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Moore's Law Over, Supercomputing "In Triage," Says Expert
A dean of high performance computing says silicon is at the end of the line. High Performance Computing expert Thomas Sterling would like you to know that a computing goal you've never heard of will probably never be reached. The reason you should care is that it means the end of Moore's Law, which says that roughly every 18 months the amount of computing you get for a buck doubles.
A dean of high performance computing says silicon is at the end of the line. High Performance Computing expert Thomas Sterling would like you to know that a computing goal you've never heard of will probably never be reached. The reason you should care is that it means the end of Moore's Law, which says that roughly every 18 months the amount of computing you get for a buck doubles.
Computer Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 9:07am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 9:07am
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$60 Million Venture To Bring Harvard, MIT Online For The Masses
"I believe we can work with a billion people around the world and change education in a fundamental way as it really hasn’t changed in 1,000 years," Anant Agarwal, who stepped down as head of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab to take the reins of edx, tells Fast Company.
"I believe we can work with a billion people around the world and change education in a fundamental way as it really hasn’t changed in 1,000 years," Anant Agarwal, who stepped down as head of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab to take the reins of edx, tells Fast Company.
Internet
Source: FastCompany
Posted on: Thursday, May 03, 2012, 8:03am
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Source: FastCompany
Posted on: Thursday, May 03, 2012, 8:03am
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New technique efficiently creates single photons for quantum information processing 
Using lasers to excite just one atom from a cloud of ultra-cold rubidium gas, physicists have developed a new way to rapidly and efficiently create single photons for potential use in optical quantum information processing – and in the study of dynamics and disorder in certain physical systems.
Using lasers to excite just one atom from a cloud of ultra-cold rubidium gas, physicists have developed a new way to rapidly and efficiently create single photons for potential use in optical quantum information processing – and in the study of dynamics and disorder in certain physical systems.
Computer Science
Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
Posted on: Friday, Apr 20, 2012, 11:15am
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Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
Posted on: Friday, Apr 20, 2012, 11:15am
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Artificial Intelligence Could Be on Brink of Passing Turing Test
One hundred years after Alan Turing was born, his eponymous test remains an elusive benchmark for artificial intelligence. Now, for the first time in decades, it's possible to imagine a machine making the grade.
One hundred years after Alan Turing was born, his eponymous test remains an elusive benchmark for artificial intelligence. Now, for the first time in decades, it's possible to imagine a machine making the grade.
Computer Science
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Apr 13, 2012, 7:42am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Apr 13, 2012, 7:42am
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Researchers find identical DNA codes in different plant species
Analyzing massive amounts of data officially became a national priority recently when the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the Big Data Research and Development Initiative. A multi-disciplinary team of University of Missouri researchers rose to the big data challenge when they solved a major biological question by using a groundbreaking computer algori
Analyzing massive amounts of data officially became a national priority recently when the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the Big Data Research and Development Initiative. A multi-disciplinary team of University of Missouri researchers rose to the big data challenge when they solved a major biological question by using a groundbreaking computer algori
Genetics
Source: University of Missouri-Columbia
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012, 8:30am
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Source: University of Missouri-Columbia
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012, 8:30am
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Research team discovers new quantum encryption method to foil hackers
A research team led by University of Toronto Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo has found a new quantum encryption method to foil even the most sophisticated hackers. The discovery is outlined in the latest issue of Physical Review Letters.
A research team led by University of Toronto Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo has found a new quantum encryption method to foil even the most sophisticated hackers. The discovery is outlined in the latest issue of Physical Review Letters.
Computer Science
Source: University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Posted on: Monday, Apr 02, 2012, 1:45pm
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Source: University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Posted on: Monday, Apr 02, 2012, 1:45pm
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Honeycombs of magnets could lead to new type of computer processing
Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater capacity than is currently feasible, in a study published today in the journal Science.
Scientists have taken an important step forward in developing a new material using nano-sized magnets that could ultimately lead to new types of electronic devices, with greater capacity than is currently feasible, in a study published today in the journal Science.
Technology
Source: Imperial College London
Posted on: Friday, Mar 30, 2012, 4:15pm
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Source: Imperial College London
Posted on: Friday, Mar 30, 2012, 4:15pm
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How The Cost of Computation Restricts The Processes of Life
The energy required to process information places a fundamental limit on biological processes, say scientists who are teasing apart the link between computation and life
The energy required to process information places a fundamental limit on biological processes, say scientists who are teasing apart the link between computation and life
Computer Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012, 8:28am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012, 8:28am
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Researchers develop graphene supercapacitor holding promise for portable electronics
Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store substantially higher amounts of charges. They have garnered attention as energy storage devices as they charge and discharge faster than batteries, yet they are still limited by low energy densities, only a fraction of the
Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store substantially higher amounts of charges. They have garnered attention as energy storage devices as they charge and discharge faster than batteries, yet they are still limited by low energy densities, only a fraction of the
Materials Science
Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Friday, Mar 16, 2012, 2:00pm
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Source: University of California - Los Angeles
Posted on: Friday, Mar 16, 2012, 2:00pm
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Microsoft Builds a Browser for Your Past
Prototype software called Lifebrowser uses artificial intelligence to help you revisit important events, photos, and e-mails from your own life. Mining personal data to discover what people care about has become big business for companies such as Facebook and Google. Now a project from Microsoft Research is trying to bring that kind of data mining back home to help people explore their own piles of personal digital data.
