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As Moore’s Law Slows, Chip Specialization Could Undermine Computing ProgressFor decades, the computer chips that r u n everything from PCs to spaceships have looked remarkably similar . But as Moore’s Law slows,...
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IBM’s New Software Will Make Quantum Programs Run 100 Times FasterThe companies building quantum computers have made incredibl e progress in recent years, and the hardware is only half the problem. N...
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Moore’s Law Lives: Intel Says Chips Will Pack 50 Times More TransistorsIf you weren’t already convinced the digital world is taking over, you probably are now. To keep the economy on life support as people stay...
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New Algorithm Paves the Way Towards Error-Free Quantum ComputingNo one likes noise when they’re working through a difficult problem. Quantum computers are no different, and now researchers have...
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The World’s New Fastest Supercomputer Is an Exascale Machine for AITwice a year, the world’s fastest supercomputers take a test to see which is top of class. These hundred-million-dollar machines usually run on...
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A New Startup Intends to Build the World’s First Large-Scale Quantum ComputerAn ambitious plan to build a quantum computer the size of a soccer field could soon become a reality. A startup founded by the researchers...
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China Takes Another Step Towards Uncrackable Quantum CommunicationUncrackable quantum communication is a step closer after Chinese researchers demonstrated a practical way to share security keys over 1,120...
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MIT’s Tiny New Brain Chip Aims for AI in Your PocketThe human brain operates on roughly 20 watts of power (a third of a 60-watt light bulb) in a space the size of, well, a human head. The biggest...
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Computing Power Can Keep Growing as Moore’s Law Winds Down. Here’s HowMoore’s Law is faltering, but that doesn’t mean the end of progress in processing power. R ather than relying on semiconductor physics and...
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Scientists Tap the World’s Most Powerful Computers in the Race to Understand and Stop the CoronavirusIn The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the haughty supercomputer Deep Thought is asked whether it can find the answer to the...
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Carbon Nanotube Transistors May Soon Give Waning Moore’s Law a BoostCarbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been touted as a potential material to take us beyond the limits of faltering silicon chips, but they’ve...
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New ‘Hot Qubits’ Let Quantum Computers Run 15X Warmer Than BeforeWhen people say quantum computing is “hot” right now they are most definitely talking metaphorically; today’s leading devices have to operate at...
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Could a USB-C Charger’s Chip Get You to the Moon? This Guy Did the Math so You Don’t Have ToComparing today’s computers to their famous ancestors is a popular pastime. As we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing last...
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This Breakthrough Just Got Us One Step Closer to a Quantum InternetWhile quantum computing tends to garner all the headlines, quantum technology also has huge promise for the communication networks of...
