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May 16, 2012
Is holographic communication a reality?

Watch the TeleHuman and BodiPod technologies in action. Image courtesy Human Media Lab, Queen's University.

April 25, 2012
Testing diverse architectures

Not all computing systems are suited to the same tasks. But which tasks match with which architectures?

April 18, 2012
Quantum networking

In a recent paper in Nature, researchers describe how they created the world's first elementary quantum network.

February 29, 2012
Seven innovative ways to cool a scientific computer

As computer chips get smaller and faster, they’re getting hotter and hotter. Typically, almost 40% of a data center’s electricity bill is because of its cooling equipment.

To help reach the exaflop barrier and beyond, some data centers are investing in better cooling than current standard technology. We’ve taken a look at seven promising methods that will help scientific e-infrastructures stay cool.

November 2, 2011
Is organic computing finally here?

Japanese researchers have connected organic molecules and enticed them to perform real-world calculations in much the same way as neurons in the human brain.

October 12, 2011
Research Report: FARE-SHARE for mobile grid computing

Mobile devices represent an untapped resource that we can harness using grid computing techniques.

June 1, 2011
Contemplating computing with qubits

In our virtual editorial office, Jacqui, Adrian and I have been talking about writing some articles -- maybe even a special issue -- on far future computing technologies, such as quantum computers. Emphasis there on far future.

So imagine my surprise to see HPC Wire's recent article about the first-ever sale of a quantum computer: a 128-qubit (quantum bit) chip computer designed by a company called D-Wave, purchased by Lockheed Martin.