Nature-inspired computers are shockingly good at math

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...
Quanta Magazine

Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge On How They Encode Reality

Is the inside of a vision model at all like a language model? Researchers argue that as the models grow more powerful, they ...
ADTmag

TornadoVM 2.0 release extends Java accelerator support for NVIDIA PTX, OpenCL, and SPIR-V

TornadoVM, an open-source plug-in for OpenJDK and GraalVM that compiles and offloads Java code to accelerators such as GPUs, released version 2.0 last month, adding support for new data types and ...
MIT Technology Review

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?

Think back to middle school algebra, like 2 a + b. Those letters are parameters: Assign them values and you get a result. In ...
Hydrocarbon Processing

The use of Belleville hold-down supports in piping to overcome vibration problems

Dynamic loading due to pulsation is a critical consideration in piping systems connected to reciprocating machinery, such as ...