Neowin News Feed for: Carbon

NASA explains why watching trees near volcanoes is literally the best thing to do

Sayan Sen — Sat, 24 May 2025 22:02:01 +0000

If you live near a volcano then you may want to start watching trees more closely from now on. NASA has explained why that is. Read more...

Rumour: Apple's move to carbon fiber iDevices & Macs possible after recent hire

Denis Wong — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:55:05 +0000

There have been rumours of Apple considering a design shift for a while - more specifically, a shift from the iconic aluminum currently dominating their iPads and almost their entire Mac line minus the Macbook.... Read more...

Carbon could replace silicon in next-gen transistors

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:33:01 +0000

US engineers have developed a technique that replaces silicon with carbon to make next-generation semiconductors. Boffins at Princeton University said that the electronics industry has pushed the capabilities of silicon - the material at the... Read more...

Yahoo jumps on carbon neutral bandwagon

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:27:42 +0000

Yahoo has announced plans to go carbon neutral by the end of the year – meaning the web giant will attempt to reach net carbon emissions through a combination of conservation, renewable energy and investing... Read more...

Need For Speed Carbon PC Demo Now Available

Todd Tanner — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:31:54 +0000

Electronic Arts has finally released the playable demo for the PC version of Need for Speed Carbon, the next game in the long running Need for Speed franchise that will be released to retail on... Read more...

Need For Speed Carbon Demo on Live Marketplace

Todd Tanner — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:42:27 +0000

The highly anticipated Need For Speed Carbon just got a little closer apparently. EA has just released a demo of the game to Xbox Live Marketplace. It clocks in at a smooth 1 Gig and... Read more...

Need for Speed Carbon Cast Revealed

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:30:33 +0000

EA today confirmed the role of Emmanuelle Vaugier in the latest title in the series. The TV actress best known for appearances in "Smallville", "Two and a Half Men" and let's not forget "House of... Read more...

Need for Speed: Carbon - First Info

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:55:06 +0000

The latest Need for Speed may not have been officially announced as of yet, but with the series success over the years you can expect Need for Speed: Carbon to continue this heritage later in... Read more...

Rio pitches Carbon player at iPod Mini

Mon, 02 Aug 2004 14:11:57 +0000

Not to be outdone by Apple's iPod Mini Rio has announced its own mini music player called Carbon. Carbon is powered by Seagate's super small 5GB Hard Drive. Already Carbon has some advantages... Read more...

Carbon nanotube breakthrough claimed

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 09:47:53 +0000

NANOTUBE TECHNOLOGY will feature in future televisions, NKK Corporation suggests, having developed a carbon nanotube shaped like a piece of tape. The company claims its tubes are pliable and are likely to be incorporated into... Read more...

IBM chips bulk up on carbon nanotubes

Mon, 20 May 2002 13:51:29 +0000

IBM researchers have created transistors out of carbon nanotubes that can outperform similar silicon transistors, a development that helps build the case that carbon may one day become a building block of computing. ... Read more...