Salt solution cools computers, boosts performance
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong found the secret to a more efficient, less expensive approach to keeping massive computer systems cool: Just add salt.
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Researchers develop evaluation technique for radio-frequency components used in quantum computers
The development of quantum computers is underway around the world, and much attention is focused on increasing the number of qubits that perform operations. On the other hand, looking at the entire system of a quantum computer, ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Researchers co-design video game controller to provide social connection for kids with disabilities
When Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a beautiful story of his brother Nicolas experiencing a professional F1 simulator, he said "The smile you see here never left his face."
Oct 27, 2023
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New phone case provides workaround for inaccessible touch screens
A new smartphone case could soon enable folks with visual impairments, tremors and spasms to use touch screens independently. Developed at the University of Michigan, BrushLens could help users perceive, locate and tap buttons ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Acoustic touch: Vision via sound for the blind
Australian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as "acoustic touch" that helps people "see" using sound. The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision.
Oct 26, 2023
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Exploring the details of an energy-saving AI chip
Hussam Amrouch has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable in-memory computing approaches. As reported in the journal Nature Communications, the professor at the Technical University of ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Apple's Safari browser is still vulnerable to Spectre attacks, researchers show
Modern processors come with a fundamental vulnerability in their hardware architecture that allows attackers to hijack sensitive data. This insight emerged from the so-called Spectre attack reported in 2018.
Oct 26, 2023
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IBM's NorthPole chip runs AI-based image recognition 22 times faster than current chips
A large team of computer scientists and engineers at IBM Research has developed a dedicated computer chip that is able to run AI-based image recognition apps 22 times as fast as chips that are currently on the market.
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Standards in the field of open source hardware: Open tools used for a security chip
The HEP research project has presented an open, flexible design for a security chip. The project, "Hardening the value chain through open source, trusted EDA tools and processors (HEP)," uses open source, free components ...
Oct 20, 2023
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From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and Exeter, report on their development of integrated photonic-electronic ...
Oct 19, 2023
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