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Hp Researcher Predicts Memory-Centric Processors
HP researchers are studying ways to make memristor processors the centerpiece of future server designs. "Re-thinking the balance of computer, storage, and communications...
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Part-Human, Part-Machine Transistor Devised
University of California, Merced researchers have created a part-human, part-machine device that features a nano-sized transistor embedded in a cell-like membrane...
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Dna Logic Gates Herald Injectable Computers
Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have developed DNA-based logic gates that could carry out calculations inside the body and may lead to injectable biocomputers...
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Touch Is Not Enough, Say Display Experts
Experts in touch technologies recently gathered at the Society for Information Display conference to explore the future of touch and interactivity for computer...
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Ranking the Most Powerful Supercomputers
The U.S. still leads in high-performance computing capacity, but China is undergoing explosive growth.
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Glimpse of Heavy Electrons Reveals 'hidden Order'
Unconventional use of a well-known scientific instrument has helped scientists unravel a 25-year-old physics mystery and reveal a "hidden order" of the electronic...
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Researchers Work to Help Mobile Devices Keep Going and Going . . .
Three researchers have been awarded a $1.2 million, four-year grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop a more energy-efficient processor for mobile...
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Found in Translation: A Global Village
European scientists have developed groundbreaking technology to enable machine translation using statistical analysis. Now linguistic diversity can be found in...
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Olpc and Marvell to Develop Xo Tablet Computer For Students
One Laptop per Child and Marvell will jointly develop a family of next-generation OLPC XO tablet computers based on the Marvell Moby reference design.
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China's Nebulae Supercomputer on Tail of Ornl Jaguar in Newest Top500 List
The newest version of the TOP500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers, which is issued twice yearly, was formally presented Monday (May 31) at the ISC'10...
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Chinese Edge Toward Supercomputer Record
A Chinese supercomputer has been ranked as the world's second-fastest machine, underscoring China's aggressive commitment to science and technology.
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Wireless Revolution May Reach Inside Microchips
Wireless technology is often credited with making us more productive. Now it looks like it could also improve the inner workings of our computers. Wireless transmission...
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Spinoffs Reveal Earth Benefits of Nasa Technologies
Congressional staffers in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 20 were wondering why a robot was roaming the halls. Those who followed the robot were led to...
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Outstanding in Their Field Effect
Rice University researchers have developed thin films of nanotubes made with ink-jet printers that offer a new way to make field-effect transistors (FETs).
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Advances Made in Walking, Running Robots
Oregon State University researchers say they have made a fundamental advance in robotics that could lead to robots that use little energy to walk and run effectively...
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China's Fastest Computer Developed in Tianjin
A supercomputer that runs at more than one quadrillion calculations per second in practical use has been developed in Tianjin, making it the fastest one in China...
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Beyond the Smart Grid
The electrical grid isn't the only utility acquiring intelligence, as water and gas meters throughout the U...
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Robots Are the Key to Stopping the Oil Spill
At its greatest depths, the sea floor is a dark, tranquil, and foreboding place, beyond the reach of both sunlight and human divers. Yet the area around the Deepwater...
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Scientist Infects Himself With Computer Virus
University of Reading scientist Mark Gasson has deliberately infected himself with a computer virus in order to study the potential risks of implanting electronic...
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