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0	This Imperfect Processor Is 15 Times More Efficient Than Yours [Guts] While it might sound like a dumb idea, designing a computer processor that can make mistakes could be a good thing—especially where energy use is a concern. More » ... 0 Published 6 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	First Ever Molybdenite Microchip Promises Smaller, Cooler, Bendable Computing [Guts] Silicon is great. Our computers wouldn't work without it. But it's nearing the limits of what it can achieve — which is where molybdenite, the new kid on the chip, can take over to provide smaller, m... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	IBM Researchers Build Wonder Material Integrated Circuit Smaller than a Grain of Salt [Science] IBM researchers have created the first graphene-based integrated circuit constructed on a wafer of silicon, in a setup that's smaller than a grain of salt. The circuit is a broadband frequency mixer, which can operate up to a decent 10GHz. ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Intel Will Support USB 3.0 in 2012's Ivy Bridge Chipsets [Blip] AMD can't have expected Intel wouldn't be snapping at its heels soon after announcing yesterday they'd be supporting USB 3.0 in two upcoming chipsets. Though AMD didn't specify a timeframe, Intel has said their Ivy Bridge silicon would debu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Industry in Kazakhstan Looks Like Armageddon [Image Cache] In the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan, hellfire begets progress. What you're looking at is metallurgical grade silicon, or raw molten silicon ready to be used in the auto industry for things like electric... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Intel Graciously Unlocks the Processing Power Your PC Already Has for $50 Fee [Upgrades] Those $50 Intel "Upgrade" Cards from Best Buy unlock latent processing power your computer already has kicking around inside its silicon guts. How nice of them! More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Intel Wants to Sic McAfee on Malware With Virus-Fighting Chips [Intel] The news of Intel's very expensive McAfee purchase raises one obvious question: why is security software worth over $7 billion to a chip maker? Intel has been short on specifics, but it's becoming clear t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Silicon Compound That's Quicker To Melt Could Make For Cheaper Gadgets [Science] A team of MIT researchers has discovered a new silicon compound that—get this—melts as it gets cooler, some 500 degrees Celsius lower than silicon's natural melting point. The researchers thin... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Intel's Optical Breakthrough Holds Promise of Staggering Speeds [Intel] Transfer a song to your phone. Seems pretty fast, right? Now imagine transferring the entire printed catalog of the Library of Congress in a minute and a half. Intel says they've got the technology to mak... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Quantum Dots Could Make Dark, Grainy Cellphone Party Pics Obsolete [Quantum Dots] I've all but accepted my iPhone will never take Matt Buchanan-esque photos in low light. Hell, even in good light the results are oftentimes dull and grainy. Luckily an enhancement, like all things from t... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Printable Nanotube RFID Tags Could Make Wireless Checkout Aisles a Reality [Supersupermarkets] Wireless checkout is many a grocer's dream. It's like Amazon's one-click shopping in the real world, maximizing efficiency for the customer and cutting costs for the supermarket. A new printable RFID tag ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	What Is This? [#Imagecache] At first glance, this might look like some sort of ancient computer from the early days of processing. But it turns out it's actually something very, very modern. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Making Water Run Uphill, With Lasers [Water] Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered how to make liquid overcome gravity and flow upward along a silicon surface. The essential ingredient, as always: lasers. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Successfully Embed Silicon Chips Inside Human Cells [Science] Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silicon chips, which could become sensors that monitor microsco... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	In Case Self-Assembling Machinery Didn't Scare You Before... [Chips] When chipmakers slim down their silicon, they need finer and finer tools to organize all that circuitry. With MIT's latest self-assembling chips, the detail work is handled by molecular strands that, frea... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Panasonic's New Silicon Battery Technology Could Yield 30% Capacity Improvement [Batteries] Panasonic is going to be rolling out production of Li-ion batteries that use a silicon alloy anode soon, according to Nikkei. The result? A whopping 30% increase in capacity. Panasonic's not the only company working on the technology, but they're the firs... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details

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