Friday, November 18th 2011 at 14:05Moore's Law
Whilst Moore's Law has proven to be uncannily accurate over the last decades, there is ultimately a limit to how far one can shrink a transistor; the size of an individual atom possibly being the absolute end. Current research seems to point to the future of chip miniaturisation resting within the formidable fields of biology and chemistry, perhaps more specifically within the ubiquitous DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The inherent properties of DNA, including its double stranded and antiparallel nature render it a viable option for the future of DNA circuits. Central to this idea is the concept of 'DNA strand displacement' (DSD) which is able to provide a framework for molecular computing; currently being explored by scientists within Microsoft Research (Cambridge). Watch this space!
Monday, August 22nd 2011 at 12:42BS EN ISO 9001/14001
Kontotronics has been striving to follow the principles of ISO 9001 regulations for some time and is finally proud to announce that it has just been awarded full ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 compliance.
Sunday, August 7th 2011 at 15:14Health and Safety
Kontotronics has recently unveiled its latest Health and Safety policy, Issue 002. New Risk Assessments, Methods Statments and a Complaints Procedure have also been drawn up as part of a bureaucratic re-vamp, which Kontotronics hopes will bring its clients closer to the company.
Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 17:47Improve semiconductor manufacturing yields
Looking to improve semiconductor manufacturing yields, Semiconductor Research Corporation and researchers from University of California, Los Angeles have developed a method of monitoring semiconductor wafers that may lead to less expensive chips with higher performance.
Read the whole article:newelectronics Information
Sunday, May 22nd 2011 at 14:08Facebook and Twitter
After a period of some cyber-drought and long deliberation Kontotronics has finally acquired a Facebook page and a Twitter account. Through these new mediums Kontotronics aims to encourage swifter communications with its future clients.
Sunday, April 25th 2010 at 09:46Capacitive touch controller enables 'smoother' way to wake devices from sleep modes
STMicroelectronics has released details of a touch-sensor controller which it claims improves the performance and styling of products such as mobile phones, portable consumer products and appliances.
Read the whole article:NewElectronics
Wednesday, July 8th 2009 at 09:14Paper thin battery
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Electronic Nano Systems ENA in Chemnitz, Germany, together with colleagues from TU Chemnitz and Menippos GmbH have claimed a paper-thin battery that can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process.
Read the whole article:EDN
Monday, April 13th 2009 at 16:57LEDs work like butterflies
When scientists developed an efficient device for emitting light, they hadn't realised butterflies have been using the same method for 30 million years.
Fluorescent patches on the wings of African swallowtail butterflies work in a very similar way to high emission light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Tuesday, March 24th 2009 at 20:51LEDS Bright lights opportunities
The benefits of LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are undisputed: They are lightweight, power efficient, and extremely durable. But LED technology is still a long way from ubiquity and these little lights can present some big design challenges for would-be users. Distributors are stepping in to fill the LED design gap.
Read the whole article:EDN News Information
Monday, February 9th 2009 at 20:26Photosynthesis and Solar Panels?
New research has recently been done by teams at Imperial College London and University College Dublin to greater understand the inner workings of photosynthesis in plants. Everyone knows that plants use sunlight to harness energy - but what can we take from this? By expanding our knowledge of nature's way of creating energy, and integrating it into useful applications such as solar energy panels, the future may hold solar cells with increased output.
The field of bioelectronics continues to expand...
