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Optoelectronics: Graphene shows its colours
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
A much-vaunted new material may change telecommunications(10)
DNA computing: Computing with soup
Mar 1st 2012, 4:00 from Print edition
Molecular computing: DNA is sometimes called the software of life. Now it is being used to build computers that can run inside cells(4)
The semiconductor industry: Space invaders
Jan 5th 2012, 4:00 from Print edition
America’s Intel and Britain’s ARM have long dominated different bits of the global chip market. Now each is attacking the other’s stronghold(20)
Tablet computers: Difference Engine: The iPad's third coming
Dec 2nd 2011, 10:55 from Babbage
The iPad 3 is coming, but not in time for the holiday season(91)
Cooling chips: Pumping ions
Nov 30th 2011, 11:35 from Babbage
Researchers at IBM want to cool the next generation of chips with liquid - and provide them with power in the same way(7)
Transistors: Plugging the leaks
Aug 17th 2011, 7:17 from Print edition
As physical limits bite, electronic engineers must build ever cleverer transistors(6)
Tech clusters: How the West was won
Aug 4th 2011, 9:31 from Print edition
Inmos, Picochip, Icera and their founders: the evolution of a tech cluster(2)
New transistors: Mechanical advantage
Jul 14th 2011, 11:01 from Print edition
Two new types of transistor may lead to simpler, more efficient computers(10)
Computer processors: The Difference Engine: Intel left outside
May 13th 2011, 5:05 from Babbage
Despite its clever processor chips, Intel has failed to crack the mobile market(17)
High-tech warfare: Something wrong with our **** chips today
Apr 7th 2011, 10:58 from Print edition
Kill switches are changing the conduct and politics of war(20)
Technology monitor: Your flexible friend
Apr 5th 2011, 9:18 from Babbage
Plastic computer chips take a step forward(7)
Stretchable electronics: A shapely future for circuits
Mar 10th 2011, 10:55 from Print edition
Electronics: Flexible circuits that can bend and stretch with their surroundings could have a wide range of uses(2)
Biodegradable electronics: A desirable solution
Aug 17th 2010, 5:52 from Web-only article
Biodegradable electronics for medical devices take a step closer(0)
Bioelectronics: Silky circuits
May 6th 2010, 10:49 from Print edition
Making electronic circuits that will work inside a person’s body(12)
Noise-cancelling technology: Opting for the quiet life
Feb 11th 2010, 10:38 from Print edition
Tiny microphones provide a new way to eliminate background noise(5)
Tech.view: Patent nonsense
Feb 5th 2010, 11:46 from Web-only article
An end to frivolous patents may finally be in sight(32)
Electronics: Seeing clearly
Nov 12th 2009, 11:03 from Print edition
A transparent transistor that could be used in electronic displays(1)
See-through electronics: Seeing clearly
Nov 11th 2009, 5:52 from Web-only article
A transparent transistor that could be used in electronic displays(2)
Japan's technology champions: Invisible but indispensable
Nov 5th 2009, 11:01 from Print edition
A host of medium-sized Japanese electronics firms have developed dominant positions in many areas of technology. Can they keep them?(31)
Brain scan: Paranoid survivor
Sep 3rd 2009, 10:46 from Print edition
Andrew Grove, the former boss of Intel, believes other fields can learn from the chipmaking industry that he helped bring into being(4)
MediaTek and mobile-phone chips: Fabless and fearless
Aug 6th 2009, 10:54 from Print edition
How a Taiwanese firm became one of the world’s fastest-growing chipmakers(7)
The semiconductor industry: Under new management
Apr 2nd 2009, 11:51 from Print edition
Chipmakers were suffering even before the global economic downturn. Recession is heightening the pain and highlighting changes in structure and ownership(6)
Tech.view: Hear the difference
Nov 14th 2008, 11:30 from Web-only article
Which is better: analogue or digital?(25)
Guru: Akio Morita
Nov 7th 2008, 12:00 from Web-only article(6)
Electronics: Looks good on paper
Oct 16th 2008, 11:34 from Print edition
A new use for a common material(6)