The chip industry is coming up with ingenious ways to tackle heating effects in the latest densely packed devices. In particular carbon nanotubes are mentioned.
This paper examines the controversy surrounding the real inventor of the telephone in view of recently discovered papers examined by LC Pocock of the Standard Telephones and Cables' (STC) electroacoustics laboratory. LC Pocock's findings appear to show that, more than a decade before Alexander Graham Bell won his controversial patent, Germany's Philipp Reiss built a telephone that worked at least as well as the one on which the patent was based.
After the melée that is the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, the author ponders on what conclusions can be drawn from this year's exhibits.
Environmental protection is an important issue on Earth, but what about space? Failing to act now could put valuable orbital assets at risk. The author discusses the type and quantity of space debris and how it is evolving. Methods for remedial action are considered.
Two big-name semiconductor companies have agreed to share designs, but will their competitors follow?
