Archive : 2015 год

Research conducted by McGill University and Université de Montréal is said to provide further evidence that black phosphorus could be a strong candidate for use in chips of the future.The researchers have found that when electrons move in a phosphorus transistor, they do so only in two dimensions. "Transistors work more effic...

RN Electronics has become one of the first Test Houses in the UK to be UKAS accredited to EN55032 (CISPR32), the new standard for electronics described as Multimedia Equipment (MME). EMC (electromagnetic) testing is already taking place on a range of professional audio equipments to the new standard."We have a number of clients in the Prof...

Scientists at the University of Warwick have developed the 'Q-Eye', a sensor that is said to be much faster than competing technologies used to detect and identify hidden objects. The invention senses radiation across the terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum, just between the infrared and microwave bands.Professors in Warwick&...

Toshiba has announced a method of embedding flash memory based on 65nm logic process that uses less power than current mainstream technology, and a single-poly non-volatile memory (NVM) process based on 130nm logic and analogue power. Applying the optimal process to various applications will allow Toshiba to expand its product line-up in such areas...

Researchers at MIT and the University of British Columbia claim to have found a promising new approach to delivering the short, but intense, bursts of power needed by wearable electronic devices. The trick, they say, is to use yarns made from niobium nanowires 140nm in diameter as the electrodes in tiny supercapacitors – pairs of nanowires wi...

The Arduino Yun WiFi microcontroller board has been redesigned in a more compact housing so that it can be used with a breadboard. This is said to make prototyping easier.Called the Yun Mini – and available from RS Components – the board has approximate PCB dimensions of 70 x 23mm, less than half the area required by the Arduino Yun...

The AMALTHEA4public project is attempting to develop more powerful computers and complex software for autonomous vehicles to help them become more intelligent. The project, headed up by Bosch, comprises a team of 21 international technology specialists looking to develop embedded systems with central processing units that work in parallel.Today...

The BBC has officially launched micro:bit, a codeable computer that will be distributed free of charge in October to every child in year 7 or the equivalent across the UK.The device, part of the BBC's Make It Digital initiative, is intended to build on the heritage of the BBC Micro by inspiring young people to get creative and to develop a...

Freescale has licensed Rochester Electronics to provide a continuing manufacturing solution for its MC68040 32bit microprocessor product family. The agreement between Freescale and Rochester provides customers of the legacy MPUs with access to a secure and reliable source of parts for continued product supply after Freescale announced the discontin...

Harvard researchers have created surface plasmon wakes on a metallic surface and claim they can be controlled and steered. The team believes their work could lead to new types of plasmonic couplers, as well as lenses that could create two dimensional holograms or focus light at the nanoscale."The ability to control light is a powerful one,...