News tagged with computing power

German physicists create a 'super-photon'

Physicists from the University of Bonn have developed a completely new source of light, a so-called Bose-Einstein condensate consisting of photons. Until recently, expert had thought this impossible. This ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 24, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (69) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

New power source discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and RMIT University have made a breakthrough in energy storage and power generation.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (57) | comments 59 | with audio podcast

PCs around the world unite to map the Milky Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- At this very moment, tens of thousands of home computers around the world are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (34) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Near-threshold computing could enable up to 100x reduction in power consumption

(PhysOrg.com) -- While electronic devices have greatly improved in many regards, such as in storage capacity, graphics, and overall performance, etc., they still have a weight hanging around their neck: they’re ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (37) | comments 6 | with audio podcast feature

Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers controlled by the mind are going a step further with Intel's development of mind-controlled computers. Existing computers operated by brain power require the user to mentally move ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 37 | with audio podcast report

Scientists find an equation for materials innovation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (24) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Engineers propose method to eliminate wasted energy in computer processors

In today's computer processors, much of the power put into running the processor is being wasted.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Mind-reading computers turn heads at high-tech fair

Devices allowing people to write letters or play pinball using just the power of their brains have become a major draw at the world's biggest high-tech fair.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 6

Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a result that may have implications for financial regulation, researchers from computer science and economics have revealed potentially impenetrable problems with the pricing of financial ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 42

IBM research advances device performance for quantum computing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at IBM Research have achieved major advances in quantum computing device performance that may accelerate the realization of a practical, full-scale quantum computer. For specific ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (18) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

World record: German supercomputer simulates quantum computer

A quantum computer could provide an enormous improvement in the processing speed of existing computers. However, as yet they only exist in the laboratory in the form of small prototypes with a capacity of a few bits. They ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists predict an out-of-this-world kind of ice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell scientists are boldly going where no water molecule has gone before -- that is, when it comes to pressures found nowhere on Earth.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Presto! Fast color-changing material may lead to more powerful computers (w/Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new so-called "photochromic" material that changes color thousands of times faster than conventional materials when exposed to light.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 7

'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6

New 'FeTRAM' is promising computer memory technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are developing a new type of computer memory that could be faster than the existing commercial memory and use far less power than flash memory devices.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 5 | with audio podcast