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Prestigious Sci-Tech Oscar goes to three former computer science PhD students
Three award winners earned their doctorates under Philipp Slusallek at Saarland University. The university professor and DFKI researcher has significantly advanced the award-winning ray tracing technology over the past two decades. Today, this technology provides many Hollywood movies and computer…
Silicon chip provides low cost solution to help machines see the world clearly
Researchers in Southampton and San Francisco have developed the first compact 3D LiDAR imaging system that can match and exceed the performance and accuracy of most advanced, mechanical systems currently used. 3D LiDAR can provide accurate imaging and mapping for…
5G testing center for rapid connectivity to launch at Purdue’s Discovery Park District
The NineTwelve center is the first of its kind in the U.S. to create 5G rapid development for faster, low-cost 5G applications with the potential to transform businesses in one of the most vibrant, innovation-rich communities in the world.
The quantum advantage: a novel demonstration
Is a quantum machine really more efficient than a conventional machine for performing calculations? Demonstrating this ‘advantage’ experimentally is particularly complex and a major research challenge around the world1. Scientists from the CNRS2, the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and the…
Breakthrough in quantum photonics promises a new era in optical circuits
Method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons–heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum computing
UTSA and Dell partner to spur innovation in cybersecurity and data science
(SAN ANTONIO, February 4, 2020) – The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a technology grant via special discounts from Dell Technologies to support advanced technologies and a new research infrastructure platform at the university. Through the substantial…
Improving data center efficiency
Facebook donates $1.5 million to Institute for Energy Efficiency in support of data center efficiency research
INL researchers publish book to prevent cybersecurity disruptions, train workforce
Two cybersecurity researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have published a new book to help train employees at public utilities to recognize cybersecurity vulnerabilities and develop measures to defend their networks from increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Countering Cyber Sabotage: Introducing Consequence-Driven, Cyber-Informed…
Researchers design next-generation photodetector
The advanced photodetector could be used in night vision, optical communication, and thermal and medical imaging
EU project on development of high-performance photonic processors gets started
Consortium headed by physicist Wolfram Pernice from Münster University acquires funding of almost €6 million
Supercomputer in your bedroom
Researchers unleash potential of desktop PCs to run simulations of mammals’ brains
The first steps toward a quantum brain
An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Radboud physicists working toward this so-called “quantum brain” have made an important step.…
$4 million grant will help teach computer coding skills to rural Missouri students
MU’s eMINTS National Center earns grant to help advance STEM education in underserved Missouri school districts
High-speed holographic fluorescence microscopy system with submicron resolution
The group has realized a scanless 3D imaging system and an algorithm for high-speed measurement
Bentham Science launches new journal, ‘The Chinese Journal of Artificial Intelligence’
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of new subscription-based journal, The Chinese Journal of Artificial Intelligence . The first issue of the journal will be available online by the start of the year, 2021. Dr. Dunwei Gong is…
A metalens for virtual and augmented reality
Researchers develop a millimeter-size flat lens for VR and AR platforms
NTU Singapore start-up commercialises AI that can detect leaks instantly in gas pipelines
A sensor network powered by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) can accurately detect, in real-time, gas leaks and unwanted water seepage into gas pipeline networks. Successful in field trials conducted…
Designing customized “brains” for robots
A new system devises hardware architectures to hasten robots’ response time
2020 ACM Fellows recognized for work that underpins contemporary computing
International group composed of leaders across all of computing’s disciplines
Researchers use LRZ HPC resources to perform largest-ever supersonic turbulence simulation
A multi-institution team from Australia and Germany simulates turbulence happening on both sides of the so-called “sonic scale,” opening the door for more detailed and realistic galaxy formation simulations
Using light to revolutionize artificial intelligence
An international team of researchers just introduced a new photonic processor
Industry collaboration leads to important milestone in the creation of a quantum computer
Quantum computer: One of the obstacles for progress in the quest for a working quantum computer has been that the working devices that go into a quantum computer and perform the actual calculations, the qubits, have hitherto been made by…
Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors
Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are about 80 times more energy efficient than the state-of-the-art semiconductor devices found in the microprocessors of today’s high-performance computing systems. As today’s technologies…
Targeting the deadly coils of Ebola
Stampede2, Bridges simulations show weak spots in virus nucleocapsid
