IBM researchers unveiled a new generation of experimental computer chips designed to emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. The technology could yield many orders of magnitude less power consumption and space than used in today’s computers. In a sharp departure from traditional concepts in designing and building computers, IBM’s first neurosynaptic computing [...]

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IBM scientists unveiled a new chip technology that integrates electrical and optical devices on the same piece of silicon, enabling computer chips to communicate using pulses of light (instead of electrical signals), resulting in smaller, faster and more power-efficient chips than is possible with conventional technologies. The new technology, called CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics, is [...]

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High-resolution magnification and image capture are available in a sophisticated, compact Mighty Scope from Aven that incorporates technology advances. The hand-held precision magnifier with a USB interface, introduced recently by the 25-year-old optical inspection systems company based in Michigan, has several best-in-class features to provide maximum precision, sensitivity and convenience. Tags: Microscope

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Wireless sensor networks monitor physical or environmental conditions such as temperature, sound, vibration, pressure, motion or pollutants, and provide real time information on the health and condition of critical components and systems. Powering many of these systems is virtually impossible with wires, and expensive with batteries and their associated maintenance. This situation creates a unique [...]

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The U.S. Department of Energy reports the world’s fastest computer, a hybrid supercomputer codenamed “Roadrunner,” can compute 1,000 trillion operations per second. The machine was designed by IBM and uses Cell Broadband Engine chips, technology originally developed for video game platforms. “Roadrunner” was built for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and will [...]

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GE Security today announced its Homeland Protection business has introduced StreetLab Mobile, its next generation, point-and-shoot handheld unknown substance identification system. The Raman Spectroscopy-based device’s chemical substance identification capability is expected to be complemented soon by the addition of biological substance identification capability. The biological identification upgrade is expected to make StreetLab Mobile the first [...]

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St. Jude Medical will begin enrollment in a controlled, multi-site, blinded, clinical study of deep brain stimulation for major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. In the U.S., more than 21 million adults suffer from some kind of depressive disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Of these, only about 80 percent [...]

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The United States has dedicated a new scientific station at the geographic South Pole – the third since 1957 – officially ushering in a new support system for sophisticated large-scale experiments in disciplines ranging from astrophysics to environmental chemistry and seismology. The dedication of the new Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, which took place Jan. 12, [...]

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Researchers at the University of Washington unveil a stunning contact lenses with … circuits. They declare that there are many possible uses for virtual displays like: Drivers or pilots could see a vehicle’s speed projected onto the windshield. Video-game companies could use the contact lenses to completely immerse players in a virtual world without restricting [...]

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In the first, IBM scientists have shown that a single atom can hold its magnetic direction, which proves it may be suitable for storing the “1s” and “0s” that make up computing storage. According to IBM, this work puts scientists one step closer to storing data in single atoms, which, while still many years away, [...]

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