Stanford team combines logic, memory to build a ‘high-rise’ chip.

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

Stanford researchers are building layers of logic and memory into skyscraper chips that are smaller, faster, cheaper and taller. They have created a four-layer prototype high-rise chip in which the bottom and top layers are logic transistors. Sandwiched between them are two layers of memory. The vertical tubes are nanoscale electronic "elevators" that connect logic and memory, allowing them to work together to solve problems. The circuit cards are like busy cities in which logic chips compute...

Vertical Farming

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

An eco-friendly architectural concept for cultivating food within skyscrapers. Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist and professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University, is credited with popularizing the concept of vertical farming. It is estimated that over the next four decades, our population will increase by 3 billion people and that 80% of us will be living in cities Many scientists are concerned that the amount of land required to feed us in the future will not be...

Skyscraper Uses Built-In Wind Turbines for Energy

Posted on September 6, 2015 by

Bahrain is the home of the first skyscraper to have wind turbines integrated into the structure of the building. The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 50-story twin tower complex containing two identical towers that rise over 240 meters in height. The sail-shaped buildings offer a visually striking image and boasts of one its very unique feature which is the 3 giant wind turbines tying the two “sails” together. It is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its desig...