Archive for the ‘First’ Category

MIT Genius Stuffs 100 Processors Into Single Chip

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Forget dual-core and quad-core processors: A semiconductor company promises to pack 100 cores into a processor that can be used in applications that require hefty computing punch, like video conferencing, wireless base stations and networking. By comparison, Intel’s latest chips are expected to have just eight cores. With a revolutionary new ...

An Artificial Leaf Invented Which Can Solve Power Crisis

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

[caption id="attachment_535" align="alignright" width="300" caption="An important step toward realizing the dream of an inexpensive and simple “artificial leaf,” a device to harness solar energy by splitting water molecules, has been accomplished by two separate teams of researchers at MIT"][/caption] Scientists have created the world's first practical artificial leaf that can ...

A Neurochip That Can Communicate With Brain

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip—or the brain on a microchip—have developed new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the ...

Water Ice Discovered On Asteroid For First Time

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Water ice has been found on the surface of a nearby asteroid for the first time – a discovery that could help explain how Earth got its oceans, scientists announced. Two teams of researchers independently verified that the asteroid 24 Themis – a large rock hurtling through space in the asteroid ...

Scientists Recreate Big Bang Successfully

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Physicists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)  broke a record with their atom smasher Large Hadron Collider when they managed to collide protons at 3 times the energy previously achieved. Earlier in the day, scientists stepped up efforts to detect the elusive 'God Particle' by triggering collision of two proton ...

Nokia Unveils Its First Linux Phone N900

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_411" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Nokia's First Linux Phone N900"][/caption] Nokia unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software, aiming at improving its offering at the top end of the market. The Nokia N900 runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software, featuring true multitasking with applications as well as Web ...