Strategic computing: a status report

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The Strategic Computing Program of the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) is designed to create a new generation of computers with artificial intelligence. Although the technology is intended for military use, it may have an even greater impact on US industry as companies pick up and use expert system-based tools for civilian planning. The Strategic Computing Program is funding shared-memory machines, a mode of operation for existing commercial systems such as those built by Alliant Computer Systems Corp, Encore Computer Corp, and Sequent Computer Systems Inc, which handle tens of millions of instruction per second. Strategic computing aims at a performance of billions of instructions per second.

Electronic computers, National security, Industrial research, Artificial intelligence, United States. Department of Defense, Research and Development, Outlook, Strategic Planning, Military, Computer Design, Budgeting

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She incites revolutions with chips and networks

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Lynn Conway, professor and associate dean at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, is a mentor in the developing field of collaboration technology. This technology uses electronics to help people work together. Conway works as an idea-person and an entrepreneur rather than as a researcher. In her laboratory, her researchers apply new developments in electronics to increase productivity in gatherings, such as the team writing of computer code. Author with Carver Mead of Introduction to VLSI Systems, she taught the first course in VLSI circuitry. At Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, she helped develop the LISP object-oriented programming system.

Colleges and universities, Engineering, Scientists, Biographies, Computer science, Conway, Lynn, Biography, University of Michigan. College of Engineering

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Medical electronics

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Many 1986 developments in medical engineering centered on the heart; the use of artificial hearts increased worldwide, and a pacemaker that changes its rate based on patient activity was introduced. Many advances occurred in imaging technology during the year, most notably in magnetic resonance imaging, and development began on new medical applications for lasers.

Medicine, Heart, Business conditions, Image, Review of Past Year

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