Hardware & devices
Driving advances in hardware, devices, and cyber-physical systems that expand the possibilities of computing.
Photonics for Computing: from Optical Interconnects to Neuromorphic Architectures
How should someone exploit photonics in computing? Simply replacing the electrical with optical wires and increasing the datarate is the first and obvious answer, but the idiosyncrasy of photons can lead to improved architectures that…
Design and Optimization of Dielectric Metasurfaces
Research in the field of dielectric metasurfaces has recently enabled wavelength-scale thickness flat optical elements that promise to reduce the form factor of existing optical elements in addition to providing a platform for implementing new…
Honeycomb
Traditional CPUs are general, but this comes at a cost (called “Turing tax”). They are more expensive and less efficient than specialized hardware. This raises the question: should we build CPU-free nodes? CPU-free nodes only…
Fashion forward: Researchers, designers debut new tech on New York City runway
In his work in visual merchandising, designer Kenroy Tyrell has used LED lights in displays for trade shows and showrooms. But on this particular day, he found himself using the technology in a way he…
Fashion forward: Researchers, designers debut new tech on New York City runway
Microsoft researchers teamed up with designers at the Brooklyn Public Library’s BKLYN Fashion Academy to enhance the storytelling power of their garments using custom-made plug-and-play microcontroller technology. The collaboration culminated in a fashion show on…
