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The future of CPUs
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The future of CPUs
by Stuart Andrews

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

Dec 6, 2006
New laser promises to turbocharge data
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New laser promises to turbocharge data
by Robert Jaques

World's first mode-locked silicon evanescent laser.

Aug 24, 2007
Boffins look beyond silicon for next-gen transistors
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Boffins look beyond silicon for next-gen transistors
by Robert Jaques

New technology needed to maintain current pace of development.

Dec 13, 2006
Tick Tock - 10 years on the Intel clock
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Tick Tock - 10 years on the Intel clock
by Zara Baxter

Intel unloaded a swag of new Penryn-class CPUs at CES today. Zara Baxter explores the new platform and what it means for your PC.

Jan 8, 2008
Carbon could replace silicon in next-gen transistors
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Carbon could replace silicon in next-gen transistors
by Robert Jaques

Princeton boffins tout advantages of graphene.

Dec 21, 2007
Molecular Plastics
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Molecular Plastics
by Staff Writers

Although the future for polymer electronics looks bright, theres inevitably a cloud on the horizon. Its to do with size. While there would be some definite advantages in making computer chips out of p

Jan 1, 1900
IBM turns wafers into solar panels
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IBM turns wafers into solar panels
by Staff writers

Aims to repurpose around three million discarded silicon wafers yearly.

Nov 1, 2007
Intel silicon lasers reach 40Gbps
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Intel silicon lasers reach 40Gbps
by Shaun Nichols

Photonics project hits new benchmark.

Jul 27, 2007
IBM opens up silicon-on-insulator chip process
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IBM opens up silicon-on-insulator chip process
by Tom Sanders

Low leakage technology reaches Asic processors.

Jun 6, 2007
Apple acquires colour management technology
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Apple acquires colour management technology
by Tom Sanders

Silicon Color bought for undisclosed sum.

Oct 18, 2006
Silicon Mirror & Kaleidoscope
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Silicon Mirror & Kaleidoscope
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Turn any image into a kaleidoscopic screensaver.

Jun 20, 2002
80 core processor announced at IDF
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80 core processor announced at IDF
by David Field

Developers see the future of the Terraflop server processor with 20MB of memory and frickkin’ silicon lasers.

Sep 27, 2006
Google to team with NASA in space research
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Google to team with NASA in space research
by Eric Auchard

Web search company Google Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to partner with U.S. space agency NASA on space research and to build a new campus at the agency's research center in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Oct 5, 2005
ClearLight
ClearLight
by Darren Ellis

We’ve seen products like Silicon Memory’s ClearLight range of portable hard drives before, yet the ClearLight has some of the most solid yet attractive plastic housing we’ve reviewed.

Jul 9, 2003
Silicon Zion
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Silicon Zion
by Staff Writers

Israel is renowned for pilgrimages but one of its better kept secrets is its booming high-tech industry. James Morris finds out more. If you were asked to pick the world's leading

Jan 1, 1900
IBM consortium catches up in 45nm chip race
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IBM consortium catches up in 45nm chip race
by Tom Sanders

First working silicon promised for late 2007.

Aug 31, 2006
Massively parallel computation
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Massively parallel computation
by Staff Writers

Unlike a silicon CPU, the brain isnt a synchronous device that needs regular clock pulses to keep its operations in step, but we can get a sense of its effective clock speed by seeing how long it take

Jan 1, 1900
Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
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Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
by Robert Jaques

In-Stat notes that the technology is currently doing well, but faces tougher times ahead.

Aug 7, 2007
Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
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Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
by Robert Jaques

In-Stat notes that the technology is currently doing well, but faces tougher times ahead.

Aug 7, 2007
Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
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Bluetooth to suffer market slowdown
by Robert Jaques

In-Stat notes that the technology is currently doing well, but faces tougher times ahead.

Aug 7, 2007

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