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Scientists Create Electron Surf Machine (June 13, 2007) -- Scientists have found a new way to control the movement of individual electrons -- they are making them ride the crests of energy waves like ... > full story

Silicon Nanowires Upgrade Data-storage Technology (June 11, 2007) -- Scientists have fabricated a memory device that combines silicon nanowires with a more traditional type of data-storage. Their hybrid structure may be more reliable than other nanowire-based memory ... > full story

Algorithm May Help Chipmakers Work With Tangles Of Nanotubes (June 8, 2007) -- Concerned that current methods for making computer chips might become stymied as components keep shrinking, many engineers are looking for circuit building blocks with improved electrical properties. ... > full story

MIT Demonstrates Wireless Power Transfer (June 8, 2007) -- Imagine a future in which wireless power transfer is feasible: cell phones, household robots, mp3 players, laptop computers, and other portable electronics capable of charging themselves without ever ... > full story

Miniature Robot For Precise Positioning And Targeting In Neurosurgery Wins Award (June 6, 2007) -- While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there ... > full story

Direct Interconnections Between Nanowires And Human Cells (June 6, 2007) -- Scientists in California are reporting an advance toward one of the futuristic goals nanobiology and nanomedicine -- developing technology for "wiring" together individual cells and connecting cells ... > full story

A Sound Way To Turn Heat Into Electricity (June 4, 2007) -- Physicists developed small devices that turn heat into sound and then into electricity. The technology holds promise for changing waste heat into electricity, harnessing solar energy and cooling ... > full story

Physicists Devise Viable Design For Spin-Based Electronics (June 2, 2007) -- Physicists have proposed a design for a semiconductor computer circuit based on the spin of electrons. They say the device would be more scalable and have greater computational capacity than ... > full story

How Brain Pacemakers Erase Diseased Messages (May 31, 2007) -- Brain "pacemakers" that have helped ease symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders seem to work by drowning out the electrical signals of their diseased brains, ... > full story

New Field Of Nanotechnology Leads To Novel Control Of Quantum State In Electrons (May 31, 2007) -- Scientists have combined two fields of study in nanotechnology to create a third field that the researchers believe will lead to revolutionary advances in computer electronics, among many other ... > full story

Urgent Need For Guidance On Mobile Phone Use In Clinical Care (May 31, 2007) -- Both national and international guidelines on the use of mobile phones in the provision of clinical care are urgently needed, according to a recent article. Healthcare systems are increasing looking ... > full story

Novel Low Temperature Laser Processing Of Silicon For Hybrid Organic/inorganic Solar Cells (May 31, 2007) -- Researchers have reported a new technique to UV laser processing of thin film silicon for applications such as display control circuits and solar cells, which could lead to device performances at ... > full story

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Circuit design -- The process of circuit design can cover systems ranging from national power grids all the way down to the individual transistors within an integrated circuit. For simple circuits the design process ... > full article

Nanowire -- A nanowire is a wire of dimensions of the order of a nanometer (10−9 meters). Alternatively, nanowires can be defined as structures that have a lateral size constrained to tens of ... > full article

Integrated circuit -- A monolithic integrated circuit (IC) or often referred to as a microchip or simply chip is a miniaturized electronic circuit (consisting mainly of semiconductor devices, as well as passive ... > full article

Machine -- A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. It normally requires some energy source and accomplishes some sort of ... > full article

Metallurgy -- Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called ... > full article

Videoconferencing -- A videoconference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions ... > full article

Electrical engineering -- Electrical engineering (sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering) is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics ... > full article

Semiconductor -- A semiconductor is a material with an electrical conductivity that is intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor. A semiconductor behaves as an insulator at very low temperature, and ... > full article

Seismometer -- Seismometer are used by seismologists to measure and record seismic waves. By studying seismic waves, geologists can map the interior of the Earth, and measure and locate earthquakes and other ground ... > full article

Feedback -- In cybernetics and control theory, feedback is a process whereby some proportion or in general, function, of the output signal of a system is passed (fed back) to the input. Often this is done ... > full article

Fundamentals of Power Electronics (Second Edition)
Fundamentals of Power Electronics, Second Edition, is an up-to-date and authoritative text and reference book on power electronics. This new edition retains the original objective and philosophy ... > read more

An Introduction to Mixed-Signal IC Test and Measurement (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Integrated circuits incorporating both digital and analog functions have become increasingly prevalent in the semiconductor industry. Mixed-signal IC test and measurement has grown into a highly ... > read more

Process Control Instrumentation Technology
This manual is designed to provide users with an understanding and appreciation of some of the theoretical concepts behind control system elements and operations, without the need of advanced math ... > read more

Complete Digital Photography, Third Edition (Digital Photography Series)
Digital photography has arrived once and for all. No longer do photographers have to be defensive because they prefer digital. Thanks to new technologies, digital cameras at all ends of the price ... > read more

2006 Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR): Your Complete Print and Electronic Drug Information Solution
Brandon/Hill Medical List minimal-core, first-purchase selection (#519). Annual reference features FDA-approved labeling for drugs as well as prescription information provided by manufacturers for ... > read more

LabVIEW for Data Acquisition
Preface I've been interested in gadgets and computers since grade school, particularly gadgets connected to computers. My first real gadget-to-computer project, at age 16, was an alarm for my car ... > read more

American Electricians' Handbook
OVER 750,000 COPIES SOLD! THE ELECTRICIANS' BIBLE SINCE 1913 Filled with practical advice and facts, the American Electricians' Handbook is the best single source for essential information on ... > read more

Technology In Action- Introductory (2nd Edition)
This book was designed to spark reader interest by covering practical concepts that they want to learn (such as setting up a wireless network in their home) while giving background information (such ... > read more

Control Systems Engineering
What types of control systems will you face in the real world? The same ones you'll face in Nise's Fourth Edition of CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. Emphasizing the practical application of control ... > read more

The Chicago Manual of Style
In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of Chicago Press prepared a single sheet of typographic fundamentals intended as a guide for the University community. That sheet grew into a pamphlet, ... > read more

 
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