computing

Climate-Earth system computer model to be the most advanced ever created

Posted in Software on 27th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Armed with high-performance computing systems, DOE national labs and partners tackle climate and Earth-system modeling.

Google begins developing its own quantum computer chips

Posted in Hardware on 4th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Google has been researching potential applications of quantum computing since it bought a D-Wave quantum annealing computer with NASA.

Synchronized oscillators may allow for computing that works like the brain

Posted in Science on 15th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

It would use a fraction of the energy necessary for todays computers, according to the engineers.

A neuromorphic-computing 'roadmap

Posted in Software on 23rd Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Now it could be possible to build a practical neuromorphic (brain-inspired) computer while minimizing energy requirements.

For the first time, a majority of Americans are using smartphones, even seniors

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The transition to a mobile-centric computing culture in the U.S. is now certified.