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Large supercomputers to speed up: 100 PFLOPs in 2014, 1 Exaflop by 2017?

Large supercomputers to speed up: 100 PFLOPs in 2014, 1 Exaflop by 2017?

The most recent expectations from last year's supercomputing events, of 100 petaflops in 2015 and 1 exaflop in 2018, seems to be too pessimistic, after all. What's enabling the sudden push?


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Intel researching computers that mimic human brain

Intel researching computers that mimic human brain

Intel is researching computer technology that mimics the human brain so that it learns about the user over time, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence and next-generation computing.


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The Leap: Gesture Control Revolution?

The Leap: Gesture Control Revolution?

A new product has been unveiled that claims it will revolutionize the way you interact with your computer.

 


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Researchers look to magnet-producing bacteria to create bio-computer components

Researchers look to magnet-producing bacteria to create bio-computer components

Researchers from the UK and Tokyo are imitating iron-eating microbes to create bio-computer components.


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MIT Researchers Develop Glare-Free Self-Cleaning Glass

 

MIT Researchers Develop Glare-Free Self-Cleaning Glass

A glare free, self-cleaning, hydrophobic, non-reflective glass has been developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).


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Amazon expands into supply business

Amazon expands into supply business

Amazon has expanded into the supply business with the launch of AmazonSupply.com, a new online store offering parts for a wide range of industries.


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Pentagon orders prototype dual-focus contact lenses for enhancing vision

Pentagon orders prototype dual-focus contact lenses for enhancing vision

The Pentagon has ordered a prototype contact lens that provides users with a wider field of vision, potentially revolutionising the way we see the world.


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Scientists Create First Working Quantum Network

 

Scientists Create First Working Quantum Network
 
Scientists at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have engineered the first working quantum network. While the entire system is primitive, consisting of two entangled atoms that communicate using single photons, it is a big step forward into the future of computing.


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Amazon CEO to recover Apollo 11 rocket engines from ocean floor

Amazon CEO to recover Apollo 11 rocket engines from ocean floor

Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos, is leading an effort to recover the engines of the Apollo 11 space rocket from the darkest depths of the ocean's floor.


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Scientists make breakthrough in thermal cloaking technology

Scientists make breakthrough in thermal cloaking technology

Scientists have made a breakthrough in demonstrating how technology can be developed to make people or objects appear invisible to thermal-imaging devices, bringing us one step closer to science fiction-style cloaking.


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Using mobile phones while pregnant could make children hyperactive

Using mobile phones while pregnant could make children hyperactive

Women who use mobile phones while pregnant could end up with hyperactive children, according to a recent study.


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Teen wins Intel award for breast cancer research

Teen wins Intel award for breast cancer research

A US teenager has won the top prize of $100,000 from the Intel Science Talent Search competition for his groundbreaking research on breast cancer, which could revolutionise treatment.


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Solar storm hits Earth today, could damage electrics

Solar storm hits Earth today, could damage electrics

A solar storm has rocked the Earth today, with the potential to cause damage and disruption to electrical systems.


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Scientists demonstrate radio wave "twisting" to increase bandwidth

Scientists demonstrate radio wave "twisting" to increase bandwidth

Scientists have demonstrated how “twisting” radio waves can significantly increase their capacity to carry information, which could free up frequency space for more radio, television, and Wi-Fi transmissions.


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Google launches Solve for X scientific breakthrough programme

Google launches Solve for X scientific breakthrough programme

Google has launched a scientific breakthrough programme called Solve for X, where it brought together entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists from across the world to propose technological solutions to some of the world's biggest problems, like cancer and climate change.


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