Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have reported findings that could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today’s silicon chips. This innovation could lead to cell phones and communication systems that would transmit data much more rapidly. The key to the superfast chips is the use of a material called graphene, … [Read more...]

Everyday life teems with mistakes both large and small. Fallible humans spill water or drive past the intersection where they were supposed to turn. Now, researchers at the University of California, Davis and Donders Institute in the Netherlands, report on the discovery of a method that might predict errors from the trivial to the tragic. Ali Mazaheri, at left, a research … [Read more...]

The Net and some Blogs have had a recent field day discussing the ostensible fact that herds of grazing cattle normally seem to align themselves along a north/south axis corresponding to Earth’s geomagnetic fields. Now, giving a new meaning to the term “animal magnetism,” it seems proximity to electric power lines changes their behavior. When cattle are grazing near power lines … [Read more...]

Laird Technologies, known for its EMI control and critical components for wireless design, has launched a newly designed website. The redesigned site offers easy home-page navigation of all products, full product and custom capabilities content, and local points of contact for inquiries and product distribution. The new site integrates content from all of Laird Technologies’ … [Read more...]