News tagged with binary digits

Supercomputers crack sixty-trillionth binary digit of Pi-squared

Australian researchers have done the impossible -- they’ve found the sixty-trillionth binary digit of Pi-squared! The calculation would have taken a single computer processor unit (CPU) 1,500 years to ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (20) | comments 35 | with audio podcast

Researchers conduct experimental implementation of quantum algorithm

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at D-Wave Systems have carried out a calculation involving 84 qubits on an experimental quantum computer, giving some credence to the plausibility of true quantum computers being ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Scientists make quantum leap in developing faster computers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have created a molecular device which could act as a building block for future generations of superfast computers.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (23) | comments 1

Laser security for the Internet

A British computer hacker equipped with a "Dummies" guide recently tapped into the Pentagon. As hackers get smarter, computers get more powerful and national security is put at risk. The same goes for your own personal and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1