Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new dimension to computer processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communicationCredit: Courtesy of Chakrabartty lab When it fires, a neuron consumes ...
Tag: Theory/Design
Technology for cloud efficiency for databases during data-intensive COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Purdue University/Somali Chaterji WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University data science and machine learning innovator wants to help ...
Pioneer of modern datacenter design receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
Google's Luiz Barroso recognized as visionary architect of warehouse-scale computingCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, ...
Leading authority on cryptography and data privacy receives Knuth Prize
Dwork honored for breakthrough work on cryptography in network environments, privacy and foundational contributions to theoretical computer scienceCredit: ACM SIGACT ...
Molecular circuitry: International team breaks one-diode-one resistor electronics
By creating a new type of molecular circuit switch, the team may have just opened the door to ultra-high-density computing ...
New type of coupled electronic-structural waves discovered in magnetite
Credit: Source: Ambra Garlaschelli and MIT An international team of scientists uncovered exotic quantum properties hidden in magnetite, the oldest ...
Designing technologies that interpret your mood from your skin
Smart devices that measure electrical signals from your skin have the potential to tell you about your stress levels, help ...
A stitch in time: How a quantum physicist invented new code from old tricks
Error suppression opens pathway to universal quantum computingCredit: University of Sydney A scientist at the University of Sydney has achieved ...
Quantum leap: Photon discovery is a major step toward at-scale quantum technologies
Credit: S Paesani A team of physicists at the University of Bristol has developed the first integrated photon source with ...
Quantum Hall effect ‘reincarnated’ in 3D topological materials
2D order protects several entangled states that could be used in quantum computingCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 18, ...
Light, fantastic: the path ahead for faster, smaller computer processors
Australian and German researchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chipCredit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Light is emerging as ...
ORNL, LANL-developed quantum technologies go the distance
Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 12, 2020 -- For the second ...
Light, sound, action: Extending the life of acoustic waves on microchips
Foundational work opens door to low-heat, low-energy, fast internetCredit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia and Europe have taken an ...
Leading European computing society releases statement on COVID contact tracing
Group calls for transparency, interoperability, privacy, and scrutinyCredit: Association for Computing Machinery Today, the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee (Europe ...
People think robots are pretty incompetent and not funny, new study says
Credit: Georgia Tech / Ayanna Howard lab Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes ...
Machine learning enhances light-matter interactions in dielectric nanostructures
The research is published in the SPIE-CLP journal Advanced PhotonicsCredit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA - A paper published in Advanced ...
Trust in humans and robots: Economically similar but emotionally different
Credit: Chapman University Orange, Calif. - In research published in the Journal of Economic Psychology, scientists explore whether people trust ...
New silicon chip ‘fingerprint’ for stronger hardware security at low cost
Novel PUF silicon fingerprinting technique achieves long-term stability using machine learning, eliminates conventional attack points via physical hiding, and reduces ...
Novel 3D imaging technology makes fluorescence microscopy more efficient
HKU Biomedical Engineering develops novel 3D imaging technology to make fluorescence microscopy more efficient and push the boundaries of living ...
‘I saw you were online’: How online status indicators shape our behavior
Credit: Cobb et al./ Proceedings of the 2020 ACM CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Some apps highlight ...