Circuitry discovery could lead to beefier memory

For nearly 40 years, scientists have speculated that basic electrical circuits have a natural ability to remember things even when the power is switched off. They just couldn't find it.

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Computers of the future could be operating not on electrons, but on tiny waves traveling through an electron "fluid," if a new proposal is successful. The new circuit design, recently introduced by Dr. Héctor J.

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A new set of experiments by Duke University bioengineers has uncovered the existence of "bistability," in which an individual cell has the potential to live in either of two states, depending on which state it was in when stimulated. Taking into account the effects of this pheno …

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The world of computing is about to take on a new structure. DNA sequencing allows for the same structure that makes up our DNA to be replicated on a circuit board. Organic computers is right on the horizon.

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A study involving practising Christians, Muslims and Jews found that some areas of the cortex "light up" in response to religious statements.

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Earlier this year, I and my colleagues at Hewlett-Packard Labs, in Palo Alto, Calif., surprised the electronics community with a fascinating candidate for such a device: the memristor.

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Most innovations don't go far unless there is a way to turn them into products that are manufacturable on a mass scale. That's why new research on carbon nanotubes, presented June 19 by a group of Stanford electrical engineers, is likely to draw industry attention.

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This week, IBM announced plans to build the world's largest "noise free" nanoelectronic fabrication facilities in Switzerland.

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Nanoscale circuits based on molecules used in sunscreen lotion have led to the discovery of the "missing link" of electronics engineering – a previously mythical device known as a "memristor".

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Until recently, major PC makers shied away from Linux. Now the industry is watching as Dell is selling two Linux-equipped desktop models and a notebook PC.

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A low-cost computer intended to aid children in poor countries will soon be on sale here, for two weeks only.

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The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there aren't many choices, and they don't stay on the Web long enough.

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With Web conferencing, you can make a call home seem like a news update.

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Until recently, major PC makers shied away from Linux. Now the industry is watching as Dell is selling two Linux-equipped desktop models and a notebook PC.

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Create multiple libraries in iTunes and then just load the library you need when you need it.

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Dream kitchens may soon include a computer along with the latest refrigerator or oven, so people can satisfy their digital needs along with nutritional ones.

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The new iPod models shrink in dimension but grow in capacity and features.

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T-Mobile had the misfortune to announce a new product that may be as game-changing as Apples.

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David Pogue delves into the disappearance of wires and the growing wireless technology industry.

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Virtually any document, movie or musical recording can be inexpensively and rapidly digitized and stored on a hard drive. For those who do not want to spend the time, low-cost services will do the job for you.

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The new TiVo HD recorder offers 20 hours of HD storage (or 180 hours of standard TV), an easy-to-use interface and the ability to record two channels at once.

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The new TiVo HD recorder offers 20 hours of HD storage (or 180 hours of standard TV), an easy-to-use interface and the ability to record two channels at once.

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A variety of digital tools, from cell phones to dedicated readers, are now available for cracking open electronic books.

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David Pogue explores the good and bad aspects of three pen scanners.

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Is it possible to turn my regular TV into a computer monitor so I can watch movies that I downloaded into my laptop?

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Sanyo, Olympus and Pentax have introduced waterproof camera/camcorders that come surf-ready.

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