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Nov 22, 2024

New organic molecule design can lead to long-lasting, durable OLEDs for displays

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

Scientists have developed a method to improve the stability and efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), a technology used in smartphones, TVs, and other electronic displays.

This advancement utilizes a unique type of molecule that has the potential to extend the lifespan of OLED devices significantly.

The researchers present a novel way to design that can maintain their stability and efficiency over time, even in high-stress conditions. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.

Nov 21, 2024

2024 Marks the End of Moore’s Law

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Moore’s Law, the guiding concept in computing, is an observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. According to this law, the number of transistors on a device doubles roughly every two years, hence increasing performance. For years, this idea has driven the semiconductor sector.

In the fast-paced world of technology, not many ideas have been as impactful as Moore’s Law. The principle, first highlighted in 1965, predicted that the number of transistors on a microchip would double about every two years, resulting in rapid advancements in computing power. Yet, it has been observed that the transistor count does not merely follow Moore’s Law but surpasses it in significant ways.

With that thought, AIM has put together this article highlighting the number of times Moore’s Law was challenged.

Nov 21, 2024

A Bewildering New Form of Matter Could Redefine What’s Possible in Computers

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If we can confirm its existence, that is.

Nov 21, 2024

Radiation-tolerant FPGAs for space applications from Microchip Technology achieve government QML Class V

Posted by in categories: computing, government, life extension, security

CHANDLER, Ariz. – The radiation-tolerant RTG4 field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with lead-free flip-chip bumps from Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler, Ariz., have earned the Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V status from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

These radiation-tolerant FPGAs are for critical space programs. QML Class V is the highest level of qualification for space components for human-rated, deep-space, and national security space programs.

RTG4 FPGAs offer more than 150,000 logic elements, and come in flip-chip package construction where flip-chip bumps connect the silicon die and the package substrate for extended the longevity.

Nov 20, 2024

Neuralink transplant patient can control computer mouse ‘by just thinking,’ Elon Musk says

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

The recipient of the world’s first Neuralink brain-chip transplant is able to control a computer mouse by thinking, the tech startup’s founder Elon Musk announced this week.

“Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of,” Reuters reported that Musk said in an X Spaces event on Monday. “Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking.”

Musk added that Neuralink was trying to get the patient to click the mouse as much as possible, Reuters reported.

Nov 20, 2024

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Cleared to Start Brain Chip Trial in Canada

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, Elon Musk, neuroscience

The billionaire’s brain device company is currently recruiting patients in the US, UK and Canada.

Nov 20, 2024

By exerting ‘crowd control’ over mouse cells, scientists make progress towards engineering tissues

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, engineering, life extension

Genes aren’t the sole driver instructing cells to build multicellular structures, tissues, and organs. In a paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientist Leonardo Morsut and Caltech computational biologist Matt Thomson characterize the influence of another important developmental driver: cell density, or how loosely or tightly cells are packed into a given space.

In both computational models and laboratory experiments, the team of scientists used cell density as an effective tool for controlling how pattern themselves into complex structures.

“This paper represents progress towards our big picture goal of engineering synthetic tissues,” said Morsut, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, and biomedical engineering at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Nov 20, 2024

TSMC 2nm Process Is Right On-Track, Slated For Mass-Production By 2025 & Sees “All-Time” High Demand

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TSMC is set to mass-produce its cutting-edge 2nm process by 2025, as the Taiwan giant is seeing massive interest from companies such as Apple and NVIDIA.

TSMC’s 2nm Node Is Said To Replace All Others When It Comes To Revenue Generation, Amid Gigantic Demand From The Markets

TSMC’s upcoming 2nm node is said to be a revolution for the tech markets, given that it has pledged to bring in significant performance uplifts, one that will aid in speeding up the computational capabilities of devices across the industry.

Nov 20, 2024

The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness and build memories

Posted by in categories: computing, neuroscience

Life is a series of small events: making morning coffee, letting the dog out, opening a laptop, letting the dog back in. Add them all up and you have a full day. Our brains are committed to observing and processing the events that make up our daily lives, said Jeff Zacks, the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences and chair of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. “Knowing where events begin and where they end is crucial to understanding the world,” Zacks said.

In a pair of new papers, Zacks and other researchers in Arts & Sciences and the McKelvey School of Engineering explore this key process of human cognition.

Zacks led a study that trained computer models to observe more than 25 hours of video of people performing simple, everyday tasks such as cleaning a kitchen or cooking a meal before making predictions about what happens next. The study came to a surprising conclusion: The computer models were most accurate when they responded to uncertainty. When the model was especially unsure about what would happen next, it would reset and reassess the scene, an approach that improved its overall comprehension.

Nov 20, 2024

New model could calculate probability of intelligent life in our Universe and beyond

Posted by in categories: alien life, computing, information science, physics

A team of astrophysicists, led by our Institute for Computational Cosmology, have developed a new model that could estimate how likely it is for intelligent life to emerge in our Universe and beyond.

In the 1960s, American astronomer Dr Frank Drake came up with an equation to calculate the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilisations in our Milky Way galaxy.

More than 60 years on, researchers at Durham, the University of Edinburgh and the Université de Genève, have produced a new model based on the conditions created by the acceleration of the Universe’s expansion and the amount of stars formed instead.

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