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Light-powered ‘Optical Computers’ just took a major leap forward
Researchers developed light-operated perovskite optoelectronic logic gate. Enabled all 5 basic logic operations with one optical-logic gate.
Joseph Shavit
May 4, 2022


Major Milestone: Quantum silicon processors hit 99% accuracy
This shows that it is possible to build quantum computers that have enough scale, and enough power, to handle meaningful computation.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 28, 2022


New transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget
The team’s design could reduce the number of transistors needed to store certain data by as much as 75%.
Joshua Shavit
Apr 21, 2022


Could computers ever learn the same way people and animals do?
Whether a computer could ever pass for a living thing is one of the key challenges for researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022


Harvard-MIT scientists built the most powerful quantum computer ever
Physicists developed a special type of quantum computer known as a programmable quantum simulator capable of operating with 256 quantum bits
Joseph Shavit
Apr 6, 2022


Maximum speed limit of computers set by physicists
The maximum speed of signal transmission in microchips is one petaherz or about 100,000 times faster than current transistors.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 29, 2022


Quantum silicon processors hit 99% accuracy
Australian researchers have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possible, paving the way to build silicon-based quantum devices
Joseph Shavit
Mar 27, 2022


Tiny magnets hold the secret to new quantum computers
From MRI machines to computer hard disk storage, magnetism has played a role in pivotal discoveries that reshape our society.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 26, 2022


New world record for qubit storage
A team has succeeded in storing a quantum bit for 20 milliseconds, longer than any previous solid-state quantum memory.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 24, 2022


Fast and secure: New security technique fools would-be cyber attackers
MIT researchers has devised a new approach that allows memory sharing while providing strong security against side-channel attacks.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 24, 2022


Researchers artificially reproduce the learning and forgetting functions of the human brain
Researchers managed to emulate learning neuromorphic abilities using thin layers of cobalt oxide - new step towards brain-inspired computers
Joseph Shavit
Feb 23, 2022


Scientists discover 9 new coronaviruses using $24,000 Amazon supercomputer
The Serratus Project is a supercomputing collaboration that analyzed close to 6 million biological samples, or 20 million gigabytes of data.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 13, 2022


Scientists are developing interactive holograms you can touch and feel
An immersive, realistic 3D holographic projection of a complete environment that you could interact with and even touch may soon be here.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 6, 2022


Giving e-waste plastics a new lease of life
Plastics found in electronic waste (e-waste) are rarely recycled due to their complex composition and hazardous additives.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2021


Researchers use electron microscope to turn nanotube into tiny transistor
Researchers have used a unique tool inserted into an electron microscope to create a transistor that’s 25,000 times smaller than a hair.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 28, 2021


Rollercoaster of emotions: Exploring emotions with virtual reality
The aim of the research was to find out what happens in participants' brains while they experience emotionally engaging situations.
Joshua Shavit
Dec 25, 2021


The router in your home might be intercepting some of your Internet traffic -- for a good reason
The router in your home might be intercepting some of your Internet traffic and sending it to a different destination.
Joshua Shavit
Dec 20, 2021


Transforming materials with light could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more
Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021


Computer scientists develop tool that protects your private data while you browse
Computer scientists have developed a tool that will increase protections for users’ private data while they browse the web.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021


“Deepfaking the mind” could improve brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities
Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021
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