Artificial Intelligence has come a long way since the invention of the programmable digital computer in the 1940s, but its ability to ever simulate human intelligence remains debatable.
Computer Sciences
Nov 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Researchers in the group of Centennial Professor of Chemistry, Samuel Danishefsky, have synthesized what is arguably the largest and most complex biological molecule ever assembled by the methods of organic chemistry. ...
Biochemistry
Nov 12, 2012
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AMD today launched the AMD FirePro S10000, the industry's most powerful server graphics card, designed for high-performance computing (HPC) workloads and graphics intensive applications. The AMD FirePro S10000 is the first ...
Hardware
Nov 12, 2012
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What would happen if the Earth's axis suddenly tilted by 50 degrees or more? It may sound like the plot of a bad science fiction movie, but scientists say it's not an academic question—geological records show such shifts ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2012
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NASA estimates more than 500,000 pieces of hazardous space debris orbit the earth, threatening satellites that support peacekeeping and combat missions. These objects include spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and fragments ...
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The electronics of the future could use molecules to do their arithmetic. The tiny particles could then take over the tasks which are presently done by silicon transistors, for example. Researchers from the Fritz ...
Nanophysics
Nov 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The space between stars is not empty. It contains copious but diffuse amounts of gas and dust; in fact about 5-10% of the total mass of our Milky Way galaxy is in interstellar gas. About 1% of the mass of this ...
Astronomy
Nov 12, 2012
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IBM today announced new software to help organizations bring intelligence to the products, systems and applications people use everyday. From creation to development and delivery, the new software simplifies the entire process ...
Software
Nov 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—In an extraordinary example of altruistic behaviour, bacteria are capable of giving up their lives rather than allowing a viral infection to spread through their population. Now, new research has shown that viruses ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A LANL team and collaborators have made advances in the understanding of how carbon nanotubes move charges created by light. The research has applications for cheap, all-carbon-based photovoltaics and light detection ...
Nanophysics
Nov 12, 2012
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