And consumption is further reduced by adjusting the operating speed and voltage of the chip on the fly, depending on the user's activity.

ECONOMIST: Transmetamorphosis

It's a less sophisticated auto-overclock, whereby three of the six cores are decelerated in order to give the other trio some extra voltage and speed for more serialized workloads.

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In addition to monitoring the temperature, voltage and fan speed, the utility can also be used for overclocking and overvoltaging!

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With a big enough voltage between cathode and anode, they will leap at great speed from the one to the other.

ECONOMIST: Medical technology