22 May 2023
An alternative form of computer chip called a memcomputer could offer benefits over existing machines, and now a proof-of-principle digital memcomputer shows how these devices could be scaled up
25 April 2023
Researchers are working on edible computer chips to control robots that can operate inside the human body to precisely deliver drugs before safely being digested
4 April 2023
Putting two forms of semiconductor material called gallium oxide together seems to make it completely resistant to radiation
29 March 2023
OpenAI’s ChatGPT labelled text samples used in AI training with more accuracy than people did. The approach could automate some of the human labour involved in AI development
19 January 2023
A feature of server motherboards intended to allow remote updates can be abused to trick the machines into damaging themselves beyond repair
16 November 2022
Supercomputers are expensive to buy and run, but connecting up lots of consumer Apple computers that contain M1 chips may be able to do the same job for less
11 November 2022
The base of computer chips and batteries tends to be made from unrecyclable plastic, but using skin from a certain species of mushroom instead would reduce electronic waste
2 November 2022
Taiwan is where most of the world’s high-tech chips are made. Demand for the components is increasing, as is the associated environmental cost
26 July 2022
Computers are sometimes kept disconnected from the internet, or "air gapped", to avoid remote hackers gaining access to steal data, but now there is a way to use a hard drive cable to transmit information via radio waves
19 July 2022
Companies are taking steps to prevent heat damage to high-power computers, with some shutting down machines used for performing software updates or graphic rendering
