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A new type of data storage system could be denser, smaller, faster and more energy efficient than silicon chips. The new method involves encoding data in sliding stacks of two-dimensional layers of metals.Continue ReadingCategory: Electronics, ScienceT… Continue reading Shifting stacks of 2D metals could make fast, dense new data storage
The world’s most powerful supercomputer has just fired up. A newcomer named Fugaku has nabbed the number one spot in the Top500 list of supercomputers, surpassing Summit, the reigning champion of the past few years.
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Tags: Supercomputer, Japan, World’s Most Powerful, Computer, Computers, RIKEN, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Japan’s Fugaku surpasses Summit as world’s most powerful supercomputer
Building computers from discrete components is a fairly common hobby project, but it used to be the only way to build a computer until integrated circuits came on the scene. If you’re living in the modern times, however, you can get a computer like this running easily enough, but if …read more
After unveiling its flashy new laptop processors a few weeks ago, Intel has now shown off its latest generation of desktop processors. The 10th Gen Intel Core S-series is much faster for playing games, streaming content and editing video, with the comp… Continue reading Intel reveals 10th Gen desktop processors, its fastest ever
Intel has unveiled its newest generation of laptop processors, which are the first to streak past the 5 GHz mark. The 10th Gen Intel Core H-series packs power you’d previously only get in a desktop, allowing for more demanding games and creative tasks…. Continue reading Intel’s new 10th Gen laptop processors crack 5GHz
As impressive as computers are becoming, they still pale in comparison to nature’s version – the brain. As such scientists have started designing computer chips that work in a similar way to the brain, using artificial neurons and synapses. Now Intel h… Continue reading Intel’s new neuron-based computer matches brain of a small mammal
A team of young designers based in California has created a compact and versatile sit-stand desk solution that is slim enough to fit in a handbag, backpack or computer case. Dubbed MOFT Z (or Mobile Office For Travelers), the ultra-slim and lightweight… Continue reading Compact 4-in-1 sit-stand laptop desk gets you working on your feet
Many of us will have broken a laptop at one point or another, destroying the screen or smashing the case. It can be frustrating, as there’s a perfectly usable computer in there, trapped inside a broken husk of a body. [Matthew] saw this not as a problem, but an opportunity …read more
[Tony] posted an interesting video where he looks at the Atari 2600 and the way many companies tried to convert it into a real home computer. This reminded us of the ColecoVision, which started out as a video game but could expand to a pretty reasonable computer.
It might seem …read more
Continue reading Converting an Atari 2600 into a Home Computer; Did That Ever Work?
After the death of Larry Tesler this week, New Atlas takes a brief look back at the invention of those now-ubiquitous computer commands: cut, copy and paste.Continue ReadingCategory: Remarkable People, LifestyleTags: Xerox, History, Software, Computer Continue reading How the invention of cut and paste helped change software forever