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NSW libraries to deploy 1.5 million RFID tags

NSW libraries to deploy 1.5 million RFID tags

Provides better security and stock management.
Ben Grubb Sep 21 2009 4:19PM Security
MIT's hybrid microchip to overcome silicon size barrier

MIT's hybrid microchip to overcome silicon size barrier

Researchers aim to continue Moore's Law.
Liz Tay Sep 21 2009 10:00AM Hardware
Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer

Researcher discusses iPod supercomputer

Microprocessors from portable electronics like iPods could yield low-cost, low-power supercomputers for specialised scientific applications, according to computer scientist John Shalf.
Liz Tay May 9 2008 1:52PM Hardware
Melting microchip defects may overcome manufacturing limitations

Melting microchip defects may overcome manufacturing limitations

A new method for fixing defects on microchips could extend Moore’s Law, leading to smaller, more powerful chips.
Liz Tay May 6 2008 5:32PM Hardware
Sun's 'macrochips' to extend Moore's Law

Sun's 'macrochips' to extend Moore's Law

Forget the shrinking size of conventional electronic components -- bigger is better in a new computer chip design that could yield low-cost supercomputing.
Liz Tay Mar 25 2008 4:46PM Hardware
Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Boffins in the US have developed a microchip fan with no moving parts that operates silently and generates enough wind to cool a laptop computer..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Chip lock aims to end hardware piracy

Chip lock aims to end hardware piracy

Pirated microchips based on stolen blueprints could soon be a thing of the past thanks to computer engineers at Rice University and the University of Michigan.
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008 7:16AM Security
Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

US research engineers claim to have developed a low-cost technique for patterning microchips.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2007 10:51PM Hardware

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