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Computer Sciences Jan 15, 2018

Advancing cloud with memory disaggregation

Here at IBM Research – Ireland, we are rethinking the very foundations on which the cloud is built. We are developing a concept and prototype for low-power and high-utilization disaggregated cloud data centres that break ...

Environment Dec 28, 2017

The slow but steady progression toward environmental sustainability

As 2017 ends and 2018 begins, many of us reflect on the year that has past and think about the year to come. In the United States we have had a year filled with disappointment but sparked by hope. We have a president without ...

Other Nov 19, 2017

Museum seeks to convince Indians that toilets are not dirty

A throne with a built-in commode for a French monarch takes pride of place at a New Delhi museum trying to break taboos surrounding toilets in a country where such convenience remains a sensitive issue.

Astronomy Nov 2, 2017

Overlooked treasure—the first evidence of exoplanets

Beneath an elegant office building with a Spanish-style red tiled roof in Pasadena, California, three timeworn storerooms safeguard more than a century of astronomy. Down the stairs and to the right is a basement of wonder. ...

Social Sciences Oct 27, 2017

Gerrymandering study finds fair districts can look strange, while symmetrical ones may be biased

When it comes to judging the fairness of electoral districts, we can't believe our eyes.

Nanophysics Oct 24, 2017

IBM scientists demonstrate in-memory computing with 1 million devices for applications in AI

"In-memory computing" or "computational memory" is an emerging concept that uses the physical properties of memory devices for both storing and processing information. This is counter to current von Neumann systems and devices, ...

Engineering Oct 2, 2017

Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers, athletes

The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of tiny needles and sample tubes are neatly stacked above a pristine paper-covered countertop.

Environment Sep 26, 2017

Something in the water—life after mercury poisoning

From 1932 to 1968, hundreds of tonnes of mercury seeped into the clear waters of Minamata Bay, Japan, causing health and environmental problems still felt today. As the first global treaty on mercury finally comes into force, ...

Engineering Jun 23, 2017

'Superhero' 3D printed hands help kids dream in Argentina

Being born without fingers can be tough for any child. Getting new ones—especially red and blue superhero themed digits—has made 8-year-old Kaori Misue a vibrant playground star.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 1, 2017

The art of folding mitochondrial membranes

Oliver Daumke's lab figures out how the inner membranes of mitochondria "get their groove" and assume the complex shapes they need to carry out crucial cellular functions.

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