How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor
The rays of the rising sun have barely reached the foothills of Silicon Valley, but Marcian E. (Ted) Hoff Jr. is already up to his elbows in electronic parts, digging through stacks of dusty circuit boards. This is the monthly flea market at Foothil.....»»
Exploring the Open Source That Really Goes Into a RISC-V Chip
"Maker Andreas Spiess talks about the Open Source that really goes into a RISC-V chip and the ESP32-C3," writes Slashdot reader nickwinlund77 — sharing a link to this article from Hackaday: It's an exciting time in the world of microprocessor.....»»
A Black woman invented home security systems. Big Tech gave them racial bias
Marie Van Brittan Brown was a nurse who began the home security revolution that directly led to the current and somewhat troubled ecosystem......»»
Scientists create armour for fragile quantum technology
An international team of scientists has invented the equivalent of body armour for extremely fragile quantum systems, which will make them robust enough to be used as the basis for a new generation of low-energy electronics......»»
Could This Powerful New Fusion Rocket Thruster Propel Us Beyond Mars?
Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this article from Sky.com: Dr. Fatima Ebrahimi "has invented a new fusion rocket thruster concept which could power humans to Mars and beyond," writes Sky.com Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared their r.....»»
Scientist invents new plasma engine for rockets
Dr Fatima Ebrahimi has invented a new fusion rocket thruster concept which could power humans to Mars and beyond......»»
Environmentally friendly seismic technologies will contribute to sustainable mining exploration
Wits geophysicists have invented cost-effective and environmentally friendly seismic technologies that will contribute to sustainable mining exploration......»»
A vacuum-ultraviolet laser with submicrometer spot for spatially resolved photoemission spectroscopy
If vacuum ultraviolet lasers can be focused into a small beam spot, it will allow investigation of mesoscopic materials and structures and enable the manufacture of nano-objects with excellent precision. Towards this goal, Scientist in China invented.....»»
Tech Trivia: QR codes were invented in 1994, with what purpose?
QR code is short for Quick Response Code........»»
Earin’s $199 A-3 are the smallest true wireless earbuds you can buy
The company that invented true wireless earbuds is back with the $199 A-3, which it claims is the smallest on the market. But did Earin sacrifice sound quality?.....»»
How Counting Calories Became a Science
Calorimeters defined the nutritional value of food and the output of steam generators Photo: National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections This 1937 steam calorimeter was invented at the U.S......»»
A single gene "invented" hemoglobin several times
Thanks to the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii, an animal whose genes have evolved very slowly, scientists from CNRS, Université de Paris and Sorbonne Université, in association with others at the University of Saint Petersburg and the University.....»»
Are old-school magnetic tapes the data storage medium of the future?
IBM has been considering using digital magnetic tape, a storage medium that was first invented in 1952, as the method of the future......»»
How an obscure British PC maker invented ARM and changed the world
1987's Acorn Archimedes was the first production RISC-based personal computer. Enlarge (credit: Jason Torchinsky) Let's be honest: 2020 sucks. So much of this year has been a relentless slog of bad news and miserable events that it's been hard.....»»
HPE Invents First Memristor Laser
Laser stores its own wavelength setting and keeps it even when the power is off Researchers at Hewlett Packard Labs, where the first practical memristor was created, have invented a new variation on the device—a memristor laser. It’s a.....»»