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UC chemists use supercomputers to understand solvents

“Research could contribute to green energy, better batteries To understand the fundamental properties of an industrial solvent, chemists with the University of Cincinnati turned to a supercomputer. UC chemistry professor and department head Thomas Beck and UC graduate student Andrew …

11th Gen Intel Core: Unmatched Overclocking, Game Performance

“The 11th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series desktop processors (code-named “Rocket Lake-S”) launched worldwide today, led by the flagship Intel® Core™ i9-11900K. Reaching speeds of up to 5.3GHz with Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost1, the Intel Core i9-11900K delivers even more …

Algorithm helps artificial intelligence systems dodge “adversarial” inputs

“Method builds on gaming techniques to help autonomous vehicles navigate in the real world, where signals may be imperfect. In a perfect world, what you see is what you get. If this were the case, the job of artificial intelligence …

AMD Brings Power of “Zen 3” to World’s Best Mobile Processors for Business — AMD Ryzen PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors

“Today, AMD announced the AMD Ryzen™ PRO 5000 Series Mobile Processors, bringing the uncompromising performance and efficiency of the “Zen 3” core architecture to premium business laptops. Paired with AMD PRO technologies that offer strengthened multi-layer enterprise-class security features and …

AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series CPUs Set New Standard as Highest Performance Server Processor

“At a digital event, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced the new AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series CPUs, which includes the AMD EPYC 7763, the world’s highest-performing server processor2*. The new EPYC 7003 series processors help HPC, cloud and enterprise customers do …

Another First: Perseverance Captures the Sounds of Driving on Mars

“NASA’s newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over the surface of the Red Planet, adding a whole new dimension to Mars exploration. As the Perseverance rover began to make tracks on the surface of Mars, a sensitive microphone …

As Good as it Gets: NIST Develops Its Fourth Generation Wire Micrometer that Rivals Best in the World

“Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a dramatically improved laser-based instrument that measures the diameter of fine-gauge wires, fibers and other objects only about three times the thickness of a human hair. Known as …

Astronomers Detect a Black Hole on the Move

“Scientists have long theorized that supermassive black holes can wander through space—but catching them in the act has proven difficult. Now, researchers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have identified the clearest case to date of a supermassive …

ASU scientists determine origin of strange interstellar object

“In 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii. It was named ‘Oumuamua, meaning “scout” or “messenger” in Hawaiian. The object was like a comet, but with features …

Experts recreate a mechanical Cosmos for the world’s first computer

“Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism, a hand-powered mechanical device that was used to predict astronomical events. Known to many as the …