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Science News Thread
croxis
I am the walrus
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Instead of making a bagillion threads for science news, why not just post them all here?
I'll start:
[URL=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6976]Link[/URL]
[quote]Details of a novel microprocessor design that could supercharge many computing applications were released at an industry conference in California, US, on Monday.
The microprocessor architecture - known as Cell - will appear in the Playstation3 games console, scheduled for release in 2006. But experts say it could ultimately find its way into many home entertainment devices, high-end computers and even supercomputers.
Details of the chip were disclosed at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, stirring debate over the possible implications for the computer industry.
Developed jointly by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, the microprocessor is fundamentally different from the chips that power most computers today. It incorporates eight separate processing cores, or "synergistic processing elements", which are capable of communicating with one another at high-speed. A standard chip has single, larger processor.[/quote]
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[quote]AOL now reports that over 90 percent of its incoming spam comes directly from other ISPs' mail relays. "Spamhaus sees this change and the increase in spam it is producing as a threat to be taken seriously," the company stated.[/quote]
I think that was in another thread.
I'll start:
[URL=http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6976]Link[/URL]
[quote]Details of a novel microprocessor design that could supercharge many computing applications were released at an industry conference in California, US, on Monday.
The microprocessor architecture - known as Cell - will appear in the Playstation3 games console, scheduled for release in 2006. But experts say it could ultimately find its way into many home entertainment devices, high-end computers and even supercomputers.
Details of the chip were disclosed at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, stirring debate over the possible implications for the computer industry.
Developed jointly by IBM, Sony and Toshiba, the microprocessor is fundamentally different from the chips that power most computers today. It incorporates eight separate processing cores, or "synergistic processing elements", which are capable of communicating with one another at high-speed. A standard chip has single, larger processor.[/quote]
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[quote]AOL now reports that over 90 percent of its incoming spam comes directly from other ISPs' mail relays. "Spamhaus sees this change and the increase in spam it is producing as a threat to be taken seriously," the company stated.[/quote]
I think that was in another thread.
Comments
Biggles, SPLIT IT!
I was just thinking if it might be plausable that size scale for intelligent life may not be consistant. I remebered the old ROBO tech Cartoon where the aliens were 100 feet tall and Hitchikers Guild to The galaxy episode where a whole invading alien fleet was swallowed by a dog in England.
[url]http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/miniature_solarsys_050207.html[/url]
that everyone to date has been trying to pump data faster through one pipe... rather than bundling a bunch of pipes together to garner the same speed at greater effieciencies....
1) Dual-channel memory. Been around a few years now.
2) Bundling a bunch of pipes together on your memory bus means a linear increase in the number of pins required between bus and chips using it and increased difficulty in designing memory controllers. More pins means bigger package size and significantly increased difficulty in routing the PCBs, as well as significantly increased production costs. Considering that it is actually possible to pump stuff through one pipe fast, and people are achieving it, not just trying, there's nothing wrong with maintaining this approach as well as trying things like the dual-channel stuff.