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Implementing artificial neural network hardware systems by stacking them like 'neuron-synapse-neuron' structural blocks
With the emergence of new industries such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and machine learning, the world's leading companies are focusing on developing next-generation artificial intelligence semiconductors that can process vast amounts of data while consuming energy efficiently.... Read more
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Tiny AI-based bio-loggers revealing the interesting bits of a bird's day
Have you ever wondered what wildlife animals do all day? Documentaries offer a glimpse into their lives, but animals under the watchful eye do not do anything interesting. The true essence of their behaviors remains elusive. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a camera that allows us to capture these... Read more
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External drives taking too long to load?
This week a reader writes: I have a Mac desktop with two 1 terabyte external SSDs, one used for Time Machine backups and one for my daily files.... Read more
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New ultra-high speed processor to advance AI, driverless vehicles and more
A team of international scientists have developed an ultra-high speed signal processor that can analyze 400,000 real time video images concurrently, according to a paper published in Communications Engineering.... Read more
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New, super-smart hardware could provide drastic cuts in power consumption
Greener data processing requires systems that work smarter, faster, and are more energy efficient. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed a tiny piece of super-smart hardware that enables all of the above.... Read more
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Research team develops analog hardware solution for real-time compressed sensing recovery in one step
A research team led by Prof. Sun Zhong at Peking University has reported an analog hardware solution for real-time compressed sensing recovery. It has been published as an article titled, "In-memory analog solution of compressed sensing recovery in one step" in Science Advances.... Read more
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Researchers develop spintronic probabilistic computers compatible with current AI
Researchers at Tohoku University and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have shown a proof-of-concept of energy-efficient computer compatible with current AI. It utilizes a stochastic behavior of nanoscale spintronics devices and is particularly suitable for probabilistic computation problems such as inference and sampling.... Read more
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Hybrid phase-change memristors lead to new computing possibilities
By strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms, University of Rochester scientists have developed a new form of computing memory that is at once fast, dense, and low-power. The researchers outline their new hybrid resistive switches in a study published in Nature Electronics.... Read more
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Researchers use 2D material to reshape 3D electronics for AI hardware
Multifunctional computer chips have evolved to do more with integrated sensors, processors, memory and other specialized components. However, as chips have expanded, the time required to move information between functional components has also grown.... Read more
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Researchers develop device that can switch between photodetector and neuromorphic vision sensor
Photodetectors and neuromorphic vision sensors are two typical optoelectronic devices that play important roles in sensing and processing optical information. Photodetectors have fast light response and high sensitivity, making them suitable for optical sensing, communication, and imaging systems. Neuromorphic vision sensors can perceive, store, and process light signals.... Read more
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Cracking the da Vinci chronology: System tries to bring order to the works of a Renaissance genius
Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius, but he was also a hot mess—at least in terms of organizing his works. When he died in 1519, the Renaissance master left behind 7,000 pages of undated drawings, scientific observations and personal journals, more or less jumbled up in a box.... Read more
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AI startup Anthropic to use Google chips in expanded partnership
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic will be one of the first companies to use new chips from Alphabet Inc."s Google, deepening their partnership after a recent cloud computing agreement.... Read more
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Neuromorphic computing research: Team proposes hardware that mimics the human brain
Technology is edging closer and closer to the super-speed world of computing with artificial intelligence. But is the world equipped with the proper hardware to be able to handle the workload of new AI technological breakthroughs?... Read more
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Salt solution cools computers, boosts performance
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong found the secret to a more efficient, less expensive approach to keeping massive computer systems cool: Just add salt.... Read more
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Researchers develop evaluation technique for radio-frequency components used in quantum computers
The development of quantum computers is underway around the world, and much attention is focused on increasing the number of qubits that perform operations. On the other hand, looking at the entire system of a quantum computer, the number of RF components to control them increases in proportion to the... Read more
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The future of AI hardware: Scientists unveil all-analog photoelectronic chip
Researchers from Tsinghua University, China, have developed an all-analog photoelectronic chip that combines optical and electronic computing to achieve ultrafast and highly energy-efficient computer vision processing, surpassing digital processors.... Read more
