Parallel processing, an integral element of modern computing, allows for more efficiency in a wide range of applications. Here’s what you need to know.

An international team of scientists led by researchers at the Peking University in China has designed a revolutionary ‘all-optical’ chip that uses light to synchronize the speed of processors ...

Science – Parallel programming of an ionic floating-gate memory array for scalable neuromorphic computing Abstract Neuromorphic computers could overcome efficiency bottlenecks inherent to conventional ...

The large-scale Pace processor, which has more than 16,000 photonic components, can solve difficult computing tasks, demonstrating the feasibility of the system for real world applications.

High-performance computing (HPC) refers to the practice of aggregating computing resources into clusters that can analyze huge volumes of data in parallel, and process calculations at speeds far ...

The mathematics of Amdahl’s law assume there is a limit to parallel speed-up, assuming some things are constant, such as the problem size and the nature of the processors doing the computation.

Processors could reach infinity in 75 years--but that's impossible. Oct. 17, 2009 — -- With the speed of computers so regularly seeing dramatic increases in their processing speed, it seems ...

Creating a $99 parallel computing machine is just as hard as it sounds Better late than never, Parallella is now shipping to Kickstarter backers.