Jun 30 2011
Phase Change Materials Bring Us Closer to ‘Brain-like’ Computers
Materials store memory and process information simultaneously, just like real neurons.
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Feb 17 2011
I, For One, Welcome Our New Computer Overlords
Watson swept the three-day Man V. Machine Jeopardy! competition, but humans still come out the winners.
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Feb 16 2011
Computer Crushes Human ‘Jeopardy!’ Champs
On the second day of a three-day challenge, Watson the computer has netted $35,734 in winnings.
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Feb 15 2011
IBM Computer and Jeopardy! Champ Tied After First Day
On the opening day of the Man V. Machine 'Jeopardy!' competition, machine and man are tied at $5,000.
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Dec 09 2010
Supercomputer Joins Hunt For Child Predators
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer is helping track those who share pornographic images and video of children.
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Dec 09 2010
Supercomputer Joins Hunt For Child Predators
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer is helping track those who share pornographic images and video of children.
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Nov 25 2010
Tiny Supercomputers The Size of a Sugarcube
The world's most powerful supercomputer processors could shrink to the size of a sugar cube within a decade, and use half the energy.
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Nov 22 2010
‘David and Goliath’ Black Hole Clashes Analyzed
What happens when one black hole takes on another 100 times more massive? The answer will test the limits of Einstein's General Relativity.
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Aug 23 2010
Diamonds Are a Supercomputer’s Best Friend
Diamond-based computers would store millions of times more information than your silicon-based system. That's a whole lot of YouTube clips.
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Aug 13 2010
Study Uncovers Every Possible Rubik’s Cube Solution
It ends a 30-year search for the most efficient way to correctly align the 1974 invention.
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