Ford and Hewlett Packard (HP) have completed a real-world driving experiment that explored ways of improving personalized services, bolstering recommendations for individual drivers and optimizing fleet management.
PC World packs 128GB of DDR4 – into a single PC
PC World executive editor Gordon Mah Ung recently announced that his team successfully “smashed right through” the traditional 64GB system RAM barrier. “[The] barrier has vexed consumer computing for years now. Mainstream desktop PCs have all featured four slots for a maximum of 32GB of DDR3 RAM,” he explained.
Improving machine vision under low-light conditions
A recent study conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology hypothesizes that hawkmoths manage complex sensing and control challenges by slowing their brains to improve vision under low-light conditions. As Futurity’s John Toon notes, scientists have long been aware of moths using their specialized eye structures to maximize the amount of light they can capture. However, the above-mentioned study focuses on how hawkmoths slow their nervous systems to optimize the use of limited light.
Radio emissions leak secret crypto-keys
A team of Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers has demonstrated the successful extraction of secret decryption keys from laptop computers via the non-intrusive measurement of electromagnetic emanations from a distance of 50 centimeters and a total duration of just a few seconds.
Big Data manages electric grid demand
Writing for Datanami, George Leopold notes that the summer months are often especially challenging for power utility companies. “[They are] managing peak demand while figuring out how to integrate intermittent power sources into the grid,” he explains.
Researchers eye injectable mesh electronics
Researchers at Harvard and Beijing’s National Center for Nanoscience and Technology have developed a method of using a needle measuring just a few millimeters in length to inject mesh electronics directly into the brain. As John Wenz of PopularMechanics explains, this technique allows the mesh to safely unfurl, providing a non-invasive way to deploy sensors and electronic brain-stimulating devices.
