https://techxplore.com/hardware-news/ en-us The latest news on consumer electronic hardware, electronic gadgets, hardware and electronics. By strategically straining materials that are as thin as a single layer of atoms, University of Rochester scientists have developed a new form of computing memory that is at once fast, dense, and low-power. The researchers outline their new hybrid resistive switches in a study published in Nature Electronics. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-hybrid-phase-change-memristors-possibilities.html Hardware Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:11:43 EST news620568701 Multifunctional computer chips have evolved to do more with integrated sensors, processors, memory and other specialized components. However, as chips have expanded, the time required to move information between functional components has also grown. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-2d-material-reshape-3d-electronics.html Hardware Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:58:08 EST news620560686 The new Galileo satellite model from Thales Alenia Space underwent mechanical and signal performance testing this summer at ESA's ESTEC Test Center. Structural models resisted launch-like noise and vibrations while an electrical model proved its ability to send Galileo signals—a major milestone in the development of Galileo's Second Generation. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-galileo-generation-satellite-aces-hardware.html Hardware Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:49:18 EST news619447755 Photodetectors and neuromorphic vision sensors are two typical optoelectronic devices that play important roles in sensing and processing optical information. Photodetectors have fast light response and high sensitivity, making them suitable for optical sensing, communication, and imaging systems. Neuromorphic vision sensors can perceive, store, and process light signals. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-device-photodetector-neuromorphic-vision-sensor.html Hardware Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:19:44 EST news619370378 Leonardo da Vinci may have been a genius, but he was also a hot mess—at least in terms of organizing his works. When he died in 1519, the Renaissance master left behind 7,000 pages of undated drawings, scientific observations and personal journals, more or less jumbled up in a box. So, when his assistant collected da Vinci's papers, he did his best to collate them into journals, or codices, mostly based on subject matter. Ever since, art historians have used all sorts of techniques to make an accurate timeline of the various documents now held in museums and collections across the world. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-da-vinci-chronology-renaissance-genius.html Software Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:09:26 EST news619196951 Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic will be one of the first companies to use new chips from Alphabet Inc."s Google, deepening their partnership after a recent cloud computing agreement. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-ai-startup-anthropic-google-chips.html Hardware Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:36:17 EST news618748572 Technology is edging closer and closer to the super-speed world of computing with artificial intelligence. But is the world equipped with the proper hardware to be able to handle the workload of new AI technological breakthroughs? https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-neuromorphic-team-hardware-mimics-human.html Hardware Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:31:03 EST news618503461 Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong found the secret to a more efficient, less expensive approach to keeping massive computer systems cool: Just add salt. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-salt-solution-cools-boosts.html Hardware Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:15:26 EDT news618063320 The development of quantum computers is underway around the world, and much attention is focused on increasing the number of qubits that perform operations. On the other hand, looking at the entire system of a quantum computer, the number of RF components to control them increases in proportion to the number of qubits. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-technique-radio-frequency-components-quantum.html Hardware Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:15:44 EDT news618056142 Researchers from Tsinghua University, China, have developed an all-analog photoelectronic chip that combines optical and electronic computing to achieve ultrafast and highly energy-efficient computer vision processing, surpassing digital processors. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-future-ai-hardware-scientists-unveil.html Hardware Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:30:01 EDT news617966070 When Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a beautiful story of his brother Nicolas experiencing a professional F1 simulator, he said "The smile you see here never left his face." https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-co-design-video-game-social-kids.html Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:23:04 EDT news617628181 Modern processors come with a fundamental vulnerability in their hardware architecture that allows attackers to hijack sensitive data. This insight emerged from the so-called Spectre attack reported in 2018. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-apple-safari-browser-vulnerable-spectre.html Hardware Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:39:03 EDT news617553541 A new smartphone case could soon enable folks with visual impairments, tremors and spasms to use touch screens independently. Developed at the University of Michigan, BrushLens could help users perceive, locate and tap buttons and keys on the touch screen menus now ubiquitous in restaurant kiosks, ATM machines and other public terminals. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-case-workaround-inaccessible-screens.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:26:03 EDT news617549161 Hussam Amrouch has developed an AI-ready architecture that is twice as powerful as comparable in-memory computing approaches. As reported in the journal Nature Communications, the professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) applies a new computational paradigm using special circuits known as ferroelectric field effect transistors (FeFETs). Within a few years, this could prove useful for generative AI, deep learning algorithms and robotic applications. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-exploring-energy-saving-ai-chip.html Hardware Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:37:03 EDT news617542621 Australian researchers have developed cutting-edge technology known as "acoustic touch" that helps people "see" using sound. The technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-acoustic-vision.html Hardware Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:20:02 EDT news617534064 The HEP research project has presented an open, flexible design for a security chip. The project, "Hardening the value chain through open source, trusted EDA tools and processors (HEP)," uses open source, free components and tools to manufacture a chip at the IHP fab—the Leibniz-Institute for High Performance Microelectronics. The easy accessibility of the used process sets new standards for development times and significantly reduces the learning curve for chip design. