In electronics, even the most advanced computer is just a complex arrangement of simple, modular parts that control specific functions; the same integrated circuit might be found in an iPhon... Read more
A research team with a global reach has developed a chip-like device that could make cancer remission permanent – and that’s just the start. It’s like a random access memory chip... Read more
New Math Model Can Help Computers Understand Inference In a new paper, the researchers describe a mathematical model they created that helps predict pragmatic reasoning and may eventu... Read more
A wearable brain scanner could give computers insight into how hard you’re thinking. Conversations between people include a lot more than just words. All sorts of visual and aur... Read more
The Raspberry Pi can revolutionize education The Raspberry Pi is a very basic looking micro-board that hides a sophisticated computer – the UK developers behind the computer expect ot... Read more
Prof Woodward is in the minority in thinking that the consumer market will benefit widely from quantum computers What is a quantum computer and when can I have one? It makes use of all that... Read more
A significant step on the path to quantum computing has been taken by an international team of researchers applying a 22-year old theory. They have succeeded in creating quantum bits within... Read more
The whole unit weighs about 1.6 ounces (45g) Budding computer hackers/scientists are about to get a welcome gift, albeit a bit late for Christmas 2011. The non-profit Raspberry Pi Fou... Read more
“At first, even I didn’t think it was possible,” quipped Suneet Singh Tuli, maker of the world’s cheapest net access and computing device priced at just $45. But he is talking of the old tim... Read more
Technology can be glamorous. But can it have a human touch? This is the story of a young IIT engineer who bent technology to give sick children the gift of speech. Ajit Narayanan, founder of... Read more
Researchers from Japan and the Michigan Technological University have succeeded in building a molecular computer that, more than any previous project of its kind, can replicate the inner mec... Read more