cascade
Researchers from Italy and France have proposed a new design for a superconducting refrigerator that uses a series of steps to more effectively cool objects down to temperatures near absolute zero. Conventional superconducting refrigerators rely a array of superconductors (S), normal metals (N) and tunnel barriers (I) that are arranged in a symmetric configuration (SINIS or … [Read more...]
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