Prototype software called Lifebrowser uses artificial intelligence to help you revisit important events, photos, and e-mails from your own life. Mining personal data to discover what people care about has become big business for companies such as Facebook and Google. Now a project from Microsoft Research is trying to bring that kind of data mining back home to help people explore their own piles of personal digital data.
Computer Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Mar 16, 2012, 8:14am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Mar 16, 2012, 8:14am
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Internet censorship revealed through the haze of malware pollution
On a January evening in 2011, Egypt – with a population of 80 million, including 23 million Internet users – vanished from cyberspace after its government ordered an Internet blackout amidst anti-government protests that led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The following month, the Libyan government, also under siege, imposed an Internet "curfew" before completely cutting off acc
On a January evening in 2011, Egypt – with a population of 80 million, including 23 million Internet users – vanished from cyberspace after its government ordered an Internet blackout amidst anti-government protests that led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The following month, the Libyan government, also under siege, imposed an Internet "curfew" before completely cutting off acc
Computer Science
Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 08, 2012, 10:00am
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Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 08, 2012, 10:00am
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Quantum computers leap closer to reality
Real-world computers that can speedily crack even the most secure codes are within grasp thanks to recent advances that will allow for so-called fault-tolerant quantum computers, according to an expert in the field.
Real-world computers that can speedily crack even the most secure codes are within grasp thanks to recent advances that will allow for so-called fault-tolerant quantum computers, according to an expert in the field.
Computer Science
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012, 7:52am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012, 7:52am
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Researcher's new study may lead to MRIs on a nanoscale
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanoscale and the ever-elusive quantum computer are among the advancements edging closer toward the realm of possibility, and a new study co-authored by a UC Santa Barbara researcher may give both an extra nudge. The findings appear today in Science Express, an online version of the journal Science.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the nanoscale and the ever-elusive quantum computer are among the advancements edging closer toward the realm of possibility, and a new study co-authored by a UC Santa Barbara researcher may give both an extra nudge. The findings appear today in Science Express, an online version of the journal Science.
Physics
Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Friday, Feb 24, 2012, 1:30pm
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Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Friday, Feb 24, 2012, 1:30pm
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Switching mechanism in promising computer memory device
Sometimes knowing that a new technology works is not enough. You also must know why it works to get marketplace acceptance. New information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)* about how layered switching devices for novel computer memory systems work, for example, may now allow these structures to come to market sooner, helping bring about faster, lower-powered computer
Sometimes knowing that a new technology works is not enough. You also must know why it works to get marketplace acceptance. New information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)* about how layered switching devices for novel computer memory systems work, for example, may now allow these structures to come to market sooner, helping bring about faster, lower-powered computer
Materials Science
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Posted on: Friday, Feb 24, 2012, 10:00am
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Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Posted on: Friday, Feb 24, 2012, 10:00am
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Slow graphene down, speed computers up
Graphene is hailed for its astonishing conductivity but a way to kill this easy flow of electrons brings superfast computers closer
Graphene is hailed for its astonishing conductivity but a way to kill this easy flow of electrons brings superfast computers closer
Computer Science
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Feb 03, 2012, 9:04am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Feb 03, 2012, 9:04am
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Wasting Hackers' Time to Keep Websites Safe
Instead of blocking attacks, a startup distracts attackers with false information. Most security software defends PCs and websites by acting like a locked door to shut hackers out. A new security company, Mykonos Software, instead invites hackers in through a fake entrance and plays tricks on them until they give up.
Instead of blocking attacks, a startup distracts attackers with false information. Most security software defends PCs and websites by acting like a locked door to shut hackers out. A new security company, Mykonos Software, instead invites hackers in through a fake entrance and plays tricks on them until they give up.
Computer Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012, 8:19am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012, 8:19am
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Patterns of chromosome abnormality: The key to cancer?
A healthy genome is characterized by 23 pairs of chromosomes, and even a small change in this structure — such as an extra copy of a single chromosome — can lead to severe physical impairment. So it's no surprise that when it comes to cancer, chromosomal structure is frequently a contributing factor, says Prof. Ron Shamir of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University.
A healthy genome is characterized by 23 pairs of chromosomes, and even a small change in this structure — such as an extra copy of a single chromosome — can lead to severe physical impairment. So it's no surprise that when it comes to cancer, chromosomal structure is frequently a contributing factor, says Prof. Ron Shamir of the Blavatnik School of Computer Science at Tel Aviv University.
