Supercomputers Flex Their AI Muscles
Scientific supercomputing is not immune to the wave of machine learning that's swept the tech world. Those using supercomputers to uncover the structure of the universe, discover new molecules, and predict the global climate are increasingly using n.....»»
Are the World"s Most Powerful Supercomputers Operating In Secret?
"A new supercomputer called Frontier has been widely touted as the world's first exascale machine — but was it really?" That's the question that long-time Slashdot reader MattSparkes explores in a new article at New Scientist... Although Fron.....»»
AMD"s latest APU could revolutionize supercomputers
AMD has confirmed its 'Instinct MI300' Data Center APUs in its latest roadmap, combining CDNA 3 and Zen 4 CPU cores......»»
Flex your GPU’s power with the best ray tracing PC games
Ray tracing is the most demanding graphics setting in modern PC games. The best PC games with ray tracing show off the lighting tech brilliantly, though......»»
Great timing and supercomputer upgrade lead to successful forecast of volcanic eruption
In the fall of 2017, geology professor Patricia Gregg and her team had just set up a new volcanic forecasting modeling program on the Blue Waters and iForge supercomputers. Simultaneously, another team was monitoring activity at the Sierra Negra volc.....»»
Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function
Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing, according to a Penn State led team of scientists who discovered the process......»»
Daily Deals May 25: 76% off Magic Leap AR headset, $24 256GB SD card, 10% off M1 MacBook Air, more
Wednesday's best deals include 10% off Playstation DualSense controller, a $19 18W Anker charger, 29% off Beats Flex earbuds, and much more.Best deals May 25AppleInsider checks online stores every day to find offers and discounts on a variety of prod.....»»
Research reveals surprising inactivation mechanism for a voltage-gated ion channel
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs). Their work revealed a previously unknown mechanism of inactivation for one such channel that plays an important role in how neurons and muscles respo.....»»
Study shows how diet has transformed the ancient dog into a family pet
The shape of the mandible (the lower jaw) is influenced by the mechanical action of the jaw muscles that connect it to the skull, and mandible shape therefore reflects the diet of the animal. The lower jaw is also sufficiently robust to survive buria.....»»
Diseased dolphins at risk of starvation use muscles as energy source to survive
Diseased dolphin populations are using their muscles as an energy source to survive, a conservation study that analyzed their metabolism has found......»»
IBM Wants Its Quantum Supercomputers Running at 4,000-Plus Qubits by 2025
An anonymous reader shares a report: Forty years after it first began to dabble in quantum computing, IBM is ready to expand the technology out of the lab and into more practical applications -- like supercomputing! The company has already hit a numb.....»»
Lenovo IdeaPad laptops are ridiculously cheap today
Walmart is offering discounts on various Lenovo laptops, including the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i 2-in-1 laptop at $241 off and the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i at $300 off......»»
Advancing maturation of human pluripotent stem cell-derived heart cells
New study outlines scalable protocol to enhance development and understanding of human pluripotent stem cells in cardiac muscles......»»
Samsung takes $400 off the versatile Galaxy Book Flex 2 Alpha 2-in-1 notebook
The Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 2 Alpha is down to $649 —that's $400 in savings and one of the best Samsung deals of the season.....»»
Flex Note incoming? Codename hints at new foldable revealed alongside Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Z Flip 4
GalaxyClub reports that it has discovered the codenames for Samsung's upcoming phones. The first is B4; the B stands for Bloom, a codename for the Galaxy Z Flip that was once thought to be the name of the Z Flip 2. The second codename is Q4, which is.....»»
In a First, Brain Implant Lets Man With Complete Paralysis Spell Out Thoughts
sciencehabit writes: In its final stages, the neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can bring extreme isolation. People lose control of their muscles, and communication may become impossible. But with the help of an implanted devic.....»»
Hawaiian-Emperor undersea mystery revealed with supercomputers
The Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain spans almost four thousand miles from the Hawaiian Islands to the Detroit Seamount in the north Pacific, an L- shaped chain that goes west then abruptly north. The 60-degree bend in the line of mostly undersea moun.....»»
Astronaut Chris Hadfield tests a future Mars rover in Death Valley
Famed astronaut Chris Hadfield is spending some time on Earth testing what could be the future of spacefaring rovers. Developed by Astrolab, the FLEX (flexible logistics and exploration) rover is a vehicle designed to assist humans in spending prolon.....»»
Oppo flexes muscles with self-developed NPUs
Oppo has become the fourth phone brand in China that has developed its own neural processing units (NPUs), while chips developed by Qualcomm and MediaTek have also been adopted in its new models......»»
Manatees" prolonged suffering looks endless as seagrass fails to revive
Livers were shriveled, muscles resembled cooked celery, guts held sand from desperation foraging and none were pregnant......»»
Snag the Lenovo Flex 5 laptop for 29% off
SAVE 29%: If you've been looking for an all-purpose laptop that's easy to lug around, the Lenovo Flex 5 is a good option. It's on sale for $599.99 as of March 8. That's 29% off its regular price of $849.99.Toeing the line between tablet and laptop, t.....»»