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News Xilinx Launches Alveo U55C, Its Most Powerful Accelerator Card Ever, Purpose-Built for HPC and Big Data Workloads

“Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX), the leader in adaptive computing, today at the SC21 supercomputing conference introduced the Alveo™ U55C data center accelerator card and a new standards-based, API-driven clustering solution for deploying FPGAs at massive scale. The Alveo U55C …

“Micro-electro-mechanical devices (MEMS) are based on the integration of mechanical and electrical components on a micrometer scale. We all use it continuously in our everyday life: for example in our mobile phone there are at least a dozen MEMS that …

“A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has produced an inert, optical thermometer capable of functioning in any hostile environment The UPV/EHU’s Applied Photonics Group has developed an optical thermometer for the industrial sector …
“Researchers resolve a long-standing challenge in quantum optics: optimal Bell-state measurement of time-bin encoded qubits, to enhance the key rate of secure quantum communication Integrated quantum photonics (IQP) is a promising platform for realizing scalable and practical quantum information processing …

“Thanks to the enhanced light-field technology developed by EPFL spin-off Creal, augmented-reality and virtual-reality images appear increasingly life-like with less strain on users’ eyes. The company will present the latest version of its system at the Augmented World Expo this …

“Rochester researcher’s new model suggests ways to sell surplus energy from electric vehicles to local grids. American homeowners with solar panels can sell the surplus electricity they generate back to their local grids. Should electric vehicle (EV) owners be …

“The extravehicular activities (EVAs) carried out by two Chinese astronauts from Sunday evening till early Monday morning will help expand the capabilities of the mechanical arm on the country’s space station, said the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST …

“When mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Afsaneh Rabiei began developing composite metal foam, she looked to transform the transportation and military industries. Twenty years later, her product has the potential to save lives, and she wants to see it integrated …

“Move over, Hollywood — science fiction is getting ready to leap off the big screen and enter the real world. While recent science fiction movies have demonstrated the power of artificially intelligent computer programs, such as the fictional character J.A …

“The main idea of the LeMoStore project is to flexibly combine different energy storage technologies and to connect battery modules to the power grid via a grid-compatible inverter. For this purpose, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) collaborates with partners from …