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3D nano-printing picks up speed

3D nano-printing picks up speed

...of five metres per second. The previous record was held by LZH (Laser Zentrum Hannover) with a speed of 50mm per second.The 3D-printing... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Brother HL-2270DW

Brother HL-2270DW

...The Brother HL-2270DW monochrome laser printer provides a viable alternative to the classic bottomless money pit that... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Justin Yu
Scary tech to put a tingle down your spine

Scary tech to put a tingle down your spine

Laser weapons are a staple of futuristic filmic villainy, striking fear into the... Read more

29 October, 2010 by Ben Woods
Inside Livermore Labs' <endeca_term>laser</endeca_term> fusion facility

Inside Livermore Labs' laser fusion facility

...Ignition Facility (NIF). Scientists at the facility are attempting to demonstrate that laser fusion is possible, and hope the process can someday be used to... Read more

29 July, 2010 by Daniel Terdiman
Inside Intel's 50Gbps silicon optics

Inside Intel's 50Gbps silicon optics

...high-speed fibre optic data system based on silicon chips with integrated lasers and detectors, which it says can revolutionise affordable data communications across IT... Read more

27 July, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins
Raytheon focuses military <endeca_term>laser</endeca_term> weapons

Raytheon focuses military laser weapons

...If you thought laser weapons were just military writer's futuristic fantasy, think again. On Tuesday... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Daniel Terdiman

Nasa develops laser space communications

...Nasa will develop an optical laser communications system that should speed space communications by up to one hundred... Read more

24 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Researchers develop laser using a living cell

...Scientists have created a laser using a living cell for the first time. Scientists have created a... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Laura Shin

Scientists hit record-breaking 26Tbps by laser

...Researchers have used a single laser to transmit data at a 26 terabits per second over an optical... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Jack Clark

Absorbing physics reverses laser

...Physicists at Yale University have created the first functioning reverse laser, suggesting that the technology could be used in next-generation optical communications... Read more

18 February, 2011 by David Meyer
MIT camera can 'see around corners'

MIT camera can 'see around corners'

...researchers who designed the device. The system bounces femtosecond-long bursts of laser light off walls, doors or floors to build 3D images of objects... Read more

22 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

UK researchers develop 'un-printing' laser tech

...being developed. Researchers have developed a method for removing ink with a laser. The image above taken with a Scanning Electron Microscope shows an area... Read more

15 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Intel shows off ultra-fast silicon optical network

...high-speed fibre optic data system based on silicon chips with integrated lasers and detectors. The system runs at 50Gbps, with Intel claiming future scalability... Read more

27 July, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Heat promises to speed up hard-disk data storage

...that uses heat rather than an external magnetic field. A single pico laser pulse switches magnetic state, scientists have demonstrated. Image credit: Radboud University, Nijmegen... Read more

8 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Japanese team finds rare earth bounty

...of modern electronics such as flash memory, cameras, military equipment, magnets and lasers. They are typically used in small quantities relative to the mainstay resources... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Jack Clark

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

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@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

13 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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