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Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip

Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's dogmatic 50-year pursuit of accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficiency by allowing for occasional errors. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 44 | with audio podcast

Self-Programming Hybrid Memristor/Transistor Circuit Could Continue Moore's Law

(PhysOrg.com) -- As researchers strive to increase the density and functionality of circuit elements onto computer chips, one newer option they have is a memory resistor (or “memristor”), the fourth passive ...

Technology / Engineering

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Facebook insiders stay pals

All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.

Technology / Business

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Re-inventing the planned city

In response to population growth, many "new towns" or planned cities were built around the world in the 1950s. But according to Dr. Tali Hatuka, head of Tel Aviv University's Laboratory for Contemporary Urban ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

They're mastering manufacturing

For millions of HIV-positive people in the developing world, accurate measurement of their medical condition is invaluable. So in recent years, Daktari Diagnostics, a Cambridge-based startup, has been developing ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HP slams 'sensational' reports about LaserJet printer hack vulnerability

(PhysOrg.com) -- Columbia University researchers have demonstrated how hackers can use printers not only to infect computer systems and steal information but to set printers on fire. Their claims were made ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 32 | with audio podcast report

How graphene's electrical properties can be tuned

An accidental discovery in a physicist's laboratory at the University of California, Riverside provides a unique route for tuning the electrical properties of graphene, nature's thinnest elastic material. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Organic electronic devices could be printed on ordinary CDs and DVDs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic electronics – those that involve carbon-based conductors instead of the traditional copper or silicon – have a number of advantages over metal electronics, including their ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 5 | with audio podcast feature

Engineers work to ease Internet data flow as demand for video grows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Netflix, YouTube, Hulu and Skype have become household names as demand soars for movies, television shows, amateur videos, and video calls delivered via the Internet and mobile networks. As ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Transforming robotics with biologically inspired learning models

I walked into the building and there was a human-sized robot waiting to greet me. 

Electronics / Robotics

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Blood simple circuitry for cyborgs

Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces? Circuitry that links human tissues and nerve cells directly to an electronic device, such as a robotic limb or artificial eye might ...

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies at age 84

(AP) -- Kenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., has died. He was 84.

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created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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