A Tale of Two Cities: Architecture and the Digital Revolution

Article Abstract:

The use of digital technologies has significantly changed architecture and construction. Computer-aided design systems allow designers to make complex analyses of structures, and to predict their performance. A comparison of 2 architectural masterpieces of the later 20th century are used to illustrate this point.

History, Influence, Architecture, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design

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Searching a quantum phone book

Article Abstract:

L K Grover has developed an algorithm for a hypothetical quantum computer that can search an unstructured database much faster than a classical computer. The units of information, called qubits, are electrons in two states simultaneously. A clever series of operations simplifies the search.

Research, Molecular computing, Quantum electronics, Database searching, Cryptography

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Plucking images from the digital floods

Article Abstract:

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a prototype system that can search through a large database of digital pictures by color. The project is also improving the way that search software handles semantics.

Binary searching

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