Molecular electronic devices closer to reality
04 November, 2003Researchers at Northwestern University, led by Mark Hersam, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, have become the first to measure a unique and versatile nanoelectric effect - called resonant tunnelling - through individual molecules mounted directly on silicon.
Illuminated knobs
11 August, 2003The illuminated control knob from Mentor makes it possible to see the exact setting of the knob, regardless of the ambient light.
Photochemically-etched anodes and cathodes for high volume applications
22 January, 2003Photofabrication Engineering Inc (PEI) has a line of custom-made photochemically-etched anodes and cathodes for fuel cells, heat exchangers, oxygen and hydrogen generators. These products have applications in the aerospace, automotive , biotechnology, medical, appliances, power and electrical/electronic industries.
Insulating materials for microelectronics
15 October, 2002Researchers from the Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology reported they have developed methods for characterising key structural features of porous films being eyed as insulators for the ultrathin metal wires that will connect millions of devices on future microprocessors and increase processor speed.
Revolution in PC Microprocessing
11 October, 2002Intel are be releasing a PC microprocessor with a new capability developed with the assistance of Dean Tullsen, called hyper-threading. The processor executes instructions from multiple threads/programs at once, as if they all came from a single thread. The CPU duplicates the architectural state on each processor, while sharing one set of processor execution resources. It makes one processor appear as two to the operating system.
Voice controlled electronics
10 October, 2002Scientist from the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD are working on a voice analysis system and a camera with image processing. They are focussing on designing voice activated electrical appliances and electronic equipment. An example may be a video recorder that is activated by someone saying "Record the news on channel 7 this evening" or a lamp which is turned off by the voice command of "lamp out".
Colour technology for transflective displays
11 October, 2001Philips has just introduced a technology that enhances luminance and colour saturation in transflective liquid-crystal displays without significantly increasing power consumption.
National Semiconductor Appoints Arrow Electronics As Australian and NZ Distributor
03 November, 2000Arrow Electronics Australia and National Semiconductor announced today that National has appointed Arrow Electronics as a distributor for its products in Australia and New Zealand.
