13th March 2022

"Ultra-intelligence" computer planned for 2024

AI chipmaker Graphcore has announced a project called The Good Computer. This will be capable of handling neural network models with 500 trillion parameters. The company also revealed a new 3D chip, called "Bow".

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25th January 2022

First molecular electronics chip

A new biosensor chip can observe direct electrical measurements of single-molecule interactions. This could enable faster and cheaper DNA sequencing, disease surveillance, and precision medicine on portable devices.

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29th December 2021

Shifting conferences online cuts carbon footprint by 94%

The COVID-19 pandemic – unexpectedly – has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: scrap in-person meetings and conventions.

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20th December 2021

New semiconductor design could extend Moore's Law

IBM and Samsung Electronics have jointly announced a breakthrough in semiconductor design, utilising a new vertical transistor architecture that demonstrates a path to scaling beyond the nanosheet.

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24th November 2021

256-qubit quantum computer unveiled

The first 256-qubit quantum computer has been announced by startup company QuEra, founded by a team of scientists from MIT and Harvard.

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19th November 2021

Wirelessly powered consumer devices arriving in 2022

French company ARCHOS has announced a partnership with U.S. company Ossia, to integrate a wireless power system into consumer products next year.

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17th November 2021

IBM reveals 127-qubit quantum processor

IBM has announced a new 127-quantum bit (qubit) processor – called 'Eagle' – at the IBM Quantum Summit 2021, its annual event to showcase milestones in quantum hardware and software.

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4th November 2021

High-speed laser could write 500 TB of data into glass

A breakthrough by UK researchers could make ultra-high density, 5D optical storage practical for long-term data archiving.

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8th October 2021

Intel launches 2nd generation neuromorphic chip

Intel has introduced Loihi 2, its second-generation neuromorphic research chip – featuring eight times the computational neurons compared to the earlier Loihi 1.

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24th September 2021

New optical transistor is up to 1,000 times faster, at lowest switching energy possible

A research team led by IBM and Skoltech has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch. This could replace electronic transistors in a new generation of computers.

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