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Microsoft snaps up Yahoo staff for research lab

...Microsoft has launched a new research lab staffed largely with scientists hired away from Yahoo. To set up the new research facility in... Read more

3 May, 2012 by Steven Musil
How does graphene work?

How does graphene work?

...like Dirac fermions have been spotted in multi-layered graphene as well. Scientists have found that varying the alignment changes the freedom of the electrons... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff

Salesforce appoints JP Rangaswami chief scientist

...JP Rangaswami, the former chief scientist at BT, is moving to Salesforce.com to take up the same... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Scientists detail method to build single-atom transistors

...and could lead to computing devices created from these tiny building blocks. Scientists have detailed a repeatable method for creating single-atom transistors, opening up... Read more

21 February, 2012 by Martin LaMonica

CERN ramps up LHC energy for Higgs boson search

...will smash particles into each other at an intensity of 4TeV, allowing scientists to definitively say whether the Higgs boson exists by November, according to... Read more

13 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Scientists set networking speed record

...A team of physicists, computer scientists, and network engineers have demonstrated a network capable of blasting 186 gigabits... Read more

15 December, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Graphene foam promises to improve bomb detectors

...more sensitive when detecting gases than current sensors used by bomb squads. Scientists hope a new type of graphene foam could be used to create... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Martin LaMonica
Nasa spots signs of salty water on Mars

Nasa spots signs of salty water on Mars

...red planet during warm summer months. This "eye-opening" finding could help scientists target future missions to look for signs of microbial life in the... Read more

5 August, 2011 by William Harwood

Microsoft releases Daytona data analytics tool

...right now," said Tony Hey, corporate vice president of Microsoft Research Connections. Scientists generate massive data in their work in areas such as environmental science... Read more

19 July, 2011 by Jay Greene

Scientists develop painkilling spinal implant

...spinal cord, could measure and stop pain signals travelling to the brain. Scientists in Sydney are working on a smart chip implant that could measure... Read more

13 December, 2010 by Suzanne Tindal

Scientists grow miniature livers in a lab

...Scientists in North Carolina say they have successfully used human liver cells to... Read more

2 November, 2010 by Jennifer Guevin

Traces of Higgs boson found at CERN

...CERN scientists have discovered what may be the first traces of an elusive elementary... Read more

13 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Scientists create super low-density material

Researchers at three different labs have developed a super low-density material that is 99-percent air by volume Read more

21 November, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Cern: Higgs boson answer to come by end of 2012

...the end of 2012, according to Cern's director general Rolf Heuer. Scientists at Cern using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have said they will... Read more

25 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Breath sensor could make instant cancer diagnosis

...can use nanoparticles to do just that. Photo credit: Purdue University/NIST Scientists at Purdue University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology said... Read more

31 December, 2010 by Edward Moyer

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apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

35 minutes ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

2 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Cut-price data roaming gets all-clear for July
apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

3 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

5 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

6 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

10 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

17 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
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...

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

20 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

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...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

22 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

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...

23 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

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

1 day 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...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

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

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
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....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC