Singapore scientists develop revolutionary microelectronic device which uses 1,000 times less power than commercial memory technologies

2024-03-22 03:08 AM by Wanda Parisien

A research team led by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in partnership with National University of Singapore (NUS) has created an innovative microelectronic device that can potentially function as a sustainable, high-performance “bit-switch” . This paves the way for future computing technologies to process data much faster while using significantly less energy. …

A Simple Theory for Why the Internet Is So Conspiratorial

2024-03-10 08:57 PM by Tyler Fields

Listen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. On Friday afternoon, news broke that the beloved actor Carl Weathers had died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 76. No cause of death was announced. Within hours, anti-vaxxers offered an unsolicited explanation for his passing: They pointed …

NUS researchers develop AI-powered ‘eye’ for visually impaired people to ‘see’ objects

2024-02-04 06:06 PM by Wanda Parisien

How does AiSee work? AiSee comprises three key components: (1) The eye: Vision engine computer software AiSee incorporates a micro-camera that captures the user’s field of view. This forms the software component of AiSee, also referred to as the ‘vision engine computer’. The software is capable of extracting features such as text, logos, and labels …

Yale’s quantum computing journey — 20 years and counting

2024-01-14 07:03 PM by Wanda Parisien

Yale’s quest to build the world’s first, fully useful quantum computer is also the story of a small-town kid’s obsession with short-wave radios, a Parisian’s fond boyhood memories of America, and a high school student from the New York suburbs who soaked up Saturday morning science programs at Yale’s Becton Center. It is the story …