Why fancy OLED displays might not last long in electric carsWhile OLED displays look better than a traditional LCD screen, they are not suitable as an automotive solution in EVs for multiple reasons....
As India eyes semiconductor glory, companies chipping away at gender gapA host of companies including AMD, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and Synaptics are making concerted efforts to build a pipeline of fem...
Robots can now feel 'pain'! Team of UK scientists led by Indian-origin engineer develop e-skinThe artificial skin comes with a new type of processing system based on synaptic transistors.
Alternative data insights startup Synaptic secures $20 million in fundingThe current capital infusion will not only increase its reach extensively and help to expand to more markets and geographies but also help ...
Alzheimer's: Exercise may reduce brain inflammation, helping to protect us from the diseaseThe study's researchers looked at 167 men and women who participated in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. This is a long-term project at R...
Good habits key to going the distance in the market & how!Eventually everything ends up in the brain, where we process whatever information we have.
Synaptics inaugurates design centre in Bengaluru to support growthThe new centre will position India to develop leading-edge human interface solutions to support the growing consumer IoT market - notably s...
- How the brain filters out irrelevant information
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Have you ever wondered how our brain enables us to read a book even in a noisy cafe by filtering out the irrelevant...
Samsung's new smartphone to include a feature similar to iPhone's 3D Touch?A new rumour out of China suggests that the next Galaxy smartphone will come with 3D touch.
Sleep helps us learn and memorise: StudyThe research provides an empirical and theoretical framework to understand the mechanisms underlying the complex role of sleep for learning.
Scientists retrieve 'lost' memories using lightResearchers were able to reactivate memories that could not otherwise be retrieved, using a technology known as optogenetics.
Nerve cells interact like friends on Facebook!The researchers focused on the visual area of the cerebral cortex, which receives information from the eye and gives rise to visual percept...
Too much gas in body can cause memory shut down: StudyResearchers found that the immune cell interleukin 1 beta, or IL-1 beta, prompts production of hydrogen sulfide, impacting the brain cells'...
New microchip 9,000 times faster than a typical computerThe development offers greater possibilities for advances in robotics and computing and a new way of understanding the brain, researchers s...
- Of practice and success
Dopamine serves a lot of functions in the brain — it’s implicated in everything from Parkinson’s disease to heroin addiction. One thing it ...
Features that make Nokia Lumia 920, 820 specialNokia and Microsoft have combined forces to deliver new, compelling reasons to switch to Windows Phone 8 phones. ET outlines the features t...
- AT&T sets up India data centre for multinationals
Global telecom operator AT&T unveiled its first data centre in India's silicon hub to meet the growing demand for IT infrastructure managem...