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Your Next Computer Chip Revolution Unveiled by IBM: Sexy Blend of Lasers, Electrons

IBM's just unveiled a new breakthrough chip tech: CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics. Confused? It's actually pretty astonishing, promising chip-sized supercomputer power in the near future. Now you're interested....READ»

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Prosthetic Retinas Possible With New Light-Sensing Nanotubes

The list of useful applications for carbon nanotubes seems to be growing exponentially: Yesterday there was news that the material could strengthen carbon-fiber even further, and now there's news of a breakthrough in making ...READ»

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Nanotechnology To Sharpen Digital Photographs

Digital photography has leaped forward over the years for three reasons: improved batteries, larger and cheaper memory cards, and revolutions in sensor technology. And now researchers in Scotland are trying to improve the sensors even ...READ»