The new China supercomputer known as “Tianhe-2” has now been officially recognized as the fastest in the world. Capable of sustained computing speeds of 33.86 petaflops per second, the performance of the China supercomputer nearly doubles “Titan,” the previous record holding supercomputer by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Titan is capable of a commendable … Continued
Houses could be painted with a new super-material that generates electricity from sunlight and can even change colour on request, following new research. Scientists at the University of Manchester used wafers of graphene, the discovery of which won researchers a Nobel Prize, with thin layers of other materials to produce solar powered surfaces. The resulting … Continued
After releasing the first true smartwatch from a major manufacturer, Sony shows its pioneering skin again by making the project fully open-source. Hoping to attract extra attention and possibly more innovative ideas from independent developers, Sony has granted them opened access. Running on pure Android essence, Sony’s SmartWatch was already compatible with various Google Play applications. … Continued
To celebrate Father’s Day, Google’s doodlers offer an interactive glimpse of all the things dads have been and are. Sunday is the day when fathers are celebrated for what they are: bankers. Well, and stoics, gardeners, philosophers, carpenters, tap dancers, soccer coaches, barbecuers — and, of course, miserable, grouchy men. For all these reasons and … Continued
A lot remains uncertain about the number of users affected by the NSA PRISM surveillance program that is taking place, the extent to which companies are involved, and how the NSA handles this sensitive data. Does the NSA regularly collect and examine a huge swath of the cloud communications of American and foreign Internet users? … Continued
