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'Racetrack' Magnetic Memory Could Make Computer Memory 100,000 Times Faster
November 15, 2010 Imagine a computer equipped with shock-proof memory that's 100,000 times faster and consumes less power than current hard disks. EPFL Professor Mathias Kläui is working on a new kind of ... > full story -
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Supercomputer Warfare: New Research Provides Effective Battle Planning
November 11, 2010 New research from the UK, to be presented at the world’s largest supercomputing conference, pits China’s new No. 1 supercomputer against alternative US designs. The work provides crucial ... > full story -
Quantum Computers Easier to Build: Can Tolerate Faulty or Missing Components, Researchers Say
November 9, 2010 Quantum computers should be much easier to build than previously thought, because they can still work with a large number of faulty or even missing components, according to researchers. This ... > full story -
The Large Hadron Collider Enters a New Phase
November 4, 2010 Proton running for 2010 in the LHC at CERN came to a successful conclusion on November 4. Since the end of March, when the first collisions occurred at a total energy of 7 TeV, the machine and ... > full story -
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Tiny Brained Bees Solve a Complex Mathematical Problem
October 25, 2010 Bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days. Scientists in the UK have discovered that bees learn to fly the shortest possible route between ... > full story -
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'Virtual Satellite Dish' Thanks to Lots of Simple Processors Working Together
October 18, 2010 Satellite TV without having to set up a receiver dish. Digital radio on your mobile phone without your batteries quickly running flat. The advanced calculations needed for these future applications ... > full story -
Safeguarding Data in Future Quantum Computing: Physicists Detect and Control Quantum States in Diamond With Light
October 14, 2010 Physicists have succeeded in combining laser light with trapped electrons to detect and control the electrons' fragile quantum state without erasing it. This is an important step toward using quantum ... > full story -
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BLADE Software Eliminates 'Drive-by Downloads' from Malicious Websites
October 6, 2010 Researchers have developed a new tool that eliminates drive-by download threats. BLADE is browser-independent and when tested, it blocked all drive-by malware installation attempts from more than ... > full story -
Ability to Detect Malware in Cloud-Computing Systems Improved
September 21, 2010 Researchers have developed new software that offers significantly enhanced security for cloud-computing systems. The software is much better at detecting viruses or other malware in the "hypervisors" ... > full story -
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New Supercomputer 'Sees' Well Enough to Drive a Car Someday
September 15, 2010 Visually interpreting our environment as quickly as we do is an astonishing feat requiring an enormous number of computations -- which is just one reason that coming up with a computer-driven system ... > full story
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