Computer & Information Technology

17 Feb 24

Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

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In collaborative research out of Japan and Switzerland, scientists have taken an important step towards a next generation of analog computers by creating new types of logic gates based on spin waves. Spin waves are the waves generated when all the electrons in a system shift the alignment of their…

14 Feb 24

Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes

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Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have pulled out of the quantum computing race after shutting down their research units just over a month apart from each other. But experts say it would be premature to read this as any marked cooling of China’s overall interest in quantum computing. Last…

09 Feb 24

Prosthetic Arm Provides Sense of Heat and Cold

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Feeling warmth or its brisk absence on the fingertips or hand can be all too easily taken for granted. Of course, most upper-limb amputee wearers of prosthetic arms and hands cannot access those sensations. Yet, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Écublens, Switzerland have developed a…

08 Feb 24

Standards Matter for Cars, Plugs, WiFi—and AI?

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Artificial intelligence holds much promise for innovation and progress, but it also has the potential to cause harm. To enable the responsible development and use of AI, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently released ISO/IEC 42001, a new standard for AI management systems. According to ISO, this standard “offers…

04 Feb 24

Cool(ing) Ideas for Tropical Data Centers

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Tropical climates could make racks of hot-running data servers even hotter. But researchers in Singapore are now testing ways to cool this trend, sustainably. The National University of Singapore in Queenstown (NUS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTUS), together with Singapore’s National Research Foundation and Infocomm Media Development Authority, as well…

03 Feb 24

MIT and IBM Find Clever AI Ways Around Brute-Force Math

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Since the days of Isaac Newton, the fundamental laws of nature—optics, acoustics, engineering, electronics—all ultimately reduce to a vital, broad set of equations. Now researchers have found a new way to use brain-inspired neural networks to solve these equations significantly more efficiently than before for numerous potential applications in science…

01 Feb 24

Brain Connection Maps Help Neuromorphic Chips

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In neuroscience—as in geography, genomics, and plenty else—it’s hard to navigate without a good map. Recent advances in brain mapping technologies have enabled scientists to create larger and more detailed models. And as those models for different animals are compared, some surprising similarities have cropped up. So much so that…

25 Jan 24

AI-Powered Proof Generator Helps Debug Software

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Not all software is perfect—many apps, programs, and websites are released despite bugs. But the software behind critical systems like cryptographic protocols, medical devices, and space shuttles must be error-free, and ensuring the absence of bugs requires going beyond code reviews and testing. It requires formal verification.Formal verification involves writing…

25 Jan 24

New Protocol Kills Dead Air For Quantum Communication

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Quantum communication transmission rates have long been limited by the “dead time” inherent to the single-photon detectors used in the field. Now, researchers at LG Electronics in South Korea have unveiled a new protocol that promises to improve transmission rates, as well as heighten transmission security. The novel protocol, described…

25 Jan 24

Blockchain Computing Simulates Early Earth

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A new paper published in the journal Chem on Wednesday points to the way blockchain technology could be helpful for scientists in need of extensive computing resources—and makes some news in pre-biology, too. Researchers associated with Allchemy—an AI startup focused on drug discovery and computational synthesis—as well as the Korea…

Analog Computers May Work Better Using Spin Than Light

Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes

Prosthetic Arm Provides Sense of Heat and Cold

Standards Matter for Cars, Plugs, WiFi—and AI?

Cool(ing) Ideas for Tropical Data Centers

MIT and IBM Find Clever AI Ways Around Brute-Force Math

Brain Connection Maps Help Neuromorphic Chips

AI-Powered Proof Generator Helps Debug Software

New Protocol Kills Dead Air For Quantum Communication

Blockchain Computing Simulates Early Earth

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