Large area graphene is able to preserve electron spin over an extended period, and communicate it over greater distances than had previously been known, according to researchers based at Chalmers University of Technology. The findings, published in Nature Communications, have opened the door for the development of spintronics, with an aim to manufa...

Following an agreement with Altera, Rochester Electronics will be able to provide a long term supply pipeline of the company's mature FPGAs and CPLDs.Following an agreement with Altera, Rochester Electronics will be able to provide a long term supply pipeline of the company's mature FPGAs and CPLDs.Chris Gerrish, Rochester's pre...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have unravelled one of the mysteries of electromagnetism and add their work could allow the creation of antennas small enough to be integrated into a chip."Antennas are one of the limiting factors when trying to make smaller and smaller systems, since below a certain size, the losses beco...

The Nucleus SafetyCert real time operating system (RTOS) from Mentor Graphics has been verified and documented by Verocel to meet the certification requirements for IEC61508 SIL 3, IEC62304 Class C and RTCA DO-178C Level A."We conducted thorough code reviews, analysis, testing and generated full traceability mapping between related life cy...

Inspired by the way living organisms have evolved, researchers from Durham University and the University of São Paulo-USP in Brazil are exploring similar 'evolutionary' methods in order to create information processing devices.Inspired by the way living organisms have evolved, researchers from Durham University and the University...

Looking to bring a significant boost in capability to those developing FPGA based satellite applications, Microsemi has launched the RTG4 family."Satellites have more capable sensors, better resolution imagers and faster downlinks," said Ken O'Neill, Microsemi's director of marketing, space and aviation. "Operators want m...

Stanford University scientists say they have invented the first high performance aluminium battery that charges quickly, is long lived and inexpensive, as well as offering a safe alternative to many batteries in use today."We have developed a rechargeable aluminium battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteri...

A team of researchers from Northwestern University in the US says it has made a step forward in electronics that could bring 'brain like computing' closer to reality. The work involves developing more complex memristors.To date, memristors have been two terminal electronic devices, which can only control one voltage channel. However, Ma...

Specialist industrial electronics distributor Solid State has acquired Ginsbury Electronics in a deal worth £2.125million.Ginsbury, based in Kent, is a distributor of displays and power components whose portfolio is said to complement and strengthen that of Solid State. It also brings a team of experienced engineers which will continue to...

Researchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute say they have combined two nanomaterials to create an energy storage medium that combines the best qualities of batteries and supercapacitors.The hybrid supercapacitor is said to store large amounts of energy, to recharge quickly and to have a lifetime of more than 10,000 recharge cycle...