A Princeton-led research team has created an easy-to-produce material from the stuff of computer chips that has the rare ability to bend light in the opposite direction from all naturally occurring materials. This startling property may contribute to significant advances in many areas, including high-speed communications, medical diagnostics and detection of terrorist threats.

As technology gets smaller and smaller, the computer industry is facing the complex challenge of finding ways to manufacture the minuscule components necessary.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have announced they have built the world's first mode-locked silicon evanescent laser, a significant step toward combining lasers and other key optical components with the existing electronic capabilities in silicon. The research provides a way to integrate optical and electronic functions on a single chip and enables new types of integrated circuits.

Researchers have demonstrated new technology using tiny "ionic wind engines" that might dramatically improve computer chip cooling, possibly addressing a looming threat to future advances in computers and electronics.

IBM Triples Performance of World's Fastest, Most Energy-Efficient Supercomputer

If your work computer just suffered a major meltdown, maybe the operating system failed, or a virus crashed the hard drive, there is a way out. Your employer can now tunnel into your crippled machine remotely by communicating directly with the chips inside it, allowing authorized managers to power up and repair turned-off PCs within the corporate network at virtually any time.

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IBM Processor doubles speed without adding to energy 'footprint,' enabling customers to reduce electricity consumption by almost half; Enough bandwidth to download entire iTunes catalog in 60 seconds