Using wearable activity trackers to distinguish COVID-19 from flu
By analyzing Fitbit data and self-reported symptoms, researchers from Evidation Health and collaborators analyzed trends in heart rate, step count, and symptom duration between patients with flu and those with COVID-19. While both showed similar-looking spikes in resting heart rate…
World’s first transmission of 1 Petabit/s using a single-core multimode optical fiber
Points A world record transmission of 1 petabit per second in a multimode optical fiber increases the current record data rate in multimode optical fibers by more than 2.5 times. Wideband optical transmission in fibers with more 15 modes is…
Skoltech obtains State Registration for a full 5G base station software stack
State Registration marks a new milestone in the project pursued by Skoltech and its technology partners to build a platform for mass production of Russian 5G base stations
New discovery brings analogue spintronic devices closer
The observation of nonlinearity in electron spin-related processes in graphene makes it easier to transport, manipulate and detect spins, as well as spin-to-charge conversion. It also allows analogue operations such as amplitude modulation and spin amplification. This brings spintronics to…
Ultra-thin designer materials unlock quantum phenomena
New research, published in Nature, has measured highly sought-after Majorana quantum states
‘Magic’ angle graphene and the creation of unexpected topological quantum states
Electrons inhabit a strange and topsy-turvy world. These infinitesimally small particles have never ceased to amaze and mystify despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, in an even more amazing twist, physicists have discovered that,…
“The machine as extension of the body”
Prof. Gordon Cheng on the challenges of fusing robotics and neuroscience
“Electronic amoeba” finds approximate solution to traveling salesman problem in linear time
Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan have, inspired by the efficient foraging behavior of a single-celled amoeba, developed an analog computer for finding a reliable and swift solution to the traveling salesman problem — a representative combinatorial…
Atom-thin transistor uses half the voltage of common semiconductors, boosts current density
The two-dimensional structure could by key for quantum computing, extending Moore’s Law
TU Graz develops screening system for lung sound analysis
The prototype of a lung sound recording system developed at TU Graz (Austria) allows high-quality recordings of lung sounds, which can be used to more objectively assess lung diseases and pathological lung conditions
Split wave
HZDR team develops component for neuromorphic computer
New transistor design disguises key computer chip hardware from hackers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit – but not if the transistor “type” is undetectable. Purdue University engineers have demonstrated a way to…
Integrated anemia-SCD test demonstrates accurate results in study at 2020 ASH meeting
Gazelle from Hemex Health combines trusted diagnostic technologies with software upgrades to address a growing list of diseases
Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Researchers have developed an assay that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone, they report December 4 in the journal Cell . Although more research is needed before such…
Protein storytelling to address the pandemic
New computational tools developed at Stony Brook University help characterize protein structures and identify new treatments for COVID-19
Cooling electronics efficiently with graphene-enhanced heat pipes
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have found that graphene-based heat pipes can help solve the problems of cooling electronics and power systems used in avionics, data centres, and other power electronics. “Heat pipes are one of the most…
Tech makes it possible to digitally communicate through human touch
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Instead of inserting a card or scanning a smartphone to make a payment, what if you could simply touch the machine with your finger? A prototype developed by Purdue University engineers would essentially let your body…
Perfect imperfection: Electrode defects boost resistive memory efficiency
Imperfect electrode proves more efficient
New non-invasive technology could spot early signs of motor disorders in babies
The research, carried out using a wearable cuff, provides a new method for monitoring movements in babies, and new insights into how babies’ reflexes – like kicking – develop. These insights and the cuff could also be used to spot…
New insights into memristive devices by combining incipient ferroelectrics and graphene
Scientists are working on new materials to create neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device – just like the…
Groundbreaking molecular dynamics simulation recognized with ACM Gordon Bell Prize
New tool simulates interactions of 100 million atoms
New award recognizes high performance computing-based COVID-19 research
Project simulates physical characteristics of COVID-19 virus
New electronic chip delivers smarter, light-powered AI
Prototype tech shrinks AI to deliver brain-like functionality in one powerful device
Curved origami provides new range of stiffness-to-flexibility in robots
Tempe, AZ, Nov. 18, 2020 – New research that employs curved origami structures has dramatic implications in the development of robotics going forward, providing tunable flexibility – the ability to adjust stiffness based on function – that historically has been…
Versatile building blocks make structures with surprising mechanical properties
The subunits could be robotically assembled to produce large, complex objects, including cars, robots, or wind turbine blades