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MIT's chip stacking breakthrough could cut energy use in power-hungry AI processesData doesn’t have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.
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This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage formatThe new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.
By Fiona Jackson Published
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Scientists build 'most accurate' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architectureResearchers say they have created the world's first scalable atomic quantum processor that achieves record-breaking 99.99% fidelity.
By Tristan Greene Published
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History of computers: Timeline of key events & technological breakthroughsReference The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the 20th century.
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Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBMThe novel design for the new qubit uses the chemical element tantalum in tandem with a special silicon substrate, creating what researchers say are the most coherent superconducting qubits to date.
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New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozenScientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.
By Fiona Jackson Published
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Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processorsThe novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.
By Tristan Greene Published
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New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AIPhysicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.
By Owen Hughes Published
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New semiconductor could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthroughResearchers believe they can fit 25 million Josephson junctions — a useful component for quantum computing — on one two-inch wafer with this approach.
By Anna Demming Published
