Communications of the ACM
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August 2022
From The Eponymous Pickle
China Breaks Memory Entanglement Distance
This came up recently for an application proposal.
China Breaks Record for Quantum Memory Entanglement Distance
Tom's Hardware
Francisco Pires, August 17, 2022
Researchers in China have entangled two quantum memories across a record…From insideHPC
@HPCpodcast: CXL News, the CHIPS Act, Chips and Nm and Chip ‘Sprawl’
We’ve heard so much about the CXL interconnect – including the recent announcement of CXL v3.0 – and components that are CXL-ready, that it may come as a surprise that CXL v1.1 “hosts” are only just now shipping. It’s a technology…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sound Waves Let Researchers Build Stuff with the Force
This is very interesting, but would have to see some real examples.
Sound Waves Let Researchers Build Stuff with the Force
By Gizmodo, August 18, 2022
A system for assembling elongated objects into large structures without physical…From The Eponymous Pickle
Housing Crises
Brought up to me recently by people having this problem.
Investing in Flow by Marc Andreessen
Our nation has a housing crisis.
The demographic trends driving America’s housing market are impossible to ignore: our country is…From insideHPC
Rice Team Wins $1.5 NSF Award for Biomolecule-based Data Storage
Rice University synthetic biologists have won a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to modify living cells to act as memory-storage devices, the university announced today. NSF issued the award for research…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Who is Collecting Data from Your Car?
Its all about the leverage of data from many sources.
Who Is Collecting Data from Your Car? From The Markup
A firehose of sensitive data from your vehicle is flowing to a group of companies you’ve probably never heard of
By Jon…From The Eponymous Pickle
MIT Engineers Fabricate an Electronic Skin
Always interesting things from MIT.
Engineers Fabricate a Chip-Free, Wireless Electronic 'Skin'
By MIT News, August 18, 2022
MIT engineers have devised a new kind of wearable sensor that communicates wirelessly without requiring…From insideHPC
10th Annual MVAPICH User Group (MUG) Meeting August 22-24, 2022 Columbus, OH
The MVAPICH User Group (MUG) meeting will be held Aug. 22-24 in Columbus, OH. Registration is here. The MUG meeting is intended to provide an open forum for users, system administrators, researchers, engineers, and students to…
From Universal Acceptance Steering Group
UASG Publishes FY23 Action Plan; Increases Focus on Technical Communities
The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) has published its annual operating plan for FY23 (July 2022 – June 2023). The FY23 Action Plan provides an overview of the UASG’s goals and priorities for the next fiscal year. To…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Annealing Can Beat Classical Computing in Limited Cases
Have mentioned Quantum Annealing methods here a number of time. And D-Wave, a successful effort in delivering related capabilities as Quantum solutions. Recall our short interaction with them and this system. We also…
From Computational Complexity
Conference Modality
We have had an almost normal summer conference season, for some sense of normal. At one of those conferences I participated in an hybrid conversation about whether the conference should be in-person, virtual or hybrid the following…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Smaller VR is Good
ACM TECHNEWS
VR Headsets Reduced to Size of Regular Glasses
By Interesting Engineering
August 15, 2022
Virtual reality (VR) headgear has been reduced to the thickness of a pair of regular glasses by scientists at Stanford University…From The Eponymous Pickle
Chinese Humanoid Robotics
More Human and dog-like forms and functions emerging.
Xiaomi Builds a Humanoid Robot for Some Reason CyberOne is a new biped from China, but why does it exist? In IEEE Spectrum By EVAN ACKERMAN
Xiaomi, a large Chinese consumer…From insideHPC
OpenSSF Day to Be Held Sept. 13 at Open Source Summit Europe
Aug. 18, 2022 — OpenSSF Day will be held at Open Source Summit Europe, Dublin, on Tuesday, September 13th, to discuss what the OpenSSF community is doing to secure the open source ecosystem. Working group and project leaders
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From The Eponymous Pickle
Network Visualizations for Data Archive
Visualization always useful.
