Physicists Convert Information Into Energy
There is no conventional transfer of energy into the system: no heating or accelerating of molecules or some such. Instead, information itself seems to be the medium through which energy is transferred.
Original paper: Information heat engine: converting information to energy by feedback control
intrinsi on September 30th 2010 in Information Science, Nanotechnology
In the future every home will have one: electronic devices that you can control just by pointing a finger. To turn this vision into reality the 3Plast research consortium is developing special sensors that can be printed onto plastic film and affixed to objects.
I envision a near future, say 5 to 10 years, in which all objects of any value whatsoever will have sensors attached or embedded and where all such objects will communicate with one another instantaneously.
intrinsi on March 23rd 2010 in Hardware, Nanotechnology, Ubiquitous Computing
IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips
IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light. As reported in the recent issue of the scientific journal Nature, this is an important advancement in changing the way computer chips talk to each other.
intrinsi on March 7th 2010 in Hardware, Media Reviews, Nanotechnology