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Researchers co-design video game controller to provide social connection for kids with disabilities
When Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a beautiful story of his brother Nicolas experiencing a professional F1 simulator, he said "The smile you see here never left his face."... Read more
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Apple's Safari browser is still vulnerable to Spectre attacks, researchers show
Modern processors come with a fundamental vulnerability in their hardware architecture that allows attackers to hijack sensitive data. This insight emerged from the so-called Spectre attack reported in 2018.... Read more
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New phone case provides workaround for inaccessible touch screens
A new smartphone case could soon enable folks with visual impairments, tremors and spasms to use touch screens independently. Developed at the University of Michigan, BrushLens could help users perceive, locate and tap buttons and keys on the touch screen menus now ubiquitous in restaurant kiosks, ATM machines and other... Read more
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Exploring the details of an energy-saving AI chip
Hussam Amrouch has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable in-memory computing approaches. As reported in the journal Nature Communications, the professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) applies a new computational paradigm using special circuits known as ferroelectric field effect transistors (FeFETs). Within a... Read more
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Acoustic touch: Vision via sound for the blind
Australian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as "acoustic touch" that helps people "see" using sound. The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision.... Read more
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Standards in the field of open source hardware: Open tools used for a security chip
The HEP research project has presented an open, flexible design for a security chip. The project, "Hardening the value chain through open source, trusted EDA tools and processors (HEP)," uses open source, free components and tools to manufacture a chip at the IHP fab—the Leibniz-Institute for High Performance Microelectronics. The... Read more
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IBM's NorthPole chip runs AI-based image recognition 22 times faster than current chips
A large team of computer scientists and engineers at IBM Research has developed a dedicated computer chip that is able to run AI-based image recognition apps 22 times as fast as chips that are currently on the market.... Read more
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From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power
In a paper published in Nature Photonics, researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and Exeter, report on their development of integrated photonic-electronic hardware capable of processing three-dimensional (3D) data, substantially boosting data processing parallelism for AI tasks.... Read more
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New computing hardware needs a theoretical basis, says study
There is an intense, worldwide search for novel materials to build computer microchips with that are not based on classic transistors but on much more energy-saving, brain-like components. However, whereas the theoretical basis for classic transistor-based digital computers is solid, there are no real theoretical guidelines for the creation of... Read more
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Looking near and far without a lens: Radial masks give thin cameras a large depth of field
To take an image that is completely in focus, one of the most familiar parts of a camera—the lens—isn't necessary anymore. Instead, a thin mask over the image sensor can do the job. But the kind of mask you use makes a huge difference in how sharp your image is.... Read more
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Accelerating sustainable semiconductors with 'multielement ink'
Semiconductors are the heart of almost every electronic device. Without semiconductors, our computers would not be able to process and retain data; and LED (light-emitting diode) lightbulbs would lose their ability to shine.... Read more
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Integration propels machine vision: Research reviews in-sensor visual perception and inference
A joint research team in China wrote a review on in-sensor visual computing, a three-in-one hardware solution that is more efficient, economical and secure than conventional machine vision systems, which collect, store, and interpret visual signals on separate hardware units. This review was published in Intelligent Computing.... Read more
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AI chip race heats up as AMD introduces rival to Nvidia technology
Advanced Micro Devices has revealed a new artificial intelligence chip in its race to compete with rival chipmaker Nvidia in supplying the foundation for a boom in AI-fueled business tools.... Read more
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Tiny device mimics human vision and memory abilities
Researchers have created a small device that "sees" and creates memories in a similar way to humans, in a promising step towards one day having applications that can make rapid, complex decisions such as in self-driving cars.... Read more
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Study finds AI can predict cybersickness in VR users
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to help combat nausea, headaches and dizziness among virtual reality (VR) users and make the technology more accessible, according to a new study with Charles Darwin University (CDU).... Read more
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Unlocking photonic computing power with artificial 'life'
The never-ending quest for faster, smaller computers that can do more has led manufacturers to design ever tinier transistors that are now packed into computer chips by the tens of billions.... Read more
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Conversations with AI models can help create microprocessing chips, researchers discover
Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have fabricated a microprocessing chip using plain English "conversations" with an AI model, a first-of-its-kind achievement that could lead to faster chip development and allow individuals without specialized technical skills to design chips.... Read more