Network Visualization Tool Maps Information Spread
By Indiana University Bloomington, July 29, 2022
Network Tool visualization
Network Tool visualizatons draw on a data archive with over 30 billion…From The Eponymous Pickle
Quantum Algorithm Simulates Evolving State of Quantum Particles
Scratching to understand this beyond the broadest concept. Materials I can see.
Quantum Algorithm Simulates Evolving State of Quantum Particles
By City College of New York
July 28, 2022, Comments
A quantum algorithm that simulates…From insideHPC
Multiverse Computing and IQM Quantum Partner on Application-Specific Processors
SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN, August 18, 2022 – Multiverse Computing, a quantum computing company, and IQM Quantum Computers today announced a partnership to develop integrated solutions for specific quantum-based applications in finance…
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
A Spoon Full of Computer Science
I was thinking about data science lately. The problem is that I don’t know much about data science. I learned about data bases in school and worked with them some in industry but that was mostly about how they work internally…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robotics Research at Boston Dynamics AI Institute
Followed Boston Dynamics for years.
Q&A: Marc Raibert on the Boston Dynamics AI Institute The founder of Boston Dynamics talks with us about the new $400 million research institute By EVAN ACKERMAN
Last week, Hyundai Motor…From The Eponymous Pickle
Are we falling in love with robots?
Can see it, now even beyond the realm of computing work.
Are we falling in love with robots?
By Michael Dempsey in the BBC, Technology of Business reporter
It's a fiercely hot afternoon in Milton Keynes and I'm chasing a small…From The Eponymous Pickle
Artificial Neuron Swaps Dopamine with Rat Brain Cells Like a Real One
Like that we are seeing ways to use biological neurons compared to artificial ones.
Artificial Neuron Swaps Dopamine with Rat Brain Cells Like a Real One
By New Scientist,August 16, 2022
An artificial neuron that can release and…From insideHPC
IonQ Aria Available on Azure Quantum Platform
COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced the availability of IonQ Aria exclusively on the Azure Quantum platform, at launch. IonQ Aria is the second IonQ system to join the Azure Quantum
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From insideHPC
Multiverse Computing and IKERLAN Detect Defects in Manufacturing with Quantum Computing Vision
SAN SEBASTIÁN, SPAIN – August 16, 2022 – Multiverse Computing, a quantum computing solutions company, and IKERLAN, a center in technology transfer value to industry, have released the results of a joint research study that detected…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Understanding Human Goals
AI and Goal direction is interesting.
Computer Scientists Develop System That Helps AI Understand Human Goals
By Interesting Engineering, August 8, 2022
The framework enables in situ bidirectional human-robot value alignment.
Researchers…From insideHPC
ORNL/Purdue Team Wins CT Imaging Competition
Aug. 16, 2022 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced that a multidisciplinary team of researchers from ORNL and Purdue University won the Truth CT Reconstruction Grand Challenge, which was organized by the American Association…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Supersonic Flight Reemerges?
A relative flies for American Airlines, looking for more information on plans. Cost still very high.
American Airlines places deposit on 20 supersonic planes by DAVID KOENIG
American Airlines has agreed to buy up to 20 supersonic…From The Eponymous Pickle
College in a MetaVersity?
Change is coming, but the metaverse is also not ready. Based on our own experiences, there is much yet to be done to prepare content, delivery and users of training and interaction in this way. Meta-reality is still hard…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Asteroid Mining
A longtime interest, here some good background information. Skeptical of some value analyses, but ultimately this will be done.
Asteroid Material Provides ‘Most Uncontaminated’ Extraterrestrial Samples Ever
By Ryan Whitwam in…From The Eponymous Pickle
Are Drones the Optimal Way to Distribute COVID-19 Tests?
Don't see it except for exceptional situations.
Are Drones the Optimal Way to Distribute COVID-19 Tests?
Texas A&M Today
Rae Lynn Mitchell, July 22, 2022
A new COVID-19 test distribution framework developed by researchers at the…From The Eponymous Pickle
GM Answers Questions on EV
Useful outline.
GM wants to answer all your burning questions about electric vehicles
EV Live is the automaker’s latest effort to educate consumers about all things electric
By Andrew J. Hawkins@andyjayhawk Jul 25, 2022, 9:30am…