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-standards-field-source-hardware-tools.html Hardware Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:46:07 EDT news617028364 A large team of computer scientists and engineers at IBM Research has developed a dedicated computer chip that is able to run AI-based image recognition apps 22 times as fast as chips that are currently on the market. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-ibm-northpole-chip-ai-based-image.html Hardware Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:18:19 EDT news617012294 In a paper published in Nature Photonics, researchers from the University of Oxford, along with collaborators from the Universities of Muenster, Heidelberg, and Exeter, report on their development of integrated photonic-electronic hardware capable of processing three-dimensional (3D) data, substantially boosting data processing parallelism for AI tasks. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-square-cube-hardware-ai-3d.html Hardware Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:00:01 EDT news616926353 There is an intense, worldwide search for novel materials to build computer microchips with that are not based on classic transistors but on much more energy-saving, brain-like components. However, whereas the theoretical basis for classic transistor-based digital computers is solid, there are no real theoretical guidelines for the creation of brain-like computers. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-hardware-theoretical-basis.html Hardware Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:28:36 EDT news616757314 To take an image that is completely in focus, one of the most familiar parts of a camera—the lens—isn't necessary anymore. Instead, a thin mask over the image sensor can do the job. But the kind of mask you use makes a huge difference in how sharp your image is. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-lens-radial-masks-thin-cameras.html Hardware Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:43:24 EDT news616175001 Semiconductors are the heart of almost every electronic device. Without semiconductors, our computers would not be able to process and retain data; and LED (light-emitting diode) lightbulbs would lose their ability to shine. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-sustainable-semiconductors-multielement-ink.html Hardware Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:41:04 EDT news615120061 A joint research team in China wrote a review on in-sensor visual computing, a three-in-one hardware solution that is more efficient, economical and secure than conventional machine vision systems, which collect, store, and interpret visual signals on separate hardware units. This review was published in Intelligent Computing. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-propels-machine-vision-in-sensor-visual.html Hardware Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:35:03 EDT news615044102 Google is finally extending the lifespan of older Chromebooks—the low-cost laptops used by school districts across the country—after years of limited software support sent thousands of those devices to the trash after just a few years of service. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-google-lifespan-chromebooksa-school-districts.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:01:03 EDT news614527261 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 industrywide boom in artificial intelligence computing. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-intel-ceo-chip-maker-technology.html Hardware Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:20:02 EDT news614434736 After many years of designing and selling a variety of different cables to power and charge its devices, Apple has slowly switched to USB-C chargers for all of its products. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-apple-lightning-connector-usb-cwe.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:01:43 EDT news614322094 A machine-learning algorithm demonstrated the capability to process data that exceeds a computer's available memory by identifying a massive data set's key features and dividing them into manageable batches that don't choke computer hardware. Developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the algorithm set a world record for factorizing huge data sets during a test run on Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Summit, the world's fifth-fastest supercomputer. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-machine-masters-massive-algorithm-exabyte.html Hardware Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:35:04 EDT news613668902 Evolutionary robotics is a sub-field of robotics aimed at developing artificial "organisms" that can improve their capabilities and body configuration in response to their surroundings, just as humans and animals evolve, adapting their skills and appearance over time. A growing number of roboticists have been trying to develop these evolvable robotic systems, leveraging recent artificial intelligence (AI) advances. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-exploring-effects-hardware-exploration-space.html Hardware Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:40:02 EDT news613040782 Scientists at Rice University in Houston, Texas have developed a fabric-based wearable device that "taps" a user's wrist with pressurized air, silently helping them navigate to their destination. The study, published August 29 in the journal Device, demonstrated that users correctly interpreted which direction the device was telling them to go an average of 87% of the time. Since the wearable embeds most of its control system within the fabric itself, using air instead of electronics, it can be built lighter and more compact than existing designs. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-lightweight-wearable-device-users-wrist.html Hardware Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:01 EDT news612519189 Separate developments in speech recognition technology from IBM and California universities at San Francisco and Berkeley offer promising news for patients suffering from vocal paralysis and speech loss. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-advances-ai-chips-boost-voice.html Hardware Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:41:32 EDT news612434474 To continue reducing the costs of solar energy and other clean energy technologies, scientists and engineers will likely need to focus, at least in part, on improving technology features that are not based on hardware, according to MIT researchers. They describe this finding and the mechanisms behind it in Nature Energy. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-scientists-hardware-solar-energy-tech.html Hardware Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:00:01 EDT news611483155