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Light-powered computer chip can train AI much faster than components powered by electricity
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
New chip design uses photons rather than electrons to perform calculations, and scientists hope to integrate the technology into future graphics cards to train AI.
New 'petabit-scale' optical disc can store as much information as 15,000 DVDs
By Peter Ray Allison published
The new disc is based on a material called AIE-DDPR, which has a much higher storage density than other formats.
Ultrasonic earbuds with 'advanced noise-cancellation' could launch as soon as 2025
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Say goodbye to earbuds that break down and create fuzz. New ultrasonic audio chip could lead to digital headphones with better noise-cancelling and spatial audio.
'Universal memory' breakthrough brings the next generation of computers 1 step closer to major speed boost
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Universal memory promises to replace both RAM and flash storage in computers with a better, faster and more energy-efficient alternative — and researchers have just moved this one step closer to reality.
Our favorite air purifier with eco mode is now 27% off at Amazon
By Anna Gora published
Deal Save $62 on the Coway Airmega AP-1512HH air purifier at Amazon.
New solar cell technology could ditch batteries in gadgets for good by harvesting ambient room light
By Nicholas Fearn published
Solar cells that can be recharged using indoor low-light could be used to power devices like TV remotes and computer mice.
World's 1st graphene semiconductor could power future quantum computers
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists overcame a limitation in graphene to harness the material as a working semiconductor at terahertz frequencies with 10 times the mobility of silicon.
Wireless charger that sits under your skin could power medical devices before dissolving into your body
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
The wireless charging device can power implants and other devices by moving energy wirelessly through the body or harvesting energy from the body itself.
New brain-like transistor goes 'beyond machine learning'
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists have previously only gotten 'synaptic transistors' to work under cryogenic conditions, but this is the first that can operate at room temperature — while outperforming today's best-in-class machine learning systems.
Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect
By Ben Turner published
Batteries could charge up by relying on a quantum effect known as indefinite causal order, whereby the laws of cause and effect are scrambled and power can move through the system quicker.
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