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World-first approach to help design more accurate quantum computing architecture (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
Australian quantum researchers have been able to identify the exact location of a single atom in a silicon crystal - an important development for building a silicon-based quantum computer. Researchers from the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) have been able to identify the exact location of a single atom in a silicon crystal - an important technique for building a silicon-based quantum computer....

Future Phones May Use Vacuum Tube Chips As Silicon Hits Moore's Law Extremes

Edit Slashdot 07 Jun 2016
Axel Scherer, head of the Nanofabrication Group, said to the New York Times on Sunday, "Ten years ago, silicon transistors could meet all our demands ... He argues silicon transistors can only take us so far ... They're especially intriguing to researchers as they can provide a better solution to silicon transistors ......

COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM LAUNCHES NEW CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION (Computer History Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
The Computer History Museum today announced the launch of the Exponential Center, the first museum institution devoted to capturing the legacy-and advancing the future-of entrepreneurship and innovation in Silicon Valley and around the world ... We have a unique opportunity to learn from pioneering people, companies, and communities in Silicon Valley and around the world....

Business of babies gets the tech treatment with Hatch Baby

Edit Upstart 07 Jun 2016
SILICON VALLEY — Ann Crady Weiss got an early start launching businesses; as a kid, she went door-to-door selling stationery and also set up lemonade stands. Weiss credits her entrepreneurial spirit from growing up in Silicon Valley and having relatives who were early employees at companies that would become tech giants, like Intel. Hatch Baby is Weiss’ second venture in the “parent-tech” space ... ....

Meyer Burger awarded important contract for over CHF 10 million for its newest generation DW288 Series 3 diamond wire saws. (Meyer Burger Technology AG)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
The newly launched DW288 Series 3 diamond wire cutting technology from Meyer Burger has been selected for the manufacture of high performance mono-crystalline silicon solar wafers by yet another existing photovoltaic customer in Asia ... solar wafers in Asia for its new generation DW288 Series 3 diamond wire based silicon wafer cutting equipment....

Chinese scientists change sheep color by gene editing

Edit China Daily 07 Jun 2016
URUMQI -- Consumers may be about to get more options for the color natural wool products as Chinese scientists have used gene editing to alter the coat colors of sheep. The researchers in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have bred five sheep with different colors with the technique, known as CRISPR-Cas9 ... According to Liu, this is the first time that scientists have altered the coat colors of large animals via CRISPR-Cas9....

BenQ Technicolor® Color Certified PV3200PT (BenQ Canada Corp)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
LOS ANGELES - June 3, 2016 - BenQ America Corp., a leading innovator of professional displays, today announced that the PV3200PT video post-production monitor - recently Technicolor® Color Certified - will be showcased at the 2016 Cine Gear LA Expo, June 2-5 in Los Angeles ... About Technicolor® Color Certified ... All Technicolor Color Certified devices display colors accurately, consistently and exactly as the content originators intended....

When roots beckon

Edit China Daily 07 Jun 2016
But for his latest show, the colorful food inside Li's basket has become black-and-white on rice paper－the original colors of Chinese ink-and-water painting ... "They do have colors since ink has long been said to have five colors ... He says he wants to open the next chapter of his career by going deep into his spiritual world after having lived and recorded a colorful life for years....

CEED promoting Armenia IT Event in Silicon Valley (SEAF - Small Enterprise Assistance Funds)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
(Source. SEAF - Small Enterprise Assistance Funds). The Armenia IT Event in Silicon Valley will address opportunities in cross-border collaboration and investment in tech startups. Five startup founders selected to pitch attendees, including CEED Armenia members. What ... Five entrepreneurs recently identified by the Armenia-U.S ... Who ... Where.. Synopsys ... Map ... When. ... Original documenthttp.//seaf.com/ceed-armenia-silicon-valley-tech-event/ ... (noodl....

Australian scientist wins prestigious award (AUSTRADE - Australian Trade Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
(Source. AUSTRADE - Australian Trade Commission). 01 Jun 2016 ... Professor Simmons won the award for her work in 'the new field of atomic-electronics, which she created' ... Only group in the world. The CQC2T team is the only group in the world that can currently make atomically precise devices in silicon. Last year, they produced the world's first single-atom transistor and the narrowest conducting wires ever made from silicon ... (noodl....

Waking up with Pavlok’s wrist-shocking wearable alarm clock

Edit Crunch 07 Jun 2016
 I can’t help but think about shock collars when I wrap the bright orange silicone around my wrist. They’ve always seemed fairly cruel. And yet, here I go, putting one on myself — not for barking or wandering out of the yard, but for the crime of having a hard time getting my butt out of bed at 6AM. And while I certainly have more agency in the matter, the comparison ... ....

Only 1% of blood-test results needed to be corrected

Edit Upstart 07 Jun 2016
SILICON VALLEY — Beleaguered biotech Theranos said last week that less than 1 percent of the blood test results conducted by the company have been voided or corrected, adding that it had only canceled two years worth of tests "out of an abundance of caution." ... That appears to be cold comfort to… ... ....

A lesson in cybersecurity, courtesy of Mark Zuckerberg

Edit Upstart 07 Jun 2016
SILICON VALLEY — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked over the weekend, possibly due to a LinkedIn password breach. The group claiming responsibility, Our Mine, said Zuckerberg’s password was “dadada,” although probably not anymore ... “Hey, we are just testing… ... ....
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