computing
News

The World’s Smallest Computer Wants To Be Inside Of You

With computer technology forever striving towards smaller and smaller form factors, it was only a matter of time before engineers created the first millimetre-scale computer system, ready for implantation in the human body.

January 21, 2011
PC

New Type Of Memory Could Boot Your Computer Instantly

Imagine turning on your computer from a powerless state and instantly seeing your desktop without having to wait through a lengthy loading process. NC State researchers have developed a device that could make that happen.

November 6, 2010
News

How Video Game Graphics Sped Up Chemistry

Video gamers’ desire for more realistic graphics has produced more than just flashy new games; just ask a computational chemist.

November 16, 2009
In Real Life

PS3: It Only Catches A Predator

Federal agents typically used $US11,000 computers to crack passwords to the seized hard drives of suspected child pornographers. Now they’re using $US300 PlayStation 3s to pull off the same task.

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