New Electronics (UK) looks at technologies that may succeed flash memory. Every memory technology other than dram or flash has looked promising right up to the point where it has hit the market – and then been outrun by devices with a much longer heritage that may not be as convenient to use, but which …
Arxiv – Generation of Medical X-ray and Terahertz Beams of Radiation Using Table-Top Accelerators Theoretical and experimental studies of PXR and diffracted radiation of an oscillator in crystals combined with the development of VFEL generators with photonic crystals give a promising basis for creation of X-ray and THz sources using the same table-top accelerator. Multi-modal …
Silicon on silk: This clear silk film, about one centimeter squared, has six silicon transistors on its surface. These flexible devices can be implanted in mice like the one in this image without causing any harm, and the silk degrades over time. The orange liquid on the hair is a disinfectant used during the surgery. …
The Navy’s second littoral combat ship, the Independence, finished its builder’s trials Wednesday. The aluminum trimaran hit a top speed of 45 knots [50mph] and kept a sustained speed of 44 knots during its full power run in the Gulf of Mexico, shipbuilder General Dynamics said in an announcement. It kept a high speed and …
A free-trade agreement between China and Taiwan could boost China’s gross domestic product growth by 0.36-0.4 percentage point and by 0.63-0.67 percentage point after the members of the Asean +3 trade bloc begin removing import tariffs as soon as 2010. Taiwan’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by an estimated 1.72 percent if Taiwan and …