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24th October 2022

New record data transmission speed

The first data transmission to exceed 1 petabit per second (Pbit/s) using only a single laser and a single optical chip has been demonstrated by European researchers.

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12th September 2022

Efficient simulation of 1 billion particles

By redesigning how fluids are simulated, researchers have demonstrated an order of magnitude speed increase on the previous state-of-the-art for slow-flowing viscous liquids.

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18th August 2022

20 exaFLOP supercomputer proposed for 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a request for information from computer hardware and software vendors to assist in the planning, design, and commission of next-generation supercomputing systems.

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4th July 2022

Samsung begins chip production using 3 nm process

Samsung has announced the first mass production of computer chips using a 3 nanometre (nm) process.

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3rd July 2022

World's first quantum computer integrated circuit

The world's first quantum computer integrated circuit has been demonstrated by researchers in Australia. This could enable accurate simulations of molecules, leading to the creation of new materials.

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30th May 2022

World's first exascale supercomputer is officially confirmed

In a major milestone for computing, Oak Ridge National Laboratory today announced that its next-generation supercomputer Frontier has achieved 1.1 exaFLOPS.

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17th May 2022

Google Maps to add "immersive view"

The world's most-downloaded travel app will soon become more immersive and intuitive thanks to a major upgrade.

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29th April 2022

Ultra-pure diamond could store 25 exabytes of data

Engineers have developed a way to mass-produce diamond wafers that could store the equivalent of a billion Blu-ray disks on a single device.

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7th April 2022

Development milestone for smart contact lens

California-based company Mojo has announced its latest prototype Mojo Lens. This new version includes the world's smallest and densest display for projecting augmented reality (AR) imagery.

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20th March 2022

Transistor gate is just 0.3 nm long

Using graphene and molybdenum disulphide, scientists have made a transistor gate with a length of only 0.3 nanometres, equivalent to just one carbon atom.

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