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The 10 strangest facts about graphene

The 10 strangest facts about graphene

When first discovered, graphene was odd. Now odd is too small a word for a material seemingly set on winning all the records a material can win Read more

10 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
How to make graphene

How to make graphene

...carrying tape in acetone, deposit the resulting flakes and other debris onto silicon and then go hunting with an optical microscope to find their prize... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
Software patents are legalised extortion

Software patents are legalised extortion

...Lodsys is one of thousands of shell companies leading back to a Silicon Valley start-up called Intellectual Ventures. Founded by a former Microsoft executive... Read more

30 October, 2011 by Mike Lee
How does graphene work?

How does graphene work?

...why electron transport in graphene is 1,000 times better than in silicon. It also explains why graphene maintains a minimum conductance, even when concentrations... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
Inside Intel's 50Gbps <endeca_term>silicon</endeca_term> optics

Inside Intel's 50Gbps silicon optics

...the prototype of a high-speed fibre optic data system based on silicon chips with integrated lasers and detectors, which it says can revolutionise affordable... Read more

27 July, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

silicon.com merges with TechRepublic to create essential read for tech leaders

TechRepublic UK edition launches, powered by silicon.com At the end of this month silicon.com is merging with... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Steve Ranger
IBM spins nanotubes, wire and graphene

IBM spins nanotubes, wire and graphene

...IBM says that silicon transistors will run out of steam some time in the next 10... Read more

8 December, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
IBM and 3M team up for <endeca_term>silicon</endeca_term> towers

IBM and 3M team up for silicon towers

...create new types of adhesives that can radiate heat efficiently while holding silicon together. IBM, meanwhile, will work on semiconductor packaging methods to let the... Read more

8 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

LED maker turns to silicon to lower costs

...The LED lighting industry needs to start using silicon to reduce costs, according to Bill Watkins, chief executive of Bridgelux. The... Read more

9 March, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Intel shows off ultra-fast silicon optical network

...the prototype of a high-speed fibre optic data system based on silicon chips with integrated lasers and detectors. The system runs at 50Gbps, with... Read more

27 July, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Molybdenite microchip promises flexible electronics

...substance called molybdenite, which could prove to be a rival to both silicon and graphene. Image credit: Lanes The integrated circuit was made at the... Read more

6 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Tech City triples in size during its first year

David Cameron hails success of London's Silicon Valley... Tech City - the East London-based hub for digital and media... Read more

11 November, 2011 by Nick Heath

IBM builds complete circuit from graphene

...on the previous year's 100GHz effort, and outperforms by far anything silicon can do. "Designed for wireless communications, this graphene-based analogue integrated circuit... Read more

11 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff

Report: Apple eyes datacentre in Silicon Valley

...the company reportedly leasing space from a new wholesale datacentre facility in Silicon Valley. Data Center Knowledge reports that Apple signed a seven-year lease... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Nokia braces for strategy shake-up

...that the firm is considering moving its headquarters from Espoo, Finland to Silicon Valley. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Nokia prepares... Read more

10 February, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

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