Bee honey could be the unlikely key to unlocking the next era of computing
Neoromorphic computing is one step closer to becoming reality with the creation of a memristor made from honey......»»
Honey bees more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees, new study shows
Honey bees are more faithful to their flower patches than bumble bees when it comes to returning to collect more pollen and nectar, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service scientists......»»
Speed matters: How Ethernet went from 3Mbps to 100Gbps… and beyond
One of the biggest computing inventions of all time, courtesy of Xerox PARC. Enlarge (credit: Adrienne Bresnahan | Getty Images) With Ethernet turning 50 this year, Ars is resurfacing this feature on the development.....»»
Researchers make a quantum computing leap with a magnetic twist
Quantum computing could revolutionize our world. For specific and crucial tasks, it promises to be exponentially faster than the zero-or-one binary technology that underlies today's machines, from supercomputers in laboratories to smartphones in our.....»»
New VR app makes an adventure out of studying
Prof. Dr. Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer, Chair of English and Digital Linguistics at Chemnitz University of Technology, and Elisabeth Mayer from the Leibniz Computing Center of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities have developed the novel.....»»
Immuta’s integration with Databricks provides security at scale for data and AI workloads
Immuta has announced key enhancements to its Data Security Platform for Databricks that enable data teams to leverage Immuta’s full platform capabilities, unlocking value from data, reducing costs, and speeding up innovation while maintaining s.....»»
iPadOS 17 features that makes your iPad Pro even more of a computer replacement
For better or worse, my iPad Pro is my main computer. Since Apple released its 2018 iPad Pro alongside the newly rebranded iPadOS 13, I have been using it as my main form of computing. The reason I went this route was purely because of the look and.....»»
New device opens door to storing quantum information as sound waves
Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, needs a way to store the information it uses and processes. On the computer you're using right now, information, whether it be photos of your dog, a reminder about a friend's birthday, or the words.....»»
Varroa mites and deformed wing virus make honeybees more susceptible to insecticides
Controlling for Varroa mites, the parasitic mites that feed on honey bees and serve as vectors for viral diseases like deformed wing virus (DWV), can help with improving honeybee populations and make bees less susceptible to harmful insecticides, acc.....»»
Vision Pro developer guidelines give more clues as to what to expect
Apple yesterday released the first SDK for visionOS, and we dived into the Xcode simulator to take a look at what we can expect. The company also released Vision Pro developer guidelines, which provide more clues about the upcoming spatial computing.....»»
Hands on with visionOS -- using the Apple Vision Pro operating system
The Apple Vision Pro simulator is in the latest beta of Xcode. AppleInsider walks through various apps and the all-encompassing UI of Apple's new spatial computing headset, set to arrive in 2024.Vision ProWe got our first look at Vision Pro at Apple.....»»
Cloud-native security hinges on open source
Technologies like Kubernetes and K3S are synonymous with the success of cloud native computing and the power of open source. It is no accident they have steamrolled the competition. As enterprises look to secure cloud-native environments, open source.....»»
3 deals I love in Dell’s big summer sale
Dell's Summer Sale is on and it's the perfect time to save big on computing gear like gaming laptops, desktops and more......»»
Equity in computer science impossible without review of curriculum, say researchers
England's girls and other underrepresented groups are at risk of being failed by the current computing curriculum, which excludes their interests, according to new research published recently......»»
Hyperdimensional Computing Reimagines Artificial Intelligence
By imbuing enormous vectors with semantic meaning, scientists can get machines to reason more abstractly—and efficiently—than before......»»
Rescuing Old Arcade Cabinets Is A Sacred Hobby
For a couple generations of folks, old arcade cabinets are sacred relics. The amount of nostalgia both from childhood memories of gaming at the big arcades and from folks who relish in the early days of computing and game development is quite high......»»
Easy all-in-one analysis, design, and interpretation of biological sequences with minimal coding
The amount of data generated by scientists today is massive, thanks to the falling costs of sequencing technology and the increasing amount of available computing power. But parsing through all that data to uncover useful information is like searchin.....»»
Scientists describe a novel way to manipulate exotic materials
An advance in a topological insulator material—whose interior behaves like an electrical insulator but whose surface behaves like a conductor—could revolutionize the fields of next-generation electronics and quantum computing, according to scient.....»»
Unlocking the secrets to Mars by simulating the planet"s geology and hydrology
Humans have been fascinated by Mars probably since the first of the species turned their gaze to the night sky. Space exploration today attests to that continuing fascination......»»
Unlocking the potential of enantioselective catalysis: Advancements in pyrrolidinyl gold(I) complexes
Remarkable strides in the field of enantioselective catalysis have been made by investigating the unique properties of pyrrolidinyl gold(I) complexes......»»
New research provides a rapid and non-destructive method for identifying honey"s botanical origin
Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague have developed a rapid, non-destructive method using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to identify the botanical origin of honey. This m.....»»