DARPA Funds Partnership Between Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics and University of Washington For Triple Boost to Miniaturization Efforts

December 23, 2010

Advances in miniaturisation have led to the increasing adoption of microsystems in a wide array of applications.

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What Would You Do With a $100 Bill Covered by Invisible Transistors?

December 22, 2010

Cash counterfeiters have had a hell of a good run. Now the fakers may get a serious sprint for their money.

The battle to make paper currency un-counterfeitable has already seen some cutting-edge science in action, but the latest efforts may be the highest-tech yet: Banknotes could soon get a layer of printed electronics, and wireless readability, to make faking essentially impossible.

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Sony to Buy Back Semiconductor Fab from Toshiba - Report

Toshiba Rumoured to Get Rid of Nagasaki Technology Center

December 22, 2010

Sony Corp. reportedly plans to buy back stake in Nagasaki Technology Center from Toshiba Corp. The fab that originally was owned by Sony became a joint-venture between Sony and Toshiba in early 2008 and the latter essentially gained control over the facility.

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Microchips Found in Most Mundane of Places

December 22, 2010

To help make football a little safer, Intel officials last month proposed having players' helmets outfitted with microprocessors that would wirelessly alert doctors if the athletes suffered a hit hard enough to cause head injuries.

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