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The truth about Colossus - Decoding computer over 2m high used in World War II
The massive Colossus computer took up as much space as a room, reducing code-breaking time from weeks to hours.
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Accidentally discovered the world's first computer after more than 50 years
Two of the three surviving Q1 microcomputers were found by chance after they were last used by an oil drilling company in the early 1970s.
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The US manufactures the world's largest computer chips
Cerebras' Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3) chip contains 4 trillion transistors and will help run the future 8 exaFLOP supercomputer Condor Galaxy 3.
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Billionaire Elon Musk's 'computer-brain' warning is vulnerable to attack and manipulation by third parties
Billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink project to put a computer into the human brain has the potential to change the lives of some people, but it also causes many ethical is…
New technology
The absolute advantage of light quantum chips: Shorten 9,000 years of computation to 36 millionths of a second
If today's most powerful supercomputers need 9,000 years to solve this problem, light quantum chips only need a few millionths of a second.
New technology
Harvard successfully develops sound wave chip, compatible with quantum computers
Because they do not use conventional electromagnetic waves to operate, these sound wave chips can be compatible and connected to quantum computer systems.
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Slide Ruler - A simple invention that changed the history of science in the world
In the 350 years before the advent of electronic computers, the slide ruler became a unique tool to help mathematicians, scientists, engineers, economists, doctors, mili…
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China develops supercomputer that can simulate human thinking
A team of Chinese scientists has developed a new supercomputer so fast that it can successfully run artificial intelligence models as complex as the human brain.
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Margaret Hamilton - The unsung hero of the historic Apollo mission
Software engineer Margaret Hamilton was instrumental in helping the Apollo 11 astronauts land on the Moon and return safely to Earth.
Computer science
AMD has just helped the US regain the throne in the field of supercomputers
It was the first supercomputer to achieve exascale performance, capable of processing 1.1 trillion operations per second.
Computer science
Amazon introduces the most powerful ARM CPU ever: 64 cores with 55 billion transistors
This server processor is self-designed and developed by Amazon for its cloud servers.
New technology
British scientists develop a computer that runs on cyanobacteria in 6 months
Scientists have developed a power supply system for computers that includes cyanobacteria in a sealed container the size of an AA battery.
New technology
Superconducting materials make computers 400 times faster
A team from TU Delft University has developed a superconducting material that allows computers to run hundreds of times faster than today.
AI - Artificial intelligence
The 'face-changing AI' is hard to distinguish between real and fake
The 'face-changing AI' using artificial intelligence technology is not only fast, but also difficult to distinguish real from fake. Barriers to entry into this technology
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Gem from Namibia holds important key in making quantum computers
The coastal country of Namibia is not only famous for its beautiful scenery, the jade mined here is both diverse and welcomed by all regions. But among the communities i…