Every computer system consists of two parts: hardware and software. Hardware in computing refers to the externally visible parts of a computer, such as the display, CPU, input devices, etc. Software is a set of instructions that tell the hardware how to perform a certain set of tasks, as opposed to hardware, which is made…
Category Archives: Hardware
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For a phone or tablet to connect to a network, a little chip called a SIM card is required. The size of SIM cards has decreased over the years despite their long existence. One technology application that offers users a lot of ease at the moment is eSIM. So, What is SIM? What is an…
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Credit: Imperial College London A new technique could unleash the potential for digital sensors like cameras to sense all light intensities, and microphones to sense all audio ranges Have you ever photographed a beautiful sunset or recorded a live gig on your phone, only to yield over-saturated images and fuzzy, stop-start playback? This is because…
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Illustration of the device structure of the phase-change artificial synapse. The heater and alternate electrodes correspond to the post-synaptic and pre-synaptic neurons, respectively. Credit: SUTD Brain-inspired computing is a promising candidate for next-generation computing technologies. Developing next-generation advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can be as energy-efficient, lightweight, and adaptable as the human brain has…
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Credit: Porotech Officials at Porotech, a gallium nitride material technology development spinoff begun by a team at the University of Cambridge, announced on its news page the development of a micro-display based on native red indium gallium nitride—a move that they claim will improve the experience for users wearing augmented reality (AR) glasses. As part…
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Generic hardware architecture for robotic applications of an FPGA design. Credit: Podlubne et al. As robots become increasingly sophisticated and advanced, they will typically require a growing amount of hardware components, including robotic limbs, motors, sensors and actuators. In addition, robots have integrated computers that process data collected by their sensors and plan their future…
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Credit: Led Gapline/Shutterstock In the wake of Facebook rebranding as Meta, reflecting its focus on the “metaverse,” Microsoft has now announced it, too, will launch into this space. Meta has proposed that the metaverse will eventually allow us to engage across education, work and social contexts, while Microsoft looks to be focusing specifically on the…
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Inside view of a tough disk. Picture: Wikipedia. U.S. knowledge storage applied sciences, like hard-disk drives (HDDs), comprise imported rare-Earth parts of their magnets. Because the demand for knowledge storage will increase, the provision of crucial supplies will turn into extra restricted. At present, 20 to 70 million HDDs attain the top of their life…
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A few of the DRAM memory modules tested by the ETH researchers. Credit: ETH Zurich / Computer Security Group Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered major vulnerabilities in DRAM memory devices, which are widely used in computers, tablets and smartphones. The vulnerabilities have now been published together with the National Cyber Security Centre, which for…
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain According to the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Malaysia 2020 Crime and Safety Report, common crimes in Malaysia include snatch thefts and residential or commercial robberies. More than 2000 snatch thefts or robberies were reported in Malaysia in 2019. The global pandemic and subsequent movement control orders across the country may…