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Tag: chipCooling Chips with Thermoelectrics Researchers have made ultrathin refrigerators for microprocessors. The first hybrid memristor-transistor chip could be cheaper and more energy efficient. Audience, a California-based startup, has made a noise-canceling chip for cell phones that could also improve voice-recognition systems. A portable array of lasers could be used to monitor pollution and detect toxins. Software that finds and fixes hardware bugs could get chips to market faster and make them more secure. Superdense arrays of electrodes will bring scientists closer to an artificial retina that approximates normal vision. A Better Gauge on Battery Life A new battery-gauge chip could make mobile phones more reliable and help them last longer on a single charge. Cooling Chips with an Ion Breeze By using an electric charge to put molecules in motion, a new device can make a computer's fans more efficient. A New Design for Computer Chips An MIT spinoff introduces the first commercial chip with a mesh architecture. First of its kind computing prototype. A microfluidic chip lets researchers identify elusive human-dwelling microbes. NASA scientists have tested a tiny and extremely sensitive chemical nanosensor. Genes for Several Common Diseases Found A study of seven illnesses, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, identifies new candidate genes. A new spintronics device is a key step toward faster, more powerful computers. Researchers devise a new way to patch hardware like software, without slowing processors. |
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