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Scientists stored data in rare-earth crystal which could one day delivery terabyte-class storage the size of a small grain of rice

By Wayne Williams published 28 February 25

Scientists have found a way to use atomic level defects in crystals as a method of data storage.

Future computers will have chips made with exotic materials rather than silicon — and this little-known Swiss startup wants to be a big part of this

By Wayne Williams published 2 March 24

Swiss firm Chiral has a solution for integrating nanomaterials into devices, replacing silicon.

Only 'limited by your imagination': Gallium Nitride breakthrough could make LED displays more affordable and convert your smartphone screen into an antenna

By Wayne Williams published 10 October 24

Gallium Nitride breakthrough could make LED displays more affordable and convert your smartphone screen into an antenna

AMD takes the AI networking battle to Nvidia with new DPU launch

By Mike Moore published 10 October 24

New AMD Pensando Salina DPU wants to power the next generation of AI infrastructure.

British startup launches low-power RISC-V processor design to address the twin problems of memory and energy; promises up to 50% faster calculation speeds

By Wayne Williams published 12 December 24

British startup launches low-power RISC-V processor design to address the twin problems of memory and energy.

Python rejects $1.5m US government grant to avoid compromising ethics with anti-DEI policies

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published 29 October 25

Anti-DEI requirements pose ‘enormous, open-ended financial risks’, Python Software Foundation argues.

An alleged 7-Zip zero-day is actually an AI hoax

By Luke Hughes published 2 January 25

Comments by Igor Pavlov on the file compression software's page on the Sourceforge.net repository seemingly put an end to the saga - for now?

Faster than SRAM! New flash memory tech from China is millions of times faster than NAND rivals from US, Japan or Korea - but please change its name

By Wayne Williams published 26 April 25

Chinese researchers claim to have developed the fastest non volatile flash memory to date, but it needs a better name than PoX.

Can engineering catch up with quantum physics and bring us useful quantum computing

By Daan Kuitenbrouwer published 20 October 25

Better engineering of the components that go inside quantum computers if accelerating the industry's growth.

HiFi Rose's new DAC costs more than my entire hi-fi system, and I still want it

By Becky Scarrott published 3 October 24

The HiFi Rose RD160 DAC looks elegant, ethereal and oh-so expensive – because it is.

How room correction upgrades your home theater sound

By Daniel Kumin published 4 September 24

Room correction can vastly improve sound quality in your home theater. Our overview will cover the main players, and how they work their audio-processing magic.

Want to unravel the secrets of the big bang, dark matter and the universe? This is what CERN uses to store more than one exabyte of data and beyond

By Wayne Williams published 11 November 24

CERN uses Toshiba HDDs to store more than one exabyte of data related to the big bang, dark matter and the universe

Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht

By Craig Hale published 22 January 25

President Trump signs a “full and unconditional” pardon for Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, who had received two life sentences.

Quantum computing startup wants to launch a 1000-qubit machine by 2031 that could make the traditional HPC market obsolete

By Efosa Udinmwen published 1 June 25

Quantum computing enters new territory with multimode encoding, shrinking systems and slashing power demands.

Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop review

By Nik Rawlinson published 4 March 25

This is a responsive distro that new switchers may struggle with, but purists will find much to admire.

Hardware startup wants to solve the multi billion dollar problem of bandwidth by using an ancient technique — AI memory compression technique could save Google, Microsoft billions but Nvidia won't be happy

By Wayne Williams published 7 October 24

ZeroPoint claims it can reduce server costs by up to a quarter using ultra-fast memory compression

They did it again: Tech publisher keeps on breaking Pi Calculation World Record — they almost doubled the previous one, reaching 202 trillion digits in 100 days and used 1.5PB of SSD storage

By Wayne Williams published 6 July 24

Engineers took 100 days to calculate Pi to 202 trillion digits using some very powerful hardware.

Some data centers are deliberately slowing possibly tens of thousands of AI GPUs to avoid blackouts - but this company may have a solution

By Efosa Udinmwen published 30 May 25

Skeleton’s GrapheneGPU uses Curved Graphene supercapacitors to boost GPU performance and cut waste.

Researchers turn to quantum techniques to boost noise-resistant nanoscale wireless communication between chips — a breakthrough that could revolutionize future tech

By Wayne Williams published 15 October 24

The aim is create more efficient, scalable, and adaptable computing systems

Ghost in a car shell: Engineers make self-driving vehicles 'hallucinate' at will — MadRadar is worrying proof-of-concept that should get automotive companies on alert

By Wayne Williams published 13 February 24

MadRadar can make self-driving vehicles hallucinate and 'see' vehicles that aren't there, or hide ones that are.

Hackers claim to have hit third-part provider for Boeing, Samsung and more

By Sead Fadilpašić published 3 October 25

Dimensional Control Systems files surface on the dark web, but authenticity has not yet been confirmed.

“Making the types of problems that were impossible, possible” - How IBM is shaping the future of quantum computing

By Benedict Collins published 9 December 24

IBM is developing and innovating the future of quantum, with the big breakthroughs expected in 2030.

Key component could help make 6G a reality inside your smartphone — zero-power adjustable filter set to revolutionize wireless communications on Frequency Range 3 Band

By Wayne Williams published 2 June 24

Penn Engineers have created a zero-power adjustable filter that could make 6G a reality inside your smartphone.

Great Scott! Cambridge Audio has released a DeLorean themed version of its Evo 150 streaming amp

By James Davidson published 14 March 24

Cambridge Audio is launching a limited edition version of the Evo 150 and thanks to a partnership DeLorean Moto, its design is inspired by the iconic DMC-12 car.

Researchers produce thinnest sheet of metal ever using a 100-year old Japanese technique — Goldene could pave way for super catalysts, ultra high density optical storage and much more

By Wayne Williams published 26 April 24

Researchers at Linköping University (LiU) in Sweden have created Goldene, a sheet of gold one atom thick.

Microsoft set to rival Google, IBM with first-of-its-kind quantum chip with topological core architecture

By Wayne Williams published 24 February 25

Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip with a Topological Core architecture, paving the way for a one-million-qubit quantum processor.

Arm's former unofficial tech futurologist joins obscure startup that wants to solve AI's sustainability problem — by developing computers that consume almost no power

By Wayne Williams published 4 February 24

Andrew Sloss, former futurologist at Arm, has joined Vaire Computing.

Robots could become much better learners thanks to ground-breaking method devised by Dyson-backed research — removing traditional complexities in teaching robots how to perform tasks will make them even more human

By Wayne Williams published 22 June 24

Dyson-backed "Render and Diffuse" (R&D) will make it easier to train robots to perform tasks.

Ancient way of coding helps boost popular video encoder by 100x — but is it too good to be true?

By Efosa Udinmwen published 23 July 25

FFmpeg developers rewrote a single filter in Assembly, achieving a 100x speedup, although its impact is limited and real-world benefits remain questionable.

Japanese tech giant claims to offer data transmission solution 10x faster than current technologies to tackle AI speed bottleneck

By Efosa Udinmwen published 18 April 25

TDK unveils a photo-spintronic breakthrough that promises to remove a major AI bottleneck.