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An organic electrochemical transistor that serves as a sensor and processor
In recent years, electronics engineers have been trying to develop new brain-inspired hardware that can run artificial intelligence (AI) models more efficiently. While most existing hardware is specialized in either sensing, processing or storing data, some teams have been exploring the possibility of combining these three functionalities in a single... Read more
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AI chips are hot. Here's what they are, what they're for and why investors see gold
The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics. It's an artificial intelligence chip, designed specifically to make building AI systems such as ChatGPT faster and cheaper.... Read more
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'Hot pixels' attack steals data through CPU readings
A team of security researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany has reported a new form of side-channel attack that capitalizes on power and speed management methods used by graphics processing units and systems on a chip (SoCs).... Read more
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An ultra-high-density and energy-efficient content addressable memory design based on 3D-NAND flash
Data-intensive computing applications such as pattern recognition, video processing, database engines and network routers have drastically increased due to the rapid development of big data and artificial intelligence (AI), which pose stringent requirements for storing and processing massive data resources.... Read more
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Developing a smart chip based on the human brain
Current computer systems are very good at performing exact calculations. But as we are using more and more AI-based applications, we also need more efficient systems that are able to process data in real time with the same precision. TU/e researcher Eveline van Doremaele is working on a new generation... Read more
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Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity use
Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers. The paper is published in the journal Scientific Reports.... Read more
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New transparent augmented reality display opens possibilities to see digital content in real-time
The world's first flexible, transparent augmented reality (AR) display screen using 3D printing and low-cost materials has been created by researchers at the University of Melbourne, KDH Design Corporation and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN). The development of the new display screen is set to advance how AR is... Read more
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Compression algorithms run on AI hardware to simulate nature's most complex systems
High-performance computing (HPC) has become an essential tool for processing large datasets and simulating nature's most complex systems. However, researchers face difficulties in developing more intensive models because Moore's Law—which states that computational power doubles every two years—is slowing, and memory bandwidth still cannot keep up with it. But scientists... Read more
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Artificial neurons mimic complex brain abilities for next-generation AI computing
Researchers have created atomically thin artificial neurons capable of processing both light and electric signals for computing. The material enables the simultaneous existence of separate feedforward and feedback paths within a neural network, boosting the ability to solve complex problems.... Read more
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AMD fTPM vulnerability uncovered
Researchers at the Technical University of Berlin say they uncovered a new vulnerability in AMD's Trusted Platform Module (TPM). The flaw exposes firmware TPMs, or fTPMs, to attack.... Read more
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Neural networks on photonic chips: Harnessing light for ultra-fast and low-power artificial intelligence
Neural networks are distributed computing structures inspired by the structure of a biological brain and aim to achieve cognitive performance comparable to that of humans but in a much shorter time.... Read more
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Light-based computing scheme to reduce power needed to mine cryptocurrencies
Researchers have developed a new light-based computing scheme that uses a photonic integrated circuit to reduce the energy necessary for cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. Mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—a process of verifying transactions and adding new cryptocurrency to the blockchain—consumes up to 1% of the world's energy. This energy expenditure is... Read more
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Team realizes brain's sensory functions using artificial synapse devices
Researchers from the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering at Nankai University have used flexible artificial synapse devices to develop a neuromorphic motion perception system that realizes the brain's multisensory functions at the hardware level and exhibits excellent motion perception performance.... Read more
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Team designs four-legged robotic system that can walk a balance beam
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam—a feat that is likely the first of its kind.... Read more
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A natural and comfortable 'seamless-walk' virtual reality locomotion system
Urban real-world environments have limited physical space for foot-based locomotion and present challenges to natural VR locomotion (since virtual environments are much larger than the corresponding real-world environment), a fact that has been noted in past studies (Mandal 2013; Pai and Kunze 2017).... Read more
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AI-equipped eyeglasses read silent speech
Cornell University researchers have developed a silent-speech recognition interface that uses acoustic-sensing and artificial intelligence to continuously recognize up to 31 unvocalized commands, based on lip and mouth movements.... Read more