Electronics

CES Day 1: UHD TVs, New Processors and Gaming Consoles

January 8, 2013, 7:45 pm

If anyone expected Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 to be a sleeper event, they were wrong. After only the first of three days of the CES wrapping up, a myriad of consumer [...]

Earthworms Synthesize Semiconductors From Heavy Metals

January 3, 2013, 3:00 pm

The red worm, Lumbricus rubellus, can make nano-semiconductors called quantum dots when fed soil that contains metals like cadmium and tellurium.

FBI Charges 11 in High-Tech Spy Ring

October 4, 2012, 10:21 pm

Eleven people were detained by the FBI for illegally exporting cutting-edge technology components to the Russian military.

Buckyball Used as ‘Nano-Lab’ to Study Water Molecule

August 22, 2012, 9:00 am

A special carbon molecule known as a buckyball has been used to trap a water molecule and observe its ‘quantum rattle.’

My Audiovisual Oasis: Perfect Components for a Small Space

December 12, 2011, 7:29 am

Space is at a premium today. Whether in the office, condo, or cottage, a tight squeeze means everything needs to get smaller, including home entertainment systems.

Legality of Homeland Security Searches of Electronics at Border Questioned

February 7, 2011, 2:09 am

Concerns continue to grow regarding what organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union deem to be the Department of Homeland Security’s unlawful search and [...]