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Patrick Nelson was editor and publisher of the music industry trade publication Producer Report and has written for a number of technology blogs. Nelson wrote the cult-classic novel Sprawlism.
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Researchers aim for transistors that compute and store in one component
Materials incompatibilities have stalled efforts to integrate transistors and memory in a single on-chip, commercial component. That might be about to change.
Space-data-as-a-service prepares to take off
Development of IoT services in space will require ruggedized edge computing. OrbitsEdge, a vendor has announced a deal with HPE for development.
Researchers experiment with glass-based storage that doesn't require electronics cooling
A Microsoft Research project uses laser optics and artificial intelligence to store data in quartz glass.
IoT sensors must have two radios for efficiency
To extend battery life, IoT radios that send data should be powered only when there's data to send, and a second, power-sipper radio should just listen for a wake-up signal for the principal radio. Academics say they’re making...
Space-sourced power could beam electricity where needed
Harvesting solar energy in space would provide off-grid electricity at night, and for areas that don’t receive much sunlight. A project has just received funding.
Cheap IoT satellite network gets approval
Swarm Technologies joins a slew of new satellite communications providers who have obtained FCC launch and communications approval. This startup is aiming at IoT.
Wireless noise protocol can extend IoT range
On-off noise power communication (ONPC) protocol creates a long-distance carrier of noise energy in Wi-Fi to ping IoT devices.
NICT successfully demos petabit-per-second network node
One-petabit-per-second signals could send 8K resolution video to 10 million people simultaneously, researchers say. Japan’s national research agency says it has just successfully demoed a networked version of it.
Data center liquid-cooling to gain momentum
The serious number-crunching demands of AI, IoT and big data - and the heat they generate - may mean air cooling is on its way out.
Reimagining-the-Internet project gets funding
A National Science Foundation-financed Internet replacement testbed project lays out its initial plans.
How a simpler mmWave architecture can connect IoT
Upcoming 5G millimeter wave frequencies are being bandied as a good, solid network for IoT. But some say they may be too elaborate. A stripped-down version of millimeter wave technology may be the solution.
Space internet service closer to becoming reality
New, low-latency space internet service offerings from OneWeb and SpaceX are closer to becoming reality.
How 6G will work: Terahertz-to-fiber conversion
For 6G wireless to become a reality, it must overcome a few technical hurdles, such as connecting terahertz spectrum to hard, optical transmission lines. Researchers say they have solved the problem.
Data center cooling: Electricity-free system sends excess building heat into space
A polymer and aluminum film solar shelter that transmits heat into space without using electricity could drastically cut data center cooling costs.
Data center-specific AI completes tasks twice as fast
Researchers at MIT have developed an artificial intelligence-powered system based on reinforcement learning that could revolutionize data center operations.
Breakthroughs bring a quantum Internet closer
Universities around the world are making discoveries that advance technologies needed to underpin quantum computing.
Powering edge data centers: Blue energy might be the perfect solution
Blue energy, created by mixing seawater and fresh water, could be the perfect solution for providing cheap and eco-friendly power to edge data centers.
A data-transmission revolution is underway
Two radical data transmission ideas are being developed. One uses trions instead of electrons to transmit information, and the other replaces the silicon in semiconductors with other compounds.
Self-organizing micro robots may soon swarm the industrial IoT
Masses of ant-like, self-organizing, microbots could soon perform tasks such as push objects in factories, swarm industrial production-line trouble-spots, and report environmental data.
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