IEEE Spectrum: Computing http://spectrum.ieee.org/rss/priv/channel/computing/subchannel/hardware IEEE Spectrum Computing // Hardware Recent Content IBM Unveils a New Brain Simulator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/B36-h1xI-ic/ibm-unveils-a-new-brain-simulator null

A big step forward in a project that aims for thinking chips]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/ibm-unveils-a-new-brain-simulator http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/ibm-unveils-a-new-brain-simulator Push-Button Books http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/FZIy2vSZCng/pushbutton-books <b>THE FACTORY FLOOR:</b> A staff member checks an on-demand book ordered a few minutes earlier

Instant printing--and a hoped-for deal with Google--will remake book publishing]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/pushbutton-books http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/pushbutton-books New MEMS for Monitoring Bridges http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/zDBvl1Hl1fw/new-sensors-a-step-toward-monitoring-bridges null

HP's new, bigger MEMS sensor promises thousandfold sensitivity improvement]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/new-sensors-a-step-toward-monitoring-bridges http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/new-sensors-a-step-toward-monitoring-bridges Rebuilding the IBM 1401 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/mYm8HgRaqw8/rebuilding-the-ibm-1401 null

A gang of veteran engineers breathes new life into the hulk of an old IBM 1401 computer]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/rebuilding-the-ibm-1401 http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/rebuilding-the-ibm-1401 Chip Design Thwarts Sneak Attack on Data http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/DcKBpvTOtfk/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data <h4>Old Way:</h4> (left) Data from main memory is rigidly organized in the cache. When one section of the cache is full, new data sent to it kicks out the old data.   <h4>Safe Way:</h4> (right) Data from main memory is randomly organized in the cache, so there is less of a chance that incoming data will need to kick out old data.

Cache architecture harnesses the power of randomization]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-design-thwarts-sneak-attack-on-data The Rebirth of the IBM 1401 Computer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/SxQZGv2xrJE/the-rebirth-of-the-ibm-1401-computer ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/computing/hardware/the-rebirth-of-the-ibm-1401-computer http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/computing/hardware/the-rebirth-of-the-ibm-1401-computer iCandy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/MQTZ7Gw---Y/icandy ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/computing/hardware/icandy http://spectrum.ieee.org/slideshow/computing/hardware/icandy DIY Street-View Camera http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/KY3YimnawUQ/diy-streetview-camera <b>OFF THE GRID:</b> A do-it-yourself camera array lets you create your own street views of places where Google's cameras don't go.

Create Google Street View-like panoramas with cheap webcams and open-source software]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/diy-streetview-camera http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/diy-streetview-camera Entangling a Rainbow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/Hct9QNVFZpQ/entangling-a-rainbow null

A Brazilian team succeeds in the quantum entanglement of three different colors of light]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/entangling-a-rainbow http://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/internet/entangling-a-rainbow The Robot Insect Race http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/ZjBHB20nUns/the-robot-insect-race ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/the-robot-insect-race http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/the-robot-insect-race Diebold Dumps Most of Its E-Voting Business http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/nhsxLDuYO-4/diebold-dumps-evoting-business null

Sells Unit for 20% of What It Paid in 2002]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/diebold-dumps-evoting-business http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/diebold-dumps-evoting-business FAA Orders Airspeed Sensor Changes on Airbus Aircraft in US Fleet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/JWwkuatWfyg/faa-orders-airspeed-sensor-changes-on-airbus-aircraft-in-us-fleet null

Must Make Changes By Early January 2010]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/faa-orders-airspeed-sensor-changes-on-airbus-aircraft-in-us-fleet http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/faa-orders-airspeed-sensor-changes-on-airbus-aircraft-in-us-fleet Quantum Chip Helps Crack Code http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/tssvnJVtHjQ/chip-does-part-of-codecracking-quantum-algorithm null

Experimental chip does part of code-cracking quantum algorithm]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-does-part-of-codecracking-quantum-algorithm http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/chip-does-part-of-codecracking-quantum-algorithm ATM Turns 40 in US http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/wSSHBq0Polk/atm-turns-40-in-us null

Shares Same Birthday with Internet]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/atm-turns-40-in-us http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/atm-turns-40-in-us Ray tracing, Parallel Computing and a Bugatti Veyron http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/_ldHloQTxQM/ray-tracing-parallel-computing-and-a-bugatti-veyron ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/ray-tracing-parallel-computing-and-a-bugatti-veyron http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/ray-tracing-parallel-computing-and-a-bugatti-veyron London's Million CCTV Cameras Highly Ineffective in Solving Crimes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/h4l-pGIvdW4/londons-million-cctv-cameras-highly-ineffective-in-solving-crimes null

But Government Says They Provide Londoners a Safe Feeling]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/londons-million-cctv-cameras-highly-ineffective-in-solving-crimes http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/londons-million-cctv-cameras-highly-ineffective-in-solving-crimes Hot Chips for Games http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/MyK6-4UQTSE/hot-chips-and-games null

Game development for mobile devices]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/hot-chips-and-games http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/hot-chips-and-games Give Social Networking the Finger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/n3slY6q2rYE/give-social-networking-the-finger ]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/give-social-networking-the-finger http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/semiconductors/devices/tech-talk/give-social-networking-the-finger More Issues with Air Speed Indicators on Airbus Aircraft Surface http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/t-dSkl-uzZo/more-issues-with-air-speed-indicators-on-airbus-aircraft-surface null

Problems Have Been Known By Safety Officials Since 2007]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/more-issues-with-air-speed-indicators-on-airbus-aircraft-surface http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/more-issues-with-air-speed-indicators-on-airbus-aircraft-surface "Unforgeable" UK National ID Security Technology Apparently Cracked http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumHardware/~3/l4bPJQE1IxA/unforgeable-uk-national-id-security-technology-cracked null

Takes Only Minutes to Bypass Security]]> http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/unforgeable-uk-national-id-security-technology-cracked http://spectrum.ieee.org/blog/computing/it/riskfactor/unforgeable-uk-national-id-security-technology-cracked