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Researchers discover hidden chip threats and a way to stop them
Every day, billions of people trust computer chips to protect their most sensitive information, ranging from banking passwords to national security secrets. But what if those chips were secretly compromised before they even ...
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Self-testing quantum chip generates certified random numbers while checking its hardware in real time
Randomness forms a crucial backbone of modern society, where every encryption key, secure transaction and digital signature depends on random numbers that no adversary can predict. But every random number generator ever deployed, ...
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Ultra-thin MoS₂ computer packs 1,400 transistors onto one chip
The rapid advancement and diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the machine learning models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar platforms, have posed new demands on the electronics ...
Real-time X-ray compression shrinks file size by 8,000 times
Researchers led by Takaki Hatsui at the RIKEN SPring-8 Center (RSC) in Japan and collaborators have developed a new approach to compressing X-ray imaging data in real time, reducing the size of data files by more than 8,000 ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Rethinking AI hardware with tiny vibrating beams
Cornell researchers have developed a new type of computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an unusual approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware ...
Jun 1, 2026
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3D silicon circuits bring denser computer chips closer to reality
By stacking transistors on top of one another, rather than laying them side by side on a flat chip, many electronic engineers are hopeful that vast amounts of computing power could be packed into tiny spaces, all while cutting ...
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Optical device uses humidity to unlock hidden information and offers new option for data storage
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an optical device that reveals hidden images and changes colors in response to different levels of humidity. The technology, published in Light: Science & ...
May 27, 2026
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New light-based switch could cut chip energy use and speed future AI photonics
Photonic devices are hardware systems that can process information using light instead of electricity. These systems could potentially perform computations faster than electronic devices, while also consuming less energy.
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Signal-folding design helps neuromorphic chip slash AI energy use
Artificial intelligence systems, such as large language models (LLMs) and convolutional neural networks (CNNs), can analyze large amounts of data and rapidly generate desired content or identify meaningful patterns. However, ...
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Thermal 'tug-of-war' enables memory with 66× lower energy consumption
Researchers have developed a memory technology that can store and retain data using almost no electricity by controlling spin states through temperature changes. The work, led by researchers from POSTECH and Chungnam National ...
May 13, 2026
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Memristor chip merges memory and computing, cutting AI power use by more than half
With a simple click, your hastily taken photo sharpens, a garbled voice message turns into polished text and a chatbot drafts an email in perfect prose. Today's digital tools, enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), seem ...
May 8, 2026
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Inspired by the brain, researchers build smarter and more efficient computer hardware
As traditional computer chips reach their physical limits and artificial intelligence demands more energy than ever, University of Missouri researchers are rethinking how computers work by taking cues from the human brain. ...
May 7, 2026
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Silicon oscillators solve computer problems that would take thousands of years using semiconductors
In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, a new approach has emerged for solving combinatorial optimization problems, which involves finding the most efficient solution among many possible options and can otherwise ...
May 6, 2026
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A hardware-software co-design can efficiently run AI on edge devices
A new hardware-software co-design increases AI energy efficiency and reduces latency, enabling real-time processing of continuous data streams like video or sensor feeds. The neuromorphic approach unlocks the ability to run ...
Apr 11, 2026
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Prototype chip could boost efficiency of power management in data centers
In an effort to meet the rising energy demands of data centers, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new chip design that could improve how graphics processing units (GPUs) convert and manage ...
Apr 8, 2026
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New software may nearly double pooled SSD performance in data centers
To improve data center efficiency, multiple storage devices are often pooled together over a network so many applications can share them. But even with pooling, significant device capacity remains underutilized due to performance ...
Apr 7, 2026
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Memristor chip combines security and compute-in-memory for edge devices
A cross-institutional research team has developed Co-Located Authentication and Processing (CLAP), a privacy-preserving system that overcomes the trade-off between security and performance in edge computing devices. The study, ...
Apr 6, 2026
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New memristor design uses built-in oxygen gradient to bring stability to reinforcement learning
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers created a memristor that uses a built-in oxygen gradient to produce slow, stable conductance changes, enabling a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm to learn ...
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Brain-inspired chip could make some AI tasks up to 2,000 times more energy efficient
A new type of computer chip that uses the physics of materials to process information could make some artificial intelligence (AI) systems far more energy efficient, researchers have found. Loughborough University physicists ...
Apr 2, 2026
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New memory chip survives temperatures hotter than lava
The electronics inside your phone, your car, and every satellite currently orbiting Earth share one critical weakness: heat. Push them past about 200 degrees Celsius and they start to fail. For decades, that thermal ceiling ...
Mar 31, 2026
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Three-in-one diode integrates sensing, memory and processing for smart cameras
Think about how easily you recognize a friend in a dimly lit room. Your eyes capture light, while your brain filters out background noise, retrieves stored visual information, and processes the image to make a match. It all ...
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Brain-inspired AI hardware helps autonomous devices operate efficiently and independently
The human brain constantly makes decisions. It requires minimal power to move bodies in a desired direction or avoid an object. A Purdue University engineer uses the brain's efficiency as inspiration to help autonomous vehicles, ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Holographic storage approach packs more data into the same space by encoding three properties of light
Researchers have developed a holographic data storage approach that stores and retrieves information in three dimensions by combining three properties of light—amplitude, phase and polarization. By allowing more data to be ...
Mar 26, 2026
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