NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology provides an update of NIST's advancement in its role of driving and shaping the federal government's long-term use of cloud computing technology.

This video provides an overview of Intel's chip development process, highlighting their advancements in silicon chip technology and the introduction of their Pentium 4 processor with Hyperthreading. It explains how Intel's engineers use...

3D printing allows for the creation of three-dimensional objects by layering materials through computer control. With the ability to produce objects of any color and shape, 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how humans use information technology and instrumentation to better understand their surrounds. Technologies (including X-rays, computers, and phones) use electromagnetic waves to improve the lives...

Today we begin our discussion of computer graphics. So we ended last episode with the proliferation of command line (or text) interfaces, which sometimes used screens, but typically electronic typewriters or teletypes onto paper. But by...

Miss Palomine uses her cell phone to find her friend at an amusement park. This leads to a discussion of the benefits of current communication technologies, like the cell phone and email.

A quantum computer isn't just a more powerful version of the computers we use today; it's something else entirely, based on emerging scientific understanding -- and more than a bit of uncertainty. Enter the quantum wonderland with TED...

In an exclusive preview of unreleased technology, designer and inventor Jason Rugolo unveils an entirely new kind of computer you can talk to like a friend. This "audio computer" — which can augment the sounds around you, translate...

Computer code is the next universal language, and its syntax will be limited only by the imaginations of the next generation of programmers. Linda Liukas is helping to educate problem-solving kids, encouraging them to see computers not...

Increasingly unconstrained by the limits of their lifeless, emotionless construction, computers are being used more and more to improve our understanding of human emotions. This trend is due, in part, to the work of Shaundra Daily, who —...

Harold "Hal" Abelson is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, a fellow of the IEEE, and a founding director of both Creative Commons and the Free Software Foundation. Abelson holds an AB degree from...

Timber Plus in Britain's West Midlands has developed a revolutionary wood called polywood, made from 70% sawdust and 30% polymer from industrial waste. This environmentally friendly product can be shaped and coated with plastic using...

Unintended Consequences from Technology describes how the use of technology can have unintended consequences on society and the environment.

Over the next few episodes we're going to talk about the history of video games. Today, we're going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940's. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and...

In this video, viewers are introduced to the fascinating world of computer animation and how it has evolved over the years. From the intricate details of Pixar's character designs to the use of motion capture technology with actors like...

This video discusses the impact of technology on sports, specifically in terms of statistics and referee decision-making. It highlights the use of advanced algorithms and computer-generated images to track player movements and provide...

NIST Director Pat Gallagher opens the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop May 20, 2010. He describes cloud computing as a computing architecture that fully realizes the capability of a highly networked system and offers an opportunity for...

This video discusses the impact of Moore's Law on the tech industry, highlighting how it drives serious tech enthusiasts to update their computers regularly. It also explores the positive effects of using home computers for creativity...

Edge Computing, Explained

Technological Singularity in 2045 – Get Ready - This is what the future may be like.

Ray Kurzweil is a famous futurist who has been right about 90% of the time. He is such a visionary that in 2012 Google hired him...

Stephen Wolfram, (born August 29, 1959, London, England), English physicist and author best known for his contributions to the field of cellular automata and the development of Mathematica, an algebraic software system, and...

In this video, Nova takes children on an exciting adventure through outer space to explore the universe of technology. They learn about the meaning of technology and how it helps solve problems and make tasks easier. Nova introduces...

From the section: RAM. Here, we learn about RAM technology. Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) comes in a number of versions defined by the doubling of commands they process per clock cycle. It’s important for techs to recognize these...

Discover how computer science began—from early calculators and codes to the powerful computers we use today. Meet key thinkers like Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, and learn how programming, algorithms, and problem-solving led to the...