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The sweat from human fingertips could soon power smartwatches and other wearables

The innovative biofuel cells are capable of converting sweat and the pressure from your fingertips into electric energy, which could soon be enough to power smartwatches and other wearables and sensors. In the long term, this inve...

Enrico Frahn, Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:56:00 +0200

A Japan-based research group breaks the world internet speed record

Engineers from Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have reported a new world record for data-transmission speed over fiber-optic cables. They claim a rate of 319 terabits per second (Tb/s...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:53:00 +0200

A Huawei engineer develops a self-riding bicycle

An engineer associated with the OEM Huawei has documented the design and creation of an electric bicycle. However, unlike the vast majority of these devices, this one is rated to propel and balance itself, thanks to a complex syst...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:20:00 +0200

New study says wearables like the Apple Watch can detect long-term COVID-19 symptoms

As the coronavirus pandemic is hopefully nearing its end, many people around the globe are fighting the long-term effects after overcoming a COVID-19 infection. According to a new study, wearables like the Apple Watch can help wit...

Enrico Frahn, Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:49:00 +0200

China now leading the quantum computing race

Unlike Google's 53-qubit Sycamore quantum supercomputer that is based on electrons and superconductors, the latest Chinese achievement in the field dubbed Zuchongzhi can process 66 qubits and is based on optical circuits and photo...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:29:00 +0200

Commodore 64 from 1982 manages to Bitcoin, but only at 0.3 H/s

Programmer 8-bit Show And Tell managed to mod his 1 MHz Commodore 64 to mine Bitcoin. This is a remarkable feat for hardware that's close to 40 years old. However, at 0.3 H/s, the system will take nearly a billion years, just to t...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:38:00 +0200

Nvidia reveals Grace, a high-powered Arm-based server CPU that leverages its Ampere GPU tech

Nvidia has revealed its first data center CPU, a high-performance Arm-based platform that it claims is 10x faster than today’s fastest servers when it comes to processing complex AI and other high-performance workloads. The system...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:47:00 +0200

The v9 architecture is rated to encompass a wide range of pressing computing needs. (Source: Arm)

Arm unveils its latest v9 architecture as a solution for the AI- and security-focused future

The ubiquitous chip-design IP-holder Arm perceives the future as one in which processing demands will trend strongly towards AI and data-security needs while moving away from general computing. The company aims to meet it with its...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Wed, 31 Mar 2021 18:40:00 +0200

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The sweat from human fingertips could soon power smartwatches and other wearables

A Japan-based research group breaks the world internet speed record

A Huawei engineer develops a self-riding bicycle

New study says wearables like the Apple Watch can detect long-term COVID-19 symptoms

China now leading the quantum computing race

Commodore 64 from 1982 manages to Bitcoin, but only at 0.3 H/s

Nvidia reveals Grace, a high-powered Arm-based server CPU that leverages its Ampere GPU tech

Arm unveils its latest v9 architecture as a solution for the AI- and security-focused future

Engineer creates a USB-C abomination that brings back the terror of USB-A cable flipping

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