Chips that use light, rather than electricity, to move data would consume much less power—and energy efficiency is a growing concern as chips' transistor counts rise.
Nanophysics
Sep 17, 2014
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Computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machines—used in high-tech industries such as aeronautical manufacturing—operate continuously to maximize the production efficiency. However, this requires careful monitoring ...
Engineering
Jul 16, 2014
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Several universities have come together to construct Austria's most powerful mainframe computer. Phase VSC-3 (Vienna Scientific Cluster 3) offers not only impressive computing power, but also serious energy efficiency.
Hardware
Jul 15, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at UCLA have created a nanoscale magnetic component for computer memory chips that could significantly improve their energy efficiency and scalability.
Nanophysics
Jun 5, 2014
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Since it reached mainstream around 2006, cloud computing has widely been acknowledged as the future of ICT. The possibilities seem endless, and researchers are coming up with new ideas and concepts at a head-spinning pace. ...
Telecom
Jan 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers are developing computers capable of "approximate computing" to perform calculations good enough for certain tasks that don't require perfect accuracy, potentially doubling efficiency and reducing ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 18, 2013
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A unique software application created by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) could improve the efficiency of commercial buildings by allowing occupants to interact with buildings more directly.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 26, 2013
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DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has great interest in technologies that will lead to reducing the CO2 emissions of fossil-fuel-burning power plants. Advanced energy technologies such as Integrated Gasification ...
Engineering
Aug 20, 2013
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The collective power consumption of core networks is outpacing technological advancements in energy efficiency, putting a strain on growth in the IT and telecommunications industry—and potentially on global energy resources.
Telecom
Aug 19, 2013
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From drug simulation to predicting tsunamis and sea vehicle tracking, high-performance computing has revolutionised the way companies and governments operate. Similarly, embedded computing has revolutionised the way we observe ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2013
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