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Baguette 'dropped by bird' causes LHC disruption

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:22:02 GMT

The Large Hadron Collider was hit by crouton torpedo when a rogue piece of bread caused an electrical system failure

'Gordon' supercomputer uses flash to go faster

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:24:02 GMT

The system, which will use flash memory, will model climate simulations and the effects of earthquakes

HP 'sensing technology' to connect objects, people

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:16:01 GMT

The company has announced a new Mems accelerometer that is 1,000 times more sensitive than existing products on the market

Interactive wallpaper turns on the lights

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:58:02 GMT

A team at MIT has created electronically enhanced wallpaper that can be used to activate lamps, music systems and other devices with the touch of a hand

Paving slabs harness energy of pedestrians

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:32:02 GMT

The Pavegen system uses flexible paving slabs that convert the energy made by footsteps into electricity

Researchers claim lithium-ion battery breakthrough

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:49:02 GMT

A silicon gel could improve lithium-ion battery performance by up to 10 times, say the researchers

Wind turbines suspended after flaw discovered

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:17:01 GMT

Manufacturer Quiet Revolution remotely shut down its entire network of QR5 turbines after its safety system discovered a fault

LHC cooled to operational temperatures

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:56:02 GMT

The Large Hadron Collider has now been completely recooled to its operating temperature, just two degrees above absolute zero

'Wimpy nodes' could cut datacentre power bloat

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:23:02 GMT

An experimental computing cluster using embedded chips and small amounts of flash memory could help companies combat spiralling power costs in their datacentres

Mandelson: UK needs entrepreneurs

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:38:02 GMT

The gap between research funding and real products can be closed by entrepreneurs, according to business secretary Peter Mandelson

IBM applies electronics to genetic sequencing

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:57:01 GMT

IBM Research hopes its electronic automation technology will give people and their doctors individual genetic records for less than £600

LHC on course for November restart

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:05:02 GMT

The giant particle accelerator should restart in mid-November, and could commence high-energy experiments before the end of the year

Intel aims to make fibre optics mainstream

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:53:02 GMT

The chipmaker hopes its Light Peak project will bring fibre-optic speeds to ordinary computer users, and USB is the logical path to get there

Geekender Gallery: IDF 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:04:02 GMT

Check out the technology that attracted our on-the-spot editor, Rupert Goodwins, at IDF in San Francisco

Smart signs and digital slot machines at IDF

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:31:01 GMT

Executive vice president Sean Maloney demonstrates a new digital billboard and virtual slot machine that can be remotely managed and reprogrammed using vPro processor technology

Government invites bids for £22m marine energy fund

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:29:01 GMT

The Carbon Trust will administer the fund, which is intended to stimulate the development of renewable-energy technology

IBM dives into 'smart grid for water'

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:56:02 GMT

IBM is leading an effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyse water use, with a view that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources

British Steam Car team beats 103-year-old record

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:54:02 GMT

The British Steam Car project says its namesake vehicle averaged nearly 140mph in two runs over a measured mile, beating the 127mph record set in 1906

Video ad to appear in magazine this autumn

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:21:01 GMT

Broadcast network CBS plans to advertise its autumn TV season with a video-chip ad in the September issue of US magazine Entertainment Weekly

Cern plans gentle restart for LHC in November

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:30:01 GMT

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research plans lower energy level restart in November

Natal's gesture recognition gets a workout

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:59:02 GMT

Microsoft is counting on the new technology to give an important boost to the Xbox 360

Lab on a chip promises to speed experiments

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:07:02 GMT

Researchers have developed a chip that can be used to perform over 1,000 experiments simultaneously

Culprit found for latest LHC leaks

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:01:02 GMT

The liquid helium leaks that have pushed back the restart of the Large Hadron Collider are thought to have been caused by a fault in flexible hosing

Microsoft turns room into a PC

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:08:02 GMT

Project Natal's gesture-recognition technology could be used to extend the desktop PC to a whole room, with gestures as input and walls as a display, according to Craig Mundie

Images: Fly to the moon with Google Earth

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:45:02 GMT

On the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, Google launched Moon in Google Earth, providing 3D images and information to would-be space tourists