Information technology
Google to launch quantum computing initiative in association with NASA and USRA
03 Sep 2014
A research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will join Google to start work on a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics
Diagnostics enables reliable deliveries by drones
By By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 30 Aug 2014
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
IBM unveils chip that mimics human brain to process data
08 Aug 2014
The technology could enable a new generation of intelligent sensor networks that mimic the brain’s abilities for perception, action, and cognition
The birth of topological spintronics
06 Aug 2014
IBM announces $3 bn for chip research for cloud, big data systems
12 Jul 2014
IBM says these investments will push it's semiconductor innovations into advanced technology leadership required for the future
Researchers unveil experimental 36-core chip
By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 24 Jun 2014
A new chip design using 36 cores lets chip manage local memory stores efficiently using an internet-style communication network
Professor disputes claims of computer passing Turing Test
14 Jun 2014
An Imperial College professor has disputed the claim of a computer pretending to be a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy had passed the Turing Test
L&T plans to list both IT arms in 2016
31 May 2014
Custom camouflage
By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 22 May 2014
Stanford scientists create circuit board modeled on the human brain
By By Tom Abate | Stanford Engineering | 03 May 2014
Personal touch signature makes mobile devices more secure
24 Apr 2014
A new system that provides security by monitoring how user touches the screen has been developed to make data in mobile devices more secure
Quantum photon properties revealed in plasmon
16 Apr 2014
New ‘switch’ could power quantum computing
By By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | 11 Apr 2014
A light lattice that traps atoms may help scientists build networks of quantum information transmitters