Information technology

Breakthrough heralds super-efficient light-based computers

30 May 2015

Light can transmit more data while consuming far less power than electricity, and an engineering feat brings optical data transport closer to replacing wires

New chip architecture may provide foundation for quantum computer

22 May 2015

To handle big data, shrink it

21 May 2015

A new algorithm reduces size of data sets while preserving their mathematical properties by finding the smallest possible approximation of the original matrix that guarantees reliable computations

Smarter computer brains that are more like our own

13 May 2015

For the first time, a circuit of about 100 artificial synapses was proved to perform a simple version of a typical human task: image classification

App makes short work of getting user of bed

11 May 2015

“Fingerprinting” chips to fight counterfeiting

05 May 2015

Researchers create random variations in silicon chips as authentication identifiers for consumer products

Packing more laser beams, data, into fibre optic strands

30 Apr 2015

As digital traffic soars, researchers strive to send multiple laser beams, each with it’s own data stream, through fibre optic strands that can only handle a single beam today

DHL Trend Research sees IoT-connected devices increasing to 50 billion by 2020

27 Apr 2015

Cloud security reaches silicon

By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 23 Apr 2015

From the pattern in which your computer accesses its memory banks, adversaries can infer a shocking amount about what’s stored there

Engineers working to pack more laser beams, and data, into fibre optic strands

30 Mar 2015

As digital traffic soars, researchers strive to send multiple laser beams, each with it’s own data stream, through fibre-optic strands that can only handle a single beam today

Better debugger: researchers develop algorithm for identifying integer-overflow bugs

30 Mar 2015

Engineers develop methods to speed up simulatiods in computational grand challenge problems

27 Mar 2015

Images that fool computer vision raise security concerns

26 Mar 2015

Google’s AI program can teach itself video games from scratch

26 Feb 2015

Chip implants replace ID cards at Swedish firm

02 Feb 2015

Workers inside a new Swedish office block area are getting computer chips implanted under their skin instead of using ID cards

Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing

28 Jan 2015

Next generation computers could have paper screens

27 Jan 2015

Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security

23 Jan 2015

The self-powered device generates electricity when a user’s fingertips contact the multi-layer plastic materials that make up the device

Polish start-up develops computer within a mouse

21 Jan 2015

A Polish start-up has developed a computer within a mouse fitted with a quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB storage; the only extra hardware needed is a monitor and keyboard