News tagged with hardware architecture
New 'Koomey’s Law' of power efficiency parallels Moore'e Law
(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of the computer age, the central theme in computer hardware architecture has been: create more computational power using the same amount of chip space. Intel founder Gordon Moore ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Over two billion hours served: Using Argonne's supercomputer to drive discovery and innovation
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF), located at the Argonne National Laboratory, has run over two billion processor-hours of computations at a mind-boggling speed of over 557 trillion calculations ...
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Data in the fast lane
A new approach to managing data over a network has enabled a Microsoft Research team to set a speed record for sifting through, or “sorting,” a huge amount of data in one minute.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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Freescale introduces 64-bit quad-core QorIQ P5040 processor for power-sensitive control plane applications
Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core. The new quad-core QorIQ P5040 and dual-core P5021 products feature ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Colors burst into contemporary architecture
White stopped being the official colour of architecture a while ago. New buildings have now been transformed and fragmented and they display movement and innovation thanks to the versatility of colour. This ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Designing the interplanetary web
Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Smarter computing systems make society better
Smarter computing systems can help give our lives a big boost - in education, healthcare, transportation, security and even the environment. But these computing systems need to be adjusted constantly, to help ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 27, 2012 |
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NASA Space Network to begin new design phase for ground segment
The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment effort successfully completed its Key Decision Point - B review at NASA allowing the project to proceed into Phase B of its lifecycle, the Mission Definition Phase. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Scale-out processors: Bridging the efficiency gap between servers and emerging cloud workloads
Cloud computing has emerged as a dominant computing platform providing billions of users world-wide with online services. The software applications powering these services, commonly referred to as scale-out workloads and ...
Mar 21, 2012 |
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ARRA-enabled 'Barracuda' computing cluster allows scientists to team up on larger problems
Within the Department of Energy’s (DOE) EMSL, new high-performance computing breakthroughs often are the result of combining the best of two worlds. Experimental and computational tools are integrated; ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 20, 2012 |
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New software-simulation system promises much more accurate evaluation of multicore-chip designs
For the last decade or so, computer chip manufacturers have been increasing the speed of their chips by giving them extra processing units, or “cores.” Most major manufacturers now offer chips with ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 09, 2012 |
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AMD balances Radeon deck of graphics cards
(PhysOrg.com) -- Semiconductor company AMD has taken its story of having developed next-generation GPU technology offering a "gorgeous, stunning, breathtaking visual experience" for more elite, serious gamers ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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