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How to make graphene

How to make graphene

...Graphene's story is well known, thanks to a certain high-profile prize awarded last year.Mechanical exfoliation, as it has become known, really does... Read more

8 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
The future of graphene

The future of graphene

...characterising graphene triggered an explosion of research, and won them the Nobel Prize. Graphene hints at a world of electronics beyond silicon, unshackled from Moore... Read more

15 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
What is graphene?

What is graphene?

...Earth with the ingredients of life. Their discovery won the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for Harold W Kroto, Robert F Curl and Richard E... Read more

6 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff

Microsoft sets up $250,000 security research prize

...it will give out a quarter of a million dollars in BlueHat Prize rewards for innovative research on computer security defence. Winners will be announced... Read more

4 August, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Manchester graphene researchers land Nobel Prize

...Two University of Manchester scientists have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on graphene, widely seen as having the... Read more

5 October, 2010 by Karen Friar
Fujitsu design winners visualise the future

Fujitsu design winners visualise the future

...by Egle Ugintaite of Lithuania, netted the $42,000 (£25,600) grand prize. It features inward-facing sensors that measure pulse, blood pressure and temperature... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Leslie Katz

SpaceX books lunar mission for private firm

...Astrobotic Technology Inc, which aims to take home the Google Lunar X Prize, has signed a contract with private space flight firm Space Exploration Technologies... Read more

9 February, 2011 by Staff
The Monday Twitter Photo Challenge

The Monday Twitter Photo Challenge

...no full answer, then the closest one by next Monday scoops the prize Read more

26 July, 2010 by ZDNet UK

Loving the robot: How thinking computers can make us better people

...last few years. The test is now run annually as the Loebner Prize, and takes place this year in October at the University of Exeter... Read more

1 July, 2011 by Steve Ranger

£1m engineering prize for 'benefit to humanity

UK politicians have launched a £1m global prize for engineering and technology inventions that have been of 'benefit to humanity... Read more

17 November, 2011

Nobel prize winner waves magnetic wand over graphene

Professor Andre Geim, one of the researchers awarded the Nobel prize for his work with Graphene, announced yesterday that he and his team... Read more

15 April, 2011
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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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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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Jack Schofield

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

16 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

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...

17 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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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....

20 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@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...

21 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

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

21 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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