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’3-D’ transistors promise future chips, lighter laptops

Researchers from Purdue and Harvard universities have created a new type of transistor made from a material that could replace silicon and have a 3-D structure instead of conventional flat computer chips. The approach could [...]

December 6, 2011

Research finds practicing retrieval is best tool for learning

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The time students invest in rereading or reviewing their notes would be better spent practicing retrieval to ensure better learning, according to new research from Purdue University.
“We continue to show that practic…

January 24, 2011

Imaging tool may aid nanoelectronics by screening tiny tubes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for rapidly screening structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes, possibly hastening their use in creating a new class of computers and electronics that are faster and …

November 16, 2010