by Donavan Schaper | Jan 5, 2022 | sustainability, Technology
Computing and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) emissions are worse than previously thought. The carbon cost of tech falls into two buckets — the hardware lifecycle and the electricity used in data centers. Since we’re focused on the modern technology...
by Donavan Schaper | Jan 3, 2022 | Machine Learning, Technology
The pioneers of holography (Gabor, Leith, Upatnieks, and Denisyuk) predicted very early that the ultimate 3D display will be based on this technique. This conviction was rooted in the fact that holography is the only approach that can render all optical cues...
by Donavan Schaper | Dec 20, 2021 | 3d printing, Technology
3D printing offers unparalleled design freedom to produce custom parts and complex or organic shapes that would be costly or impossible to manufacture with traditional manufacturing methods. These benefits can be compelling for a range of food-related applications....
by Donavan Schaper | Nov 24, 2021 | Solar Energy, Technology
Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products. Rice University engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells made of semiconducting perovskites, boosting their efficiency while retaining...
by Donavan Schaper | Nov 16, 2021 | enviroment, Kubermatic, Technology
The rise of Kubernetes since Google open-sourced the project back in 2014 says a lot about the broader industry push toward containerized applications. In a survey released last year, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) found that 92% of organizations now use...
by Donavan Schaper | Nov 4, 2021 | Machine Learning, Technology
Two Chinese supercomputers have already broken the notorious exascale barrier, but their developers prefer to stay quiet about it for now. Both systems are reportedly based on China’s homegrown Phytium and Sunway processors and therefore do not use crucial...
