"SENSOR: nets converge in health-care trials"
Research under way at Intel Corp. will result in new applications, new infrastructure and new business opportunities in the 21st century, including major inroads in health care services, said the company's chief technology officer, Patrick Gelsinger, in a keynote Friday (Feb. 21) at the Intel Developer Forum.
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"DNA: molecules form nanodevice scaffolding"
Richard Kiehl describes using DNA's unique lock-and-key mode of chemical bonding as a molecular-circuit assembly technique that he believes will be compatible with silicon-based electronics. A patterned silicon substrate, complete with interconnection pads, carries DNA-coded "tiles" that serve as breadboards for nanocomponents. The components are measured in angstroms, enabling densities of 10 trillion bits per square centimeter (1.6 trillion bits/inch2). In the prototype system, the nanocomponents are small gold clusters that have the ability to act as single-electron memory cells.
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"ADAPTIVE: optics give ground scope a steady gaze"
Michael Lloyd-Hart describes putting the final touches on a ground-based telescope that's said to offer three times better resolution than the Hubble Space Telescope. The last piece, a computer-controlled 2-foot flexible mirror, complements a 21-foot fixed primary mirror in a system that combines advanced algorithms with real-time DSP control to overcome distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere.
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