The processing power of standard computers is expected to reach its maximum in the next 10 to 25 years. But even at this maximum power, computers in their current form won't be able to handle certain ...

Scientists introduce what they call 'simultaneous and heterogeneous multithreading' or SHMT. This system doubles computer processing speeds with existing hardware by simultaneously using graphics ...

Yahoo!'s M45 supercomputing cluster, along with Google-inspired open-source software, could dramatically improve analysis and understanding of astronomy, financial services and Web traffic A given in ...

As the march of Moore's Law slows, so chip designers have had to find new ways of delivering the regular leaps in computer processing power we've become accustomed to. One of the more recent trends is ...

How it works, why it’s so powerful, and where it’s likely to be most useful first This is the first in a series of explainers on quantum technology. The other two are on quantum communication and post ...

Intel just made it a lot easier for developers and researchers to quickly incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their designs. Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick (NCS), available in the ...

With a $9.2 million grant from Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), Prof. Andrew A. Chien will lead a team of University of Chicago computer science researchers building the ...