News tagged with hybrid computer

GRIN plasmonics: A practical path to superfast computing, invisibility carpet-cloaking devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have carried out the first experimental demonstration of GRIN plasmonics, a hybrid technology that opens the door to a wide range of exotic applications in optics, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

From Terabytes to Petabytes: Computer Scientists Develop New Hybrid Database System

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the amounts of data being stored by databases around the world enters the realm of the petabyte (the amount of data stored in a mile-high stack of CD-ROM disks), efficient data management is becoming more ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Human-Neanderthal coupling was rare: study

Scientists have shown that modern humans have some traces of genes from Neanderthals, but a study out Monday suggests that any breeding between the two was most likely a rare event.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators

Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Faster computational methods could simulate the power and signal integrity of next-generation electronic systems

The overall performance of modern computers and communications networks is dependent on the speed of electronic components, such as transistors and optical switches, as well as the quality of the wire network ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Green routing' can cut car emissions without significantly slowing travel time

The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere. But according to new research from the University at Buffalo, it's possible for drivers to cut their tailpipe emissions without significantly ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Engineering Students Bring Home Trophy In Hybrid Vehicle Competition

Building a Formula Hybrid race car from scratch made for a whirlwind spring semester for eight students at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. Little did they know that their efforts ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0