IBM plans to spend $3 billion over the next five years on research and development for computer chips, both to stretch the limits of conventional semiconductors and to hasten the commerciali... Read more
Cameras fitted with a new revolutionary sensor will soon be able to take clear and sharp photos in dim conditions, thanks to a new image sensor invented at Nanyang Technological University (... Read more
The GES provides a visual interface to the ground imagery which is rather like that of Google Earth, allowing dozens of users to view the background imagery, moving target indicators that fo... Read more
Paves the road to much higher-performance servers, data centers and supercomputers in the years to come In what is likley a significant development for the future of optical communications,... Read more
Small, affordable high-frequency chips will have broad applications in detection technology, TAU researcher says With homeland security on high alert, screening systems to search for conceal... Read more
A very promising path to solving the challenge of energy efficiency Energy efficiency is the most significant challenge standing in the way of continued miniaturization of electronic systems... Read more
Leading to faster, more powerful information processing and supercomputers When it comes to speed, photons leave electrons for dead, which means optical computers will be much faster... Read more
A sensor network to measure various aspects of environmental quality Earlier this month, we reported on the Scosche RDTX-Pro that connects via a dock connector to turn an iPhone or iPod touc... Read more
Faster than SRAM and use 99 percent less energy than flash memory Researchers at Purdue University are developing a new type of computer memory that they claim could be faster than SRAM and... Read more
What’s new, and old, about the latest in computing Today IBM unveiled a new ‘cognitive computing’ microchip that, according to the company, emulates some of the brain... Read more
Graphene has already brought us the world’s smallest transistor, a triple-mode, single transistor amplifier and a supercapacitor that can store as much energy as a battery while recharging i... Read more