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IBM Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time Using a Plastic Film

By Guest PostDecember 10, 2013Science, Technologyalbert einstein, bec, big data, bose einstein condensation, bosons, computer systems, energy efficient lasers, exabytes, Germany, ibm research, johannes d plumhof, lijian mai, luminescent polymer, macroscopic quantum phenomena, macroscopic scale, nanometers, non crystalline, optical switches, particles, petabytes, picoseconds, plastic, polymer film, polymeric layer, quantum mechanical phenomenon, quantum simulations, quantum world, rainer f mahrt, satyendranath bose, smartphones, thilo stoferle, ullrich scherf, university of wuppertal

Originally predicted in the 1920s by Satyendranath Bose and Albert Einstein, applications could include energy-efficient lasers and optical switches, critical components for future computer systems processing Big Data

ZURICH – 10 Dec 2013: For the first time, scientists at IBM Research have demonstrated a complex quantum mechanical phenomenon known as Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), using a luminescent polymer (plastic) similar to the materials in light emitting displays used in many of today’s smartphones.

This discovery has potential applications in developing novel optoelectronic devices including energy-efficient lasers and ultra-fast optical switches — critical components for powering future computer systems to process massive Big Data workloads. The use of a polymer material and the observation of BEC at room temperature provides substantial advantages in terms of applicability and cost. (more…)

NC State and IBM Researchers Discover New Way to Patch Holes in The ‘Cloud’

By Guest PostNovember 30, 2010Technologychinese goddess, cloud, cloud computing, cloud computing patch tool, computer systems, cyber-attacks, ibm, mirage, north carolina state university, nuwa, patching systems, peng ning, security upgrades, sky, update, virtual machines, vms

Researchers from North Carolina State University and IBM have invented a way to update computer systems packaged in virtual machines in a computer “cloud” – even when those programs are offline.

The new cloud computing patch tool developed by NC State and IBM is called Nuwa and protects virtual machines (VMs) from cyber-attacks by ensuring that they always receive important security upgrades. In addition, the researchers have determined that offline application of security patches is more than four times faster than online patch application. The tool is named after a Chinese goddess who patched a hole in the sky. (more…)

IBM Awards Powerful Computing System to University of Lugano for Research to Create Future Workload Optimized Systems

By Guest PostOctober 29, 2010Technologycomputer systems, data analytics, engineer, ibm, ibm power 755, ibm research, information technology, it, matthias kaiserswerth, multi core processors, performance of emerging workloads on multi cores, piero martinoli, poem, power 7 technology, sara lestage, shared university research, sur, switzerland, university of lugano, zurich

*IBM and University of Lugano to collaborate on multi-core technology research*

Switzerland and ARMONK, – 29 Oct 2010: Today IBM announced a Shared University Research (SUR) award in the form of a modern high-end server to the University of Lugano, Switzerland, to advance the design of future computer systems and applications for multi-core processors. The powerful new computer, an IBM Power 755, will be used to investigate how future computer systems can best be optimized as part of a three-year research collaboration with IBM Research – Zurich. (more…)

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IBM Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Phenomenon for the First Time Using a Plastic Film

NC State and IBM Researchers Discover New Way to Patch Holes in The ‘Cloud’

IBM Awards Powerful Computing System to University of Lugano for Research to Create Future Workload Optimized Systems