News articles tagged with 'computer' (Page 2)
Fast laser could revolutionise data communications
— 5 Mar 2011 13:45 | TechnologyResearchers at Chalmers in Sweden have shown that a surface emitting laser - a cheaper and more energy-efficient type of laser for fibre optics than conventional lasers - can deliver…
Optical tweezers software now available for the iPad
— 4 Mar 2011 16:06 | TechnologyOptics researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol have developed an iPad application for accurate, easy and intuitive use of optical tweezers…
Solar mystery solved
— 3 Mar 2011 14:41 | AstronomyThe Sun has been in the news a lot lately because it's beginning to send out more flares and solar storms. Its recent turmoil is particularly newsworthy because the Sun was very quiet…
New MIT developments in quantum computing
— 3 Mar 2011 14:08 | TechnologyQuantum computers are computers that exploit the weird properties of matter at extremely small scales. Many experts believe that a full-blown quantum computer could perform calculations…
New generation of optical integrated devices for future quantum computers
— 2 Mar 2011 13:10 | TechnologyA research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol has demonstrated the quantum operation of new components that will enable compact circuits for future photonic quantum…
Quantum simulator becomes accessible to the world
— 24 Feb 2011 18:53 | PhysicsExperimental physicists have put a lot of effort in isolating sensitive measurements from the disruptive influences of the environment. In an international first, Austrian quantum physicists…
Scientists build world's first anti-laser
— 18 Feb 2011 17:56 | TechnologyMore than 50 years after the invention of the laser, scientists at Yale University have built the world's first anti-laser, in which incoming beams of light interfere with one another…
New Pitt projects will test brain computer interfaces for people with spinal cord injury
— 18 Feb 2011 17:41 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for two projects that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries to test…
Researchers working toward automating sedation in intensive care units
— 15 Feb 2011 16:30 | HealthResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Northeast Georgia Medical Centre are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive…
JPEG for the mind: How the brain compresses visual information
— 11 Feb 2011 16:36 | HealthMost of us are familiar with the idea of image compression in computers. File extensions like '.jpg' or '.png' signify that millions of pixel values have been compressed into a more…