This section focuses on desktop computers and their attributes. Learn about PCs, DNA computers, Internet TV and even how to build a computer.
Did you know it takes two full weeks for a microprocessor plant to produce one silicon-based microprocessor? Imagine being able to make one yourself by downloading designs and then printing it on your desktop fabrication machine. See more »
In your body is more computing power than in any manmade supercomputer. The future of computing bypasses silicon in favor of the far-more-powerful DNA strand, and the possibilities are endless. Learn how DNA could replace the silicon microprocessor.
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Fabric PCs weigh less than a pound (0.45 kilograms) and have a display so flexible that it can be rolled and folded. Will this concept become a reality?
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In most computers, fans keep components cool. But if you want to use high-end hardware or coax a PC into running faster, liquid cooling can be a better solution.
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We're already on the cusp of one of the next big media revolutions -- media-center PCs. The goal is to overcome the overlaps in the way we work and play, making the separation between home computers and entertainment systems obsolete.
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We've all used one, and most of us are sitting in front of one right now. Curious to know what's going on inside that ever-present PC? Here's your chance to find out -- without prying open your own. Examine a personal computer from boot-up to shut-down.
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Did you know it takes two full weeks for a microprocessor plant to produce one silicon-based microprocessor? Imagine being able to make one yourself by downloading designs and then printing it on your desktop fabrication machine.
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Scientists have already built basic quantum computers that can perform specific calculations; but a practical quantum computer is still years away. Learn what a quantum computer is and just what it'll be used for in the next era of computing.
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In cloud computing, programs and files are stored on a centralized computer or network. It's rumored that Google and Apple are teaming up to bring a cloud computer to the masses.
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After years of hard work and loyalty, some computers must finally retire. But since they can't take a pension and move to Florida, where do old computers end up?
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What is the world's fastest computer? Well, there's the MDGrape-3 and a few other supercomputers, or there's another one that may surprise you …
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Depending on whom you ask, machines are running our lives. But what happens if they start to build more efficient models of themselves and get rid of us?
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MDGrape-3 is the first computer to break the petaflop barrier -- that's 1 quadrillion calculations per second, making it the world's fastest computer. But you’ll be surprised by what it’s used for -- learn what MDGrape-3 can do with a petaflop.
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