Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reducing carbon emissions is crucial to curbing the effects of climate change, but usually gas-powered vehicles and manufacturers are the most conspicuous culprits. However, Information and…
Tag: Hardware
Silicon chip propels 6G communications forward
Operation schematic of the proposed all-silicon terahertz integrated polarization (de)multiplexer. Credit: Dr. Weijie Gao / Osaka University A team of scientists has unlocked the potential of 6G communications with a…
How hardware contributes to the fairness of artificial neural networks
Fairness of neural networks. a. Illustrative example of neural network fairness awareness in dermatological disease detection. b. Process of model training with fairness awareness. c. New objective to be considered…
Zap! California startup touts its new battery technology as a fast-charging ‘universal adapter’
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Officials at a startup based in Carlsbad, California, expect a battery technology they have engineered will transform the way e-bikes and electric-powered hand-held tools are charged.…
Computer scientists discover gap in the latest security mechanisms used by some chips
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the past few years, hardware manufacturers have developed technologies that ought to make it possible for companies and governmental organizations to process sensitive data securely…
Aim policies at hardware to ensure AI safety, say experts
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A global registry tracking the flow of chips destined for AI supercomputers is one of the policy options highlighted by a major new report calling for…
Open tools used for a security chip
The security chip (at the middle of the bottom) is built in flip-chip technology on an auxiliary board and plugged into a standard socket on the main board. The main…
Intel CEO says the chip maker’s technology is central to AI boom
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger, plotting a comeback for the once-dominant chipmaker, made the case that the company’s technology will be vital to an…
Exploring the effects of hardware implementation on the exploration space of evolvable robots
The ARE Robot Fabricator (RoboFab). Evolved robot skeletons (green) are 3D printed, the robot arm equips them with a central ‘head’ (red) and then attaches modular ‘organs’ (dark blue) to…
Advances in AI, chips boost voice recognition
14nm analog AI chip resting in researcher’s hand. Credit: Ryan Lavine for IBM Separate developments in speech recognition technology from IBM and California universities at San Francisco and Berkeley offer…
