Information Technology

Intel’s co-founder Gordon Moore famously predicted in 1965 that the number of transistors per...

As Moore’s Law approaches its limits, engineers are experimenting with unconventional ways to carry...

Fiber optic cables have already transformed communications, and now similar light-based technology could revolutionize...

Several airports around the world will begin testing facial recognition technology developed by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Biometric identifiers such as fingerprints or iris patterns in the eye can be used for automatic security checks, but facial recognition is the easiest method for passengers because it doesn’t require them to touch any sensors.

The United State Patent and Trademark Office recently published an application by Microsoft for a modular personal computer (PC). The application describes an all-in-one PC with stackable components that consumers can add to main computer display.

Vaio, the personal computer (PC) company that spun off from Sony two years ago,...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have created an optical switch that defies logic by being...

Submerging a giant computer system under water might be a little crazy, but Microsoft thinks...

The U.S. military is developing an implantable device that will translate your brain’s signals...

Biology is inspiring several exciting breakthroughs in electronics. We recently reported that Columbia University...