Researchers are developing technology that would enable people to control electronic devices using only their thoughts. The technology uses software that can analyze and interpret patterns in the brain’s electrical activity when people think about specific words or actions. “If we could access the global information network simply by using the power of our thoughts, [...]

In January of this year, Intel bolstered the collaborative thread of its collaborative European research and development (R&D) initiative, and broadened its research and innovation remit up to the provision of remote services in sectors that include health, education, and government. Intel Labs Europe (ILE) “is a network organization, a new platform for Intel doing [...]

Intel is collaborating with three French research institutes to invest in an exascale research center in Europe. The new Exascale Computing Research Center would be able to perform calculations about 1,000 times faster–about 1 million trillion calculations per second–than the fastest supercomputers. Intel, which is partnering with the French Atomic Energy Commission, the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines [...]

Researchers at Intel and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) say distributed computing and robotics could be used to make shape-shifting electronics a reality in the not-too-distant future. The researchers are working to take millions of millimeter-sized robots and enable them to use software and electromagnetic forces to change into a variety of shapes and sizes. CMU [...]

Intel and Numonyx recently announced a breakthrough in computer memory research that they say could eventually result in a less expensive and better-performing alternative to existing memory technologies. The two companies have been collaborating on a type of non-volatile memory called phase-change memory (PCM), and report that they have successfully stacked multiple layers of PCM [...]

ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture presented Shubu Mukherjee with its 2009 Maurice Wilkes Award on June 23 during the International Symposium on Computer Architecture in Austin, Texas. The annual Maurice Wilkes Award was created to honor individuals who have made significant achievements in computer architecture. Mukherjee, an Intel principal engineer and director of [...]

Intel’s recent Research Day provided demonstrations and previews of the variety of projects that extend beyond the company’s core computer processor business. Projects on display included efforts to improve WiMax regional wireless network technology, advance mobile device processing capabilities while reducing energy consumption, refine software to make large-scale data storage faster, and transmit electricity wirelessly [...]

Rice University (02/08/09) Ruth, David 
Rice University scientists have developed a microchip that runs seven times faster and uses 30 times less power than existing chip technology. Rice professor Krishna Palem says the chip’s technology, dubbed probabilistic complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (PCMOS), builds on the CMOS technology already used by chip manufacturers, which means chipmakers will not [...]

Computerworld (01/29/09) Lai, Eric 
As chips become increasingly dense, the extreme heat they generate has pushed researchers to search for ways to mitigate it. Intel, RTI International, and Arizona State University researchers have developed a micro-refrigerator that can be installed on a chip to remove heat from hot spots. The micro-refrigerator, which would allow nanoscale systems [...]

EE Times (01/29/09) Clarke, Peter 
The formation of Intel Labs Europe (ILE) will enable the chipmaker to reorganize its research efforts in Europe under a single management structure. Martin Curley, professor of technology and business innovation at the National University of Ireland and global director of IT innovation at Intel, will serve as the director of [...]