Tag: chip

Cooling Chips with Thermoelectrics

By Kate Greene | 01/26/2009 | 2 Comments

Researchers have made ultrathin refrigerators for microprocessors.

Memristors Make Chips Cheaper

By Kate Greene | 11/25/2008 | 2 Comments

The first hybrid memristor-transistor chip could be cheaper and more energy efficient.

Clear Calls

By Dean Takahashi | 06/23/2008 | 2 Comments

Audience, a California-based startup, has made a noise-canceling chip for cell phones that could also improve voice-recognition systems.

Better Computer Chips, Sooner

By Kate Greene | 11/20/2007 | 4 Comments

Software that finds and fixes hardware bugs could get chips to market faster and make them more secure.

Decoding the Human Eye

By Emily Singer | 10/24/2007 | 10 Comments

Superdense arrays of electrodes will bring scientists closer to an artificial retina that approximates normal vision.

The Future of Computing, According to Intel

By Kate Greene | 09/26/2007 | 10 Comments

Massively multicore processors will enable smarter computers that can infer our activities.

A Better Gauge on Battery Life

By Kevin Bullis | 08/31/2007 | 8 Comments

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 Prachi Patel | 08/22/2007 | 2 Comments

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

By Kate Greene | 08/20/2007 | 1 Comment

An MIT spinoff introduces the first commercial chip with a mesh architecture.

Silicon-Based Spintronics

By Prachi Patel | 08/15/2007 | 0 Comments

First of its kind computing prototype.

Viewing Bacterial Dark Matter

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/26/2007 | 0 Comments

A microfluidic chip lets researchers identify elusive human-dwelling microbes.

Nanosensors in Space

By Brittany Sauser | 07/03/2007 | 0 Comments

NASA scientists have tested a tiny and extremely sensitive chemical nanosensor.

Genes for Several Common Diseases Found

By Emily Singer | 06/07/2007 | 13 Comments

A study of seven illnesses, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease, identifies new candidate genes.

A New Spin on Silicon Chips

By Prachi Patel | 05/16/2007 | 0 Comments

A new spintronics device is a key step toward faster, more powerful computers.

Efficient Hardware Repair

By Rachel Ross | 04/10/2007 | 5 Comments

Researchers devise a new way to patch hardware like software, without slowing processors.