news 2008

Physics/Astronomy - Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 30.04
UC San Diego Leads Researchers to Demonstrate First Single-Photon Generation from a Silicon Chip
Researchers have now shown that quantum light sources can be fabricated using silicon, the most widely used material underpinning modern electronics. Shown here is a silicon photonic chip containing several dozen devices designed and fabricated by graduate students at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UC San Diego.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Physics/Astronomy - 30.03
Honeycombs of magnets could lead to new type of computer processing
By Simon Levey Friday 30 March 2012 Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater processing capacity than is currently feasible.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 12.03
Professors Give Failing Grades to Electronic Vote Systems
Reception and service at central level for international students after arrival at KTH. For Master's students For Exchange students At the KTH Symposium, the director of the U.S. National Science Foundation explains how scientific co-operation with Sweden benefits American research.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Architecture - 6.03
A Heating System with a Brain
A start-up company is putting on the market a thermal regulator that uses neural networks to learn about your house as the seasons change, allowing for savings of up to 65% on fuel. Winter is still with us, and an efficient central heating system is essential.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Physics/Astronomy - 13.02
Engineers weld nanowires with light
At the nano level, researchers at Stanford have discovered a new way to weld together meshes of tiny wires. Their work could lead to innovative electronics and solar applications. To succeed, they called upon plasmonics.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 21.12.2011
Harmony on the homefront?
Are robots welcome in our homes? A qualitative study has revealed some interesting possibilities. Only one out of three households thinks automatic vacuum cleaners are worth the investment. The opinions of the others will be used to develop the appliances of the future.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Physics/Astronomy - 7.12.2011
Researchers develop one of the world’s smallest electronic circuits
Discovery is of a fundamental interest for the development of future electronics A team of scientists, led by Guillaume Gervais from McGill's Physics Department and Mike Lilly from Sandia National Laboratories, has engineered one of the world's smallest electronic circuits.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Chemistry - 22.11.2011
Blocked holes can enhance rather than stop light going through, engineers find
by Steven Schultz Conventional wisdom would say that blocking a hole would prevent light from going through it, but Princeton University engineers have discovered the opposite to be true. A research team has found that placing a metal cap over a small hole in a metal film does not stop the light at all, but rather enhances its transmission.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 15.11.2011
Terahertz boost detection
A new system boosts the performance of detection systems and helps to create new antennas for mobile telephony and on-board satellite systems: An innovative transmission system takes advantage of a previously under-utilized wavelength: the terahertz.

Life Sciences - Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 19.09.2011
Scientists can now ’see’ how different parts of our brain communicate
A new technique which lets scientists ‘see' our brain waves at work could revolutionise our understanding of the human body's most complex organ and help transform the lives of people suffering from schizophrenia and ADHD.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Physics/Astronomy - 5.09.2011
Research gives crystal clear temperature readings from toughest environments
Researchers have developed a form of crystal that can deliver highly accurate temperature readings, down to individual milli-kelvins, over a very broad range of temperatures: -120to +680 degrees centigrade.

Physics/Astronomy - Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 31.08.2011
Graphene’s shining light could lead to super-fast internet
Internet connection speeds could be tens of times faster than they currently are, thanks to research by University of Manchester scientists using wonder material graphene. A collaboration between the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge, which includes scientists Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, has discovered a crucial recipe for improving characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in future high-speed optical.

Physics/Astronomy - Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 19.08.2011
New method detects emerging sunspots deep inside the sun
Sunspots spawn solar flares that can cause billions of dollars in damage to satellites, networks and power grids. But researchers have developed a way to detect incipient sunspots as deep as 65,000 kilometers inside the sun, providing up to two days' advance warning of a damaging solar flare.

Electroengineering/Microtechnics - Business/Economics - 3.08.2011
A new motor for the watch of tomorrow
An electromagnetic three-phase motor will enable the watchmaking industry to build watches that are three times more efficient and that can include more applications. Tomorrow's wristwatches will be more efficient.

Medicine/Pharmacology - Electroengineering/Microtechnics - 13.07.2011
College of Medicine receives additional funding from Gates Foundation
Hershey, Pa. - Penn State College of Medicine announced Wednesday (July 13) that it will receive additional funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.