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Physicists Nudge Electrons, Move Toward Crazy-Fast Computers
Researchers have nudged electrons to change their spin in just quadrillionths of a second, a breakthrough that could lead to faster computers.
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Electronic Warfare: The Ethereal Future of Battle
The voice of the foreign military commander is sinister and gloating.
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Another Step Toward Quantum Computers: sing Photons for Memory
A new method of manipulating microwave signals could aid in the development of a quantum computer.
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Computer Model Provides Important Clues for the Production of Tightly Packed Electronic Components
Researchers have developed a computer model that predicts how a silicon wafer deforms when computer chips are crowded together too closely.
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End of the Line For Roadrunner Supercomputer
The Roadrunner supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory will be decommissioned this week.
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New Hybrid Memory Cube Spec to Boost Dram Bandwidth By 15x
The Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium has announced the final specifications for 3D dynamic random-access memory.
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Top Brain Scientist Is 'philosopher at Heart'
d Boyden tilts his head downward, remaining still except for his eyes, which dart back and forth between blinks for a full 10 seconds. Then, as if coming up for...
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Nsf-Supported Stampede Opens the Gates of Advanced Computation to Thousands of Research Teams
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Stampede supercomputer is the most powerful within the NSF Extreme Digital environment.
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Biological Transistor Enables Computing Within Living Cells, Study Says
Bioengineers have created a biological transistor they call a transcriptor, which is made from genetic material instead of gears or electrons.
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Vcs Bet Big Bucks on Hadoop
Venture capitalists are pouring millions of dollars into startups that are betting their futures on the powerful data tool called Hadoop. The tool holds promise...
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Nsf Official on New Supers, Data-Intensive Future
Two supercomputers recently moved closer to their goals of advancing major human-centered scientific projects.
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Making Robots Mimic the Human Hand
A new initiative aims to build low-cost artificial hands using widely available products such as cellphone cameras and sensors.
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Advances in Computational Research Transform Scientific Process and Discovery
Supercomputers are enabling unprecedented scientific discoveries by providing high-speed computational capabilities, extreme storage capacities, and the ability...
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Turing's 'universal Machine' Voted Top British Innovation
Alan Turing's Universal Machine has been voted the top British innovation of the past 100 years.
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The Cloud Within S
A new cloud architecture provides all necessary infrastructure, platform, and software services in the cloud through the cooperation of peers within the system. ...
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Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Metamaterials to Observe Giant Photonic Spin Hall Effect
A newly developed two-dimensional sheet of gold nanoantennas has recorded the strongest signal yet of the photonic spin Hall effect.
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European Computing Network of Excellence Sets Course For the Future
The HiPEAC European Network of Excellence recently released its latest computer systems roadmap.
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Carnegie Mellon, Nsa Seek High School Hackers
Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.
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Hong Kong Looks to Build nderground Datacentre Caves
With more than seven million people squeezed in to around 1,100sq km of land space, and property prices regularly ranking among the highest in the world, Hong Kong...
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