electronic devices

Scientists have discovered a new state of matter, a quasi-three- dimensional electron crystal, in a material very much alike those used in the fabrication of modern transistors.

This discovery could have momentous implications for the development of new electronic devices.

Electronic devices get smaller and more complex every year. It turns out that fragility is the price for miniaturization, especially when it comes to small devices, such as cell phones, hitting the floor.

Wouldn't it be great if they bounced instead of cracked when dropped?

(Clemson University) Electronic devices get smaller and more complex every year. It turns out that fragility is the price for miniaturization, especially when it comes to small devices, such as cell phones, hitting the floor.

Wouldn't it be great if they bounced instead of cracked when dropped?

(Princeton University) A team of scientists led by researchers from Princeton University has discovered a new way that electrons behave in materials.

The discovery could lead to new kinds of electronic devices.

Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies.

Students who used the devices to answer multiple-choice questions during physics lectures earned final examination scores that were around 10 percent higher -- the equivalent of a full-letter grade -- than students who didn't.

A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor has been developed.

As the probe bobs up and down the force required to keep it oscillating at a steady rate changes measurably, which tells the scientists about the nature of the scanned surface.

By using different vibration frequencies, it is possible obtain nanoscale measurements on materials.

Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance cooling system for laptop computers and other electronic devices.