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The First Plastic Computer Processor
Silicon may underpin the computers that surround us, but the rigid inflexibility of the semiconductor means it cannot reach everywhere. The first computer processor...
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Physicists Build Single-Atom Memory For Quantum Information
A single atom of rubidium sits at the heart of an exotic new quantum memory device.
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A World Wide Web that Talks
Some 10,000 people worldwide use a version of the Web like no other: it is operated by voice over the telephone. Called the "Spoken Web," it is the result of...
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The Fantastical Promise of Reversible Computing
University of South Florida researchers are studying computation that takes place in steps that are time reversible, known as reversible computing, as a way to...
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A Lego Reconstruction of the World's Earliest Computer
Before the birth of Christ the Greeks built a mechanical computer. Now an Apple engineer has made a functional Lego replica.
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Silicon's Long Good-Bye
Researchers make transistors out of a material that's better than silicon.
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Cell-Phone Chips to the Rescue
Data centers, under greater demand than ever, are looking to low-power chips as a way to save money, but switching won't be easy.
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New Class of Malware Attacks Specific Chips
Computer scientists reveal malware that attacks specific processors rather than the operating system that runs on them.
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Bendable Memory Made from Nanowire Transistors
A new type of device could ultimately hold more data than flash memory.
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Mapping the Brain on a Massive Scale
Scanning 1,200 brains could help researchers chart the organ's fine structure and better understand neurological disorders.
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Wheelchair Makes the Most of Brain Control
Artificial intelligence improves a wheelchair system that could give paralyzed people greater mobility.
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Nano Switches that Store More Data Head to Market
An electronic component that offers a new way to squeeze more data into computers and portable gadgets is set to go into production in just a couple of years.
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What Does 'p vs. Np' Mean For the Rest of Us?
A proposed "proof" is probably a bust—but even failed attempts can advance computer science.
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An Implantable Antenna
A prototype silk biosensor could someday alert doctors to signs of disease.
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Finding Our Way with Digital Bread Crumbs
A Microsoft research project explores whether sensors in mobile devices could help us navigate without GPS.
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Dual Antennas Would Boost Cell-Phone Signals
New design would mean fewer dropped calls, longer battery life.
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Adding Temperature to Human-Computer Interaction
An experimental new game controller adds the sensation of hot and cold to users' experience of a simulated environment.
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New Focus For Digital Photography
Software that gives users more control of a camera could revolutionize photography.
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New Languages, and Why We Need Them
Creators of two dozen new programming languages—some designed to enable powerful new Web applications and mobile devices—presented their work last week in Portland...
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