"PHOTONIC: Researchers tap into quantum dots for optical comm"
Semiconducting polymers embedded with lead-sulphide nanocrystals could produce a light source for integrated photonic chips, according to recent work by professor Ted Sargent at the University of Toronto. The technique, producing infrared light at wavelengths used in communications systems, could be used to create photonic components orders of magnitude less expensive than current components, which can cost as much as $1,000.
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Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030602S0072

"PHOTONIC: Michigan gears gears up solar car design"
The University of Michigan unveiled its newest solar car design which it claims is even better than last year's award winning "M-Pulse." This year's entry, dubbed the "SpectruM" adds 1,000 more solar cells plus a passenger seat.
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Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030523S004

"US-Wissenschaftler produzieren Josephson-Quantenelement"
Wissenschaftler der Universit�t von Maryland konnten erstmals eine Verflechtung von Quantenbits (Qubits) in einem Festk�rper-Supraleiter-Schaltkreis aus Josephson-Elementen herstellen. Obwohl noch weit von einer Quanten-Logikschaltung und noch weiter von einem Quanten-Computer entfernt, l�sst dies auf Fortschritte beim Bau eines derartigen Computers hoffen.
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Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030523S0017

"QUANTUM: Researchers demonstrate first quantum Josephson-junction"
The world's first entanglement of quantum bits (qubits) in a solid-state superconducting Josephson Junction circuit has been reported by University of Maryland researchers. Though far from a quantum logic circuit and even farther from a quantum computer, the demonstration holds hope that engineering improvements could someday produce such a computer.
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Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030522S0008

"A-LIFE: Project treads in Darwin's path to simulate evolution"
A research program in artificial intelligence has been refocused to simulate real biological organisms in hopes of gleaning an understanding of biological diversity. The goal is to create a living "road map" that encapsulates the history of evolution in an electronic petri dish called Avida. The researchers are investigating how complex organisms evolve from simple ones.
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Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030521S0044

"A-LIFE: Artificial life research switches to saving real lives"
An artficial intelligence research program has been refocused to simulate real biological organisms in hopes of gleaning an understanding of biological diversity. As described by Richard Lenski, these simulations will help direct research on living systems and will provide understanding of the origins of biocomplexity.

Text: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030513S0025

"MUSIC: Tech gives tone-deaf a voice makeocver"
Purdue software corrects resonant frequency of recorded voice samples
Just as digital image-processing algorithms can correct blemishes, poor lighting and bad color in a photograph, software created for digital signal processing can make an average singing voice sound like a trained one.
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Text: EETimes, May 5, 2003, page 51

"NANOTECH: IBM's nanotubes yield smallest solid-state emitter"
Phaedon Avouris describes IBM Research's carbon nanotube technology which has enabled the world's smallest solid-state emitter and the first electrically-controlled single-molecule light emitter. The light-emitting nanotube (LEN) operates in the important 1.5-micron range, portending optical communications on silicon chips with integrated 1.4-nm diameter LENs.
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Text: http://www.eet.com/at/n/news/OEG20030501S0035