Memristor-based physically-uncloneable function for hardware security

US researchers have used memristors to create a copy-proof hardware security block for integrated circuits. The particular block is a ‘physically uncloneable function’ (PU) – a block with logic inputs and outputs that can be mass produced, with each individual item always booting-up with the same numerical characteristics, that are statistically unrelated to the numerical ...

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Osmium compound opens door to quantum spin liquid, and maybe quantum computing

A new material could sustain a quantum spin liquid, and be useful in quantum computing, according to Oregon State University wher it was invented. Lithium osmium oxide is the compound, where the osmium atoms form a honeycomb-like lattice, enforcing a phenomenon called ‘magnetic frustration’ that could lead to a quantum spin liquid predicted by condensed ...

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Harting adds wireless to MICA industrial computer range

Harting has upgraded its MICA industrial computer range to include the MICA 2, which offers three to five times the computing power of the MICA Basic for demanding data acquisition and processing. It has also introduced the MICA Wireless with 2G/3G/4G, 802.11a/b/g/n and Glonass for data acquisition and communication and the MICA Energy, which allows ...

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Arrow offers low power wireless node development

Arrow Electronics has added a development board  which uses the NXP Semiconductors Kinetis KW41Z multi-protocol wireless MCU for low-power design of connected devices. Dubbed the Tiger board, it is likely to be used for design of products like smart door locks, portable healthcare technology, wearable sports monitors and RF remote controls. The Kinetis KW41Z’s integrated ...

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Solar PV inverter market to decline over next four years

According to research by GlobalData, the global solar PV inverter market will decline from $6.3bn in 2017 to $3.7bn by 2022. The report Solar PV inverters – Update 2018 says that Asia Pacific, currently the leading market for solar inverters, with a market valued at £3.75b in 2017, will suffer the most and see its market share fall ...

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SMD antenna covers multiple IoT bands

Fractus Antennas has focussed on antennas for NB-IoT, LoRa, Zigbe and SigFox IoT with an application note. The note studies the effect on ground plane size (across 40×20 to 75x54mm) on the effectiveness of its 3x12mm (2.4mm high) FR01-S4-224 surface-mount antenna, operating in this case in the 863-928MHz band. “IoT could be anything around and the challenge ...

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Wilma is AI finalist

Wilma, the AI system developed by  Shropshire agritech start-up Small Robot Company, is a finalist for Computing’s Big Data Excellence Awards. The Small Robot Company harnesses the power and precision of robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the way that food is produced and minimise chemical usage. Wilma will work alongside Small Robot Company’s ...

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DCMS warns on cyber risks

UK businesses are being urged by the Department for Digital,  Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to protect themselves against cyber crime after new statistics show over four in ten (43%) of businesses and two in ten charities (19%)  suffered a cyber breach or attack in the past 12 months. This figure rises to more than ...

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EC ups AI spend

Asia and the US are each spending three times more on AI than Europe, says the EC. The EC is to increase its spending on AI by around 70% to €1.5 billion by 2020. The hope is that the increased spend will encourage the investment of a further €2.5 billion from public-private sources. The EC ...

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Government-industry partnership to invest £1bn in AI

In a government-industry collaboration on AI, almost £1 billion will be invested in funding 1,000 PhDs by 2025, training 8,000 specialist computer science teachers and developing a Turing Fellowship programme. New investments include: The Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain opening its first European HQ in the UK and investing £35 million in UK deep-tech ...

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