System on a chip is the new motherboard?
According to Google, that is the case. On an SoC, the latency and bandwidth between different components can be orders of magnitude better, with reduced power and cost compared to composing individual ASICs on a motherboard, Google argues. “Just like on a motherboard, individual functional units (such as CPUs, TPUs, video transcoding, encryption, compression, remote…
Astronomer Just Laid Out a Navigation System For Interstellar Space Travel
It’s not the ship type, but rather a way to navigate in the stars. Using the positions and shifting light of stars, both near and far, astronomer Coryn A.L. Bailer-Jones has demonstrated the feasibility of autonomous, on-the-fly navigation for spacecraft traveling far beyond the Solar System. For more, check out this Science Alert story.
Scientists Might Have Just Stumbled Upon a New Kind of Physics
Intriguing new results at CERN point to a new force of nature that scientists don’t understand. Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have recorded some highly unusual data that could point to an entirely new force of nature, which would mean a whole new area of physics. The secret lies in an elusive, unstable…
Powerlight wireless power transmission
Almost like being back in the Tesla days… In 2019, PowerLight showed that its power-beaming system can transmit 400 watts of power — enough to fire up an array of lights, laptops and a coffeemaker. In 2020, it followed up with a demonstration of a lightweight power receiver suitable for drones. The project proved to…
Samsung Develops First HKMG-Based DDR5 Memory
The 512GB capacity DDR5 module is made possible by an 8-layer TSV structure HKMG material that reduces power by 13 percent while doubling the speed of DDR4. Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with the industry’s first 512GB DDR5 module based…
NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. To fit within the available accommodations provided by the Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity helicopter must be small. To fly in the Mars environment, it must be lightweight….
Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord
Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft is in talks to buy Discord for more than $10 Billion. Discord has been talking to potential buyers and software giant Microsoft is in the running, but no deal is imminent, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. Discord is more likely to…
AMD Brings “Zen 3” to Mobile Processors for Business – AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors
AMD announced the AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors, bringing the performance and efficiency of the “Zen 3” core architecture to business laptops. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor, with 8 cores and 16 threads, delivers leadership CPU performance, offering up to 57%2 more multi-threaded performance than the competition. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO…
Intel launches 11th Gen Core Processors
The 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors (code-named “Rocket Lake-S”) launched worldwide earlier this week, led by the Intel Core i9-11900K. Reaching speeds of up to 5.3GHz with Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost1, the Intel Core i9-11900K delivers even more performance to gamers and PC enthusiasts. Engineered on the new Cypress Cove architecture, 11th Gen…
NVIDIA accidently unlocks Cryptocurrency Mining limiter
Oops! That’s not how you implement a new feature. Despite the efforts made by the company, a certain mistake has unlocked the desirable hash rate for cryptominers making the GPUs still good for mining. For more, check out this Tech Times story.
