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Reinventing computer science for quantum computing

“To revolutionise computing, as the very first quantum computers have raised hopes of doing, researchers must meet exciting challenges, such as writing new informatics, and limiting the many errors still made by these ultra-powerful machines. At the heart of this …

Remote On/Off Switch for Blynk Relay - using ThingsonEdge Cricket, Node Red, and MQTT

“Like most makers, my home is automated - not with off-the-shelf IoT devices, but with home-built switches and relays, Raspberry Pis and ESPs. My first remote switches - all controlled through ESP8266 01s- were mostly built with Blynk. I’d contentedly call …

Renesas Adds Bluetooth 5.0 to Ultra-Low Power RE Family for Battery Maintenance-Free IoT Devices

“Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced the RE01B microcontroller (MCU) with Bluetooth® 5.0 support, expanding its RE Family of 32-bit ultra-low power consumption MCUs. Developed using Renesas’ breakthrough SOTB™ (Silicon on …

Renesas Expands Communication Timing Portfolio for 4G/5G Radio

“Strong Lineup Delivers Best-in-Class Phase Noise, Industry’s First Complete 5G Radio Synchronization Solution Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today expanded its communication timing portfolio with three new low phase noise, high-frequency RF …

Researcher finds a better way to tap into the brain

“Using a new class of nanoparticles that are two thousand times thinner than a human hair, Sakhrat Khizroev, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University’s College of Engineering, hopes to unlock the secrets of the brain …

Researchers’ algorithm designs soft robots that sense

“Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation. There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid and metallic kind — simply aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand …

Samsung and Marvell Unveil New System-on-a-Chip To Advance 5G Networks

“The two companies pack advanced mobile technology into new SoC to improve power efficiency and network capacity of next-generation radios Samsung Electronics and Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) today announced that the companies jointly developed a new System-on-a-Chip (SoC) to enhance 5G …

Samsung Develops Industry’s First HKMG-Based DDR5 Memory; Ideal for Bandwidth-Intensive Advanced Computing Applications

“512GB capacity DDR5 module made possible by an 8-layer TSV structure HKMG material reduces power by 13 percent while doubling the speed of DDR4 Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has expanded its …

School Bell Ring

“This project shows you how to automate and control from a mobile phone a school bell ring using a ESP8266 module with a relay and Blynk The main features could be the following: Access to a network wifi to control …

Semiconductor qubits scale in two dimensions

“The heart of any computer, its central processing unit, is built using semiconductor technology, which is capable of putting billions of transistors onto a single chip. Now, researchers from the group of Menno Veldhorst at QuTech, a collaboration between TU …