You May Be Better at Learning to Code Than You Think – Even if You’re Not a “Math Person”
Want to learn to code? Put down the math book. Practice those communication skills instead. New research from the University of Washington finds that a…
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Supercomputer Completes Massive Coronavirus Simulations to Help Design New Drugs and Vaccines
New simulations can help researchers design new drugs and vaccines to combat the coronavirus. Scientists are preparing a massive computer model of the coronavirus that…
Chip-Based Quantum Key Distribution Devices Improve Quantum-Secured Communication
Researchers demonstrate fast and cost-effective platform for keeping data secure. Researchers demonstrated new chip-based devices that contain all the optical components necessary for quantum key…
$1 Million “Nobel Prize of Computing” Awarded to Pioneers of Modern Computer Graphics
Hanrahan and Catmull’s recognized for innovations paved the way for today’s 3-D animated films with ACM A.M. Turing Award. ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery,…
Another Security Flaw Exposed in Intel Processors – Kept Secret for Almost a Year
Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors. Jo Van Bulck, Frank Piessens, and their colleagues in Austria,…
Laser Mini-Magnets Could Enable 100x Boost to Cloud Data Speeds
Tiny, laser-activated magnets could enable cloud computing systems to process data up to 100 times faster than current technologies, a study suggests. Chemists have studied…
Next Era of Computing: What if We Could Teach Photons to Behave Like Electrons?
The next era of computing will depend on controlling light the way we now control electricity, and Stanford scientists have developed a trick that could…
Next Generation Magnetic Memory Breakthrough: Writing Data in Under a Nanosecond
Researchers at ETH have measured the timing of single writing events in a novel magnetic memory device with a resolution of less than 100 picoseconds….
Artificial Atoms in Silicon “Quantum Dot” Create Stable Qubits for Quantum Computing
Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have created artificial atoms in silicon chips that offer improved stability for quantum computing. In a paper published today in Nature…
Researchers Create ‘Intelligent’ Interaction Between Light and Material – New Form of Computing
McMaster and Harvard University researchers create ‘intelligent’ interaction between light and material, establishing a promising new platform for computing. A collaboration between McMaster and Harvard…
First All-Optical “Stealth” Encryption Technology Developed
Optical end-to-end solution includes encryption, transmission, decryption, and detection. BGN Technologies, the technology-transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel, is introducing the…
Small Investors Bilked Out of Billions? Tiny Price Gaps Exploited by Fast Information Systems
University of Vermont and MITRE studies show that near-light-speed differences in stock prices may be exploited by traders with faster information systems. Imagine standing in…
New Method to Verify That Quantum Chips Accurately Performed Complex Computations
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle. In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from…
Using Mathematical Theory to Find the True Potential of Algorithms
Using mathematical theory, Virginia Williams coaxes algorithms to run faster or proves they’ve hit their maximum speed. Each semester, Associate Professor Virginia Vassilevska Williams tries…
MIT Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Make Code Run Faster
Tool predicts how fast code will run on a chip: Machine-learning system should enable developers to improve computing efficiency in a range of applications. MIT…
New Open-Source System Developed to Manage and Share Complex Datasets
Simplifying How Scientists Share Data Data is often at the heart of science – researchers track velocities, measure light coming from stars, analyze heart rates…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Silicon Qubits Interact at Long-Distance
Princeton scientists demonstrate that two silicon quantum bits can communicate across relatively long distances in a turning point for the technology. Imagine a world where…
Smart Satellites to Repair and Refuel Stranded Satellites in Space
Aerospace engineers are developing technology to repair and refuel broken satellites in space. When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn’t much you can…