Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have now unveiled the long-mysterious inner workings of these semiconductor elements, which can act like the short-term memory of nerve cells. Just as the ability of one nerve cell to signal another depends on how often the cells have communicated in the recent past, the …
Ursula Le Guin, a Grand Master SciFi writer, died last week. Her “greatest greats” bibliography: The Earthsea Cycle Disposessed Left Hand of Darkness Word for World is Forest Lathe of Heaven Orsinian Tales Annals of the Western Shore She was honored with the “Living Legend” Award from the US Library of Congress. Ursula Kroeber Le …
The Micron 5200 series of SATA SSDs (solid state drives) use industry-leading 64-layer 3D NAND. The Micron 5200 SSD delivers best-in-class performance and capacity on the same proven architecture as the 5100 series. Designed for virtualized server workloads that power your business, such as OLTP, BI/DSS, VDI, block/object, and media streaming, the low-latency Micron 5200 …
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a superconducting switch that “learns” like a biological system and could connect processors and store memories in future computers operating like the human brain. Above – Illustrations showing the basic operation of NIST’s artificial synapse, which could connect processors and store memories in …
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a straightforward introduction to blockchain, which underpins Bitcoin and other digital currencies. (59 pages) A blockchain is essentially a decentralized ledger that maintains transaction records on many computers simultaneously. Once a group, or block, of records is entered into the ledger, the block’s information is …
None of the five finalist Google Lunar XPRIZE teams will make a launch attempt to reach the Moon by the March 31st, 2018 deadline. The grand prize of the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE will go unclaimed. Google had twice extended the deadline by two years. Originally the target date was 2014. Google has chosen not …
When treating stroke victims, time is of the essence. Doctors may have more time than previously thought. In many cases, surgeons can save brain tissue that’s on the brink of death by removing clots in the brain. That treatment option is normally only performed within 6 hours of a stroke, but a pair of new …
Quantum computer researcher Michelle Simmons was named 2018 Australian of the Year. A quantum computer is predicted to bring with it an exponential speed up in computational power. This is because instead of performing calculations one after the other like a conventional computer, a quantum computer works in parallel, looking at all the possible outcomes …
Southampton researchers have improved the memristor. how they have pushed the memristor – a simpler and smaller alternative to the transistor, with the capability of altering its resistance and storing multiple memory states – to a new level of performance after experimenting with its component materials. They demonstrated a new memristor technology that can store …
The International Energy Association has its energy projection out to 2040. They project strong growth and transition to electric cars and renewables but they do not forecast an acceleration of technology. This is part of their methodology to update to what is happening now and then extrapolating. They now admit the rise of electric cars …
CSIRO has announced a partnership with San Francisco-based ocean technology start-up, Saildrone, to radically improve measurement and monitoring in Australian waters and the Southern Ocean. The research partnership over five years between Saildrone and CSIRO’s Oceans and Atmosphere group will see the deployment of state-of-the-art unmanned ocean surface vehicles, Saildrones, for the first time in …