Two IBM discoveries add promise for nano-computing
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Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length  movies into a gadget the size of an iPod.
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IBM has demonstrated a way to store data in a single atom, a technique that could someday be used in tiny processors.
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Anisotropy--there's a word you don't hear everyday. It's the focus of IBM research published this week that could result in incredibly tiny computers.
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A method for linking ultraviolet photons is a step toward semiconductor-based quantum computing and communications
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) researchers today announced an advancement in computer-based simulations that is helping to drive chip technologies to new heights of performance and function.
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A chip the size of a fingernail and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second is unveiled by Intel.
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New nonsilicon transistors could be integrated into existing chip-making processes.
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Nearly 150 years ago it was no more than  a concept by a visionary scientist, but researchers have now  created a minuscule motor that could lead to the creation of  microscopic nanomachines.
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A process for transforming semiconductor nanowires into metallic nanowires makes it possible to produce nanotransistors complete with nanoscale electrical connectors.
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ALMADEN, CALIFORNIA -- IBM has begun work on new technologies designed to boost the capacity of tape storage devices by 250 times. Using "nanopatterning" techniques derived from the company's microprocessor division, researchers say they expect to one day build cartridges that can store as much as 100TB of data.
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IBM--in a race with Intel--moves to make faster, smaller chips by building silicon transistors from a rare combination of metals.
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Nanotube transistors coated with light-sensitive polymers could replace today's digital camera technology
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A chip configured with magnets levitates minuscule droplets, offering a new approach to labs-on-a-chip.
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70-megabit memory chip with 35-nanometer transistors is due out in 2005
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For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines&#39; silicon brains.
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IBM researchers today said they have successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade.
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A new semiconductor alloy jointly developed by IBM and its partners will spur the development of faster and smaller memory chips. The companies say the advancements would lead to smaller chips than currently possible with flash memory.