A computer grid designed to analyse data that will be generated by the world’s biggest scientific experiment is being used by two high-tech companies to help build the next generation of an internet search engine.

European researchers have developed a solution to ‘mask-less’ semiconductor lithography which claims to reduce the costs and production times associated with low-volume device manufacture and prototyping.

Almost every day, there is an announcement from somewhere in the world that LEDs have become just that much brighter, longer lasting or require even less power than before. As global warming provides the stimulus for faster research, so manufacturers are hotting up their research to be the first with a breakthrough.

National Instruments has identified three trends that will improve the efficiency of test and measurement systems in 2009.

There is little doubt that the future for light-emitting diodes is bright and getting brighter with every jump in its technology.

The attempt to increase the speed of supercomputers by increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips unexpectedly worsens performance for many complex applications, according to simulations by Sandia.

Researchers have developed a technique that could improve the reliability and manufacturability of ICs.

Engineers and a semiconductor manufacturer are developing an energy-harvesting radio that could transmit data without ever needing a change of batteries.

University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists have developed a method of measuring how strain affects thin films of silicon that could lay the foundation for faster flexible electronics.

Researchers have developed a type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded.

As one of the biggest electronics shows in Asia, attendees were able to see the latest developments and equipment on broadband, RFID, componentry and photovoltaic devices at more than 1260 stands at two locations within the capital city.

Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also efficiently help power the building. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that.

The data logger has been around for hundreds of years, evolving from an assistant with paper and pencil to the technology-packed, automated products that they can be today. Much like hammers are tools to carpenters, data loggers are tools to scientists, engineers and anyone else working in a measurement environment.

The electronics design industry, while always in a state of evolution, is currently undergoing a fundamental change that's profoundly affecting what products we can create and how they are created.

Monash University scientists in Melbourne have designed a new form of fuel cell that could make the latest generation of hybrid vehicles more reliable and cheaper.