Scientists Now Able to Transmit Data from One Qubit to Another
The process of sending data from one quantum bit (qubit) to another has been achieved by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, allowing for a technological advancement in the field of superconductor-based quantum information processing. Through the technique of simple resonance manipulation, which uses microwave pulses of specific powers, frequencies, and duration, two qubits can be measured at the same time. The team of scientists plan to refine their system to identify errors and ways to fix them. Read more
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Computational Cultural Dynamics
IEEE Intelligent Systems is seeking paper submissions for an upcoming special issue on Computational Cultural Dynamics. Original research papers on computational models for cultural dynamics and the various applications where such models can be implemented are encouraged. Papers are expected to address both the computational and cultural aspects of the highlighted applications.
Topics of particular interest include (but are not limited to):
- Understanding other cultures to facilitate international collaboration
- Preventing crime and reducing international conflict
- Understanding and reducing terrorism
- Improving the quality of life among groups in diverse multiethnic societies
- Aiding governmental missions involving contact with diverse cultural groups
- Recovering from conflicts and disasters
Papers are due 21 November 2007 via the submission website. For the complete call for papers, please visit the IEEE Intelligent Systems Web page.
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Computer Measures Thought Processes
In an effort to gain a better understanding of how the brain operates within a work environment, researchers at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA are working on a technique that determines whether computer users are overworked, under worked, or not working at all. Through the use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy, users slip on a futuristic headband that transmits light into the tissues of the head, where it is absorbed by active, blood-filled tissues. Subjects in the experiment are then asked to complete a variety of tasks while researchers use the headbands to measure the volume and oxygen level of the blood around the subject’s brain. Read more
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New Technique Offers Active, Secure Multiprocessor Control
A technique created by researchers at NEC in Salzburg, Austria allows for multiple cores in a lone system or chip to conform on a real-time basis. The development makes it possible for embedded devices such as mobile phones, digital home electronics, and automotive data systems to integrate with each other through open networks. The multiprocessor dynamic-control technology, according to researchers, offers the protection of pre-installed basic function software while providing active allocation of the processing performance. Read more
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Joint Effort Strives to Boost Mobile Computing Applications
To meet the rising consumer interest in acquiring access to the Internet and upgraded applications through mobile instruments with bigger displays, ARM is collaborating with six partners on the creation of a Linux-based opens-source platform for next-generation mobile applications. The joint effort strives to provide a standards-base platform, based on Linux, to be utilized in the open source community. This group of Connected Mobile Computing devices is expected to be activated in 2008, with instruments available to the market by 2009. Read more
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High-Performance Computer Architecture Symposium
The 14th International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA 2008) is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 16-20 February 2008. HPCA 2008 will provide a premier forum for scientists and engineers to present their latest research findings in this rapidly-changing field. Topics of particular interest this year include power-efficient architectures and techniques; embedded and reconfigurable architectures; the impact of technology on architecture; innovative hardware/software trade-offs; and performance modeling and evaluation. The event will be co-located with the ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP 2008), being held 20-23 February 2008. PPoPP 2008 will look at the principles and foundations of parallel programming, tools and techniques for parallel programming and experiences in using parallel programming to solve applications problems. Learn more
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IEEE Launches Internet Television
IEEE officially launched IEEE.tv on 27 September 2007. IEEE.tv is an Internet-based television network featuring targeted programming on technology and engineering produced by IEEE members. First launched as a beta site in August 2006, IEEE.tv includes programs available to the general public, along with special programming that can only be viewed by IEEE members. Improved features include a “flash” video format, a list of “most viewed” and “recently added” videos, and different options for RSS feeds, enabling Internet syndication. Additional features, available only to IEEE members, include downloadable videos and personalization options.
In 2007, IEEE appointed the IEEE.tv Advisory Group to provide strategic oversight and guidance for product development. The Group includes:
- Charles Dages, Executive Vice President, Emerging Technology, Warner Bros.
- David Green, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham); IEEE Treasurer
- Tom Gurley, Independent Broadcasting Consultant; Past-President IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
- William Hayes, Director of Engineering and Technology, Iowa Public Television; President, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
- Cecelia Jankowski, Managing Director, IEEE Regional Activities
- Lisa Lazareck, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) volunteer, Co-host of Discovery Channel program Zapped
To learn more about the programs available from IEEE.tv, please visit the IEEE.tv website.
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New Material May Lead to Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Scientists working at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University have announced the development of a new material that could have huge implications for the next generation of computers. The material – a compound made from potassium, niobium, oxygen, and chromium ions – is expected to enable the development of new quantum computing technologies and is said to “be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today”. Current research is being done by magnet lab scientists to see how long the “spin” of the new material could be controlled. Based on the most recent findings, the new material could “usher in a technological revolution” and change how information is carried, manipulated and stored. Read more
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Survey Says Intel Rules Multi-Core Tools Market
A survey conducted by Evans Data Corp. shows that Intel controls the multi-core market. According to the survey, nearly half of all embedded systems developers are using devices from Intel for multi-core tasks. The survey also determined that devices are the most critical component in the selection of a microprocessor for a project – more so than cost, performance, or support. Read more
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