Genetics
Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Posted on: Monday, Jan 23, 2012, 5:30pm
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Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Posted on: Monday, Jan 23, 2012, 5:30pm
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A big leap toward lowering the power consumption of microprocessors
The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The University of Texas at Austin and the Australian National University.
The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The University of Texas at Austin and the Australian National University.
Technology
Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 5:30pm
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Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 5:30pm
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Quantum physics enables perfectly secure cloud computing
Researchers have succeeded in combining the power of quantum computing with the security of quantum cryptography and have shown that perfectly secure cloud computing can be achieved using the principles of quantum mechanics. They have performed an experimental demonstration of quantum computation in which the input, the data processing, and the output remain unknown to the quantum computer. The in
Researchers have succeeded in combining the power of quantum computing with the security of quantum cryptography and have shown that perfectly secure cloud computing can be achieved using the principles of quantum mechanics. They have performed an experimental demonstration of quantum computation in which the input, the data processing, and the output remain unknown to the quantum computer. The in
Computer Science
Source: University of Vienna
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 12:15pm
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Source: University of Vienna
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 12:15pm
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Neural network gets an idea of number without counting
An artificial brain has taught itself to estimate the number of objects in an image without actually counting them, much as humans can
An artificial brain has taught itself to estimate the number of objects in an image without actually counting them, much as humans can
Computer Science
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 9:03am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 20, 2012, 9:03am
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A Cloak in Time Could Secure Networks
A technique for cloaking events could also show a way to make computer networks more secure.
A technique for cloaking events could also show a way to make computer networks more secure.
Computer Science
Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 05, 2012, 8:20am
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Source: Discovery Channel News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 05, 2012, 8:20am
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Sunlight and bunker oil a fatal combination for Pacific herring
The 2007 Cosco Busan disaster, which spilled 54,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay, had an unexpectedly lethal impact on embryonic fish, devastating a commercially and ecologically important species for nearly two years, reports a new study by the University of California, Davis, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The 2007 Cosco Busan disaster, which spilled 54,000 gallons of oil into the San Francisco Bay, had an unexpectedly lethal impact on embryonic fish, devastating a commercially and ecologically important species for nearly two years, reports a new study by the University of California, Davis, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Computer Science
Source: University of California - Davis
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011, 11:30am
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Source: University of California - Davis
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 27, 2011, 11:30am
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Civil Court Rules Against Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Researcher
Embattled researcher Judy Mikovits lost an important round in court yesterday in a civil suit that her former employer filed against her over alleged "misappropriation" of laboratory notebooks and computer data.
Embattled researcher Judy Mikovits lost an important round in court yesterday in a civil suit that her former employer filed against her over alleged "misappropriation" of laboratory notebooks and computer data.
Science Politics
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011, 8:21am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011, 8:21am
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Intel Shows Off Its Smart Phone and Tablet for 2012
Prototype devices show Intel chips running devices that could challenge the iPhone and iPad early next year.
Prototype devices show Intel chips running devices that could challenge the iPhone and iPad early next year.
Computer Science
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011, 8:21am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011, 8:21am
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Video game players advancing genetic research
Thousands of video game players have helped significantly advance our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer over the past year. They are the users of a web-based video game developed by Dr. Jérôme Waldispuhl of the McGill School of Computer Science and collaborator Mathieu Blanchette.
Thousands of video game players have helped significantly advance our understanding of the genetic basis of diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer over the past year. They are the users of a web-based video game developed by Dr. Jérôme Waldispuhl of the McGill School of Computer Science and collaborator Mathieu Blanchette.
Genetics
Source: McGill University
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011, 10:15am
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Source: McGill University
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011, 10:15am
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Smart image editor adds fake objects to photos
See how software can realistically alter an image by simulating lighting conditions
See how software can realistically alter an image by simulating lighting conditions
Computer Science
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011, 8:51am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011, 8:51am
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Smart software to spot Formula One winner's secret
Smart software algorithms could soon be making a difference to who wins and loses in Formula One
Smart software algorithms could soon be making a difference to who wins and loses in Formula One
Computer Science
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011, 8:00am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011, 8:00am
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Reality in the eye of the beholder
You know they couldn't possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities look like before all the retouching? How different is the image we see from the original?
You know they couldn't possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities look like before all the retouching? How different is the image we see from the original?
Computer Science
Source: Dartmouth College
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011, 10:30am
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Source: Dartmouth College
Posted on: Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011, 10:30am
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Network theory reveals patterns in Supreme Court votes
You don't need to be a legal expert or even consider the content of cases to know how members of the highest US court would have voted in the past
You don't need to be a legal expert or even consider the content of cases to know how members of the highest US court would have voted in the past
Computer Science
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 10, 2011, 8:09am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 10, 2011, 8:09am
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Geek image deters girls from cybersecurity field
Women earn only 18 percent of computer science degrees as the field's geeky image makes it unappealing to girls. And yet, more women are wanted for cybersecurity jobs.
Women earn only 18 percent of computer science degrees as the field's geeky image makes it unappealing to girls. And yet, more women are wanted for cybersecurity jobs.
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