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Environmental Group Wants Nanotech Regulated
(News) Researchers and manufacturers of the NanoBusiness Alliance describe their precautions and their work with the EPA.
(News) Researchers and manufacturers of the NanoBusiness Alliance describe their precautions and their work with the EPA.
Keep the Human Touch in New Tech
(News) Technologists often forget human needs and values when designing devices, researchers warn.
(News) Technologists often forget human needs and values when designing devices, researchers warn.
NTT DoCoMo takes a step towards bio-sensing cell phones
(News) Researchers in Japan have demonstrated one part of an envisaged molecular level system that might one day enable cell phones to keep a regular watch on their owners' health.
(News) Researchers in Japan have demonstrated one part of an envisaged molecular level system that might one day enable cell phones to keep a regular watch on their owners' health.
Still Seeking a Truly Digital Life
(News) Analysis: The French call it 'dematerialization' but the search for a paperless existence continues to elude even technophiles.
(News) Analysis: The French call it 'dematerialization' but the search for a paperless existence continues to elude even technophiles.
Microsoft, Intel give US$20M for multi-core research
(News) Imagine a man you know but whose name you can't remember approaches you, and your mobile phone uses face-recognition capability to give you his name and information about him before he says hello. This is the kind of application that researchers hope will be developed from US$20 million Microsoft and Intel are giving two U.S. universities for research on parallel computing.
(News) Imagine a man you know but whose name you can't remember approaches you, and your mobile phone uses face-recognition capability to give you his name and information about him before he says hello. This is the kind of application that researchers hope will be developed from US$20 million Microsoft and Intel are giving two U.S. universities for research on parallel computing.
Gates: Next Decade to Bring Huge Software Advances
(News) Changes in software and computing over the next 10 years will affect all facets of life, Microsoft chairman says.
(News) Changes in software and computing over the next 10 years will affect all facets of life, Microsoft chairman says.
Volcanic Perspective of the Internet
(News) The view from Mauna Kea offers a perspective on the accomplishments and remaining challenges of technology.
(News) The view from Mauna Kea offers a perspective on the accomplishments and remaining challenges of technology.
Inside Microsoft Research: The Cutting Edge on Display
(News) Company takes wraps off a myriad of internal research projects, including wireless and social-networking innovations.
(News) Company takes wraps off a myriad of internal research projects, including wireless and social-networking innovations.
Web 4.0 Era Is Upon Us
(News) A future where "technology and human become one"--the Web 4.0 era--is on the horizon, says TrendOne CEO Nils Müller.
(News) A future where "technology and human become one"--the Web 4.0 era--is on the horizon, says TrendOne CEO Nils Müller.
Researchers Envison Mobile Device That Morphs
(News) Nokia video shows possible multimedia applications for nanotechnology research.
(News) Nokia video shows possible multimedia applications for nanotechnology research.
NSF preparing for the demise of Moore's Law
(News) In anticipation of Moore's Law becoming irrelevant in the next 10 to 20 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) wants funding for research that could lead to a replacement for current silicon technology.
(News) In anticipation of Moore's Law becoming irrelevant in the next 10 to 20 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) wants funding for research that could lead to a replacement for current silicon technology.
Kyoto University orders AMD-based supercomputer
(News) Kyoto University in Japan has ordered an AMD Opteron-based supercomputer that's not only powerful but achieves considerable energy savings over its current machine.
(News) Kyoto University in Japan has ordered an AMD Opteron-based supercomputer that's not only powerful but achieves considerable energy savings over its current machine.
The Next 25 Years in Tech
(Reviews) PCs may disappear from your desk by 2033. But with digital technology showing up everywhere else--including inside your body--computing will only get more personal.
(Reviews) PCs may disappear from your desk by 2033. But with digital technology showing up everywhere else--including inside your body--computing will only get more personal.
The Next 25 Years
(Reviews) PCs may disappear from your desk by 2033. But with digital technology showing up everywhere else--including inside your body--computing will only get more personal.
(Reviews) PCs may disappear from your desk by 2033. But with digital technology showing up everywhere else--including inside your body--computing will only get more personal.
Researchers control robot with monkey's brain signals
(News) Scientists in Japan have succeeded in controlling a humanoid robot with signals picked up in the U.S. from a monkey's brain and transmitted across the Internet, they said Tuesday.
(News) Scientists in Japan have succeeded in controlling a humanoid robot with signals picked up in the U.S. from a monkey's brain and transmitted across the Internet, they said Tuesday.
IBM Dishes Five Predictions for Future
(News) Company offers its second annual pitch of five predictions for what we'll see in the next five years.
(News) Company offers its second annual pitch of five predictions for what we'll see in the next five years.
Mozilla, Microsoft drawing sabers over next JavaScript
(News) Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Brendan Eich and Microsoft's Chris Wilson are trading heated rhetoric over the proposed next version of ECMAScript, better known as JavaScript.
(News) Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Brendan Eich and Microsoft's Chris Wilson are trading heated rhetoric over the proposed next version of ECMAScript, better known as JavaScript.
NTT sniffs out sales through aroma-advertising
(News) If the poster of a frosty glass of beer or the food in the window isn't enough to tempt you into the Kirin City beer hall near Tokyo station, NTT Communications Corp. is hoping a computer-controlled aroma of oranges or lemons will do the trick.
(News) If the poster of a frosty glass of beer or the food in the window isn't enough to tempt you into the Kirin City beer hall near Tokyo station, NTT Communications Corp. is hoping a computer-controlled aroma of oranges or lemons will do the trick.
Nissan to offer drivers virtual bird's eye view in US, Japan
(News) Parallel parking is about to get a lot easier thanks to some advanced technology to be embedded in forthcoming vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
(News) Parallel parking is about to get a lot easier thanks to some advanced technology to be embedded in forthcoming vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
IBM software to scan Chicago streets
(News) The City of Chicago is developing a futuristic video surveillance system designed to scan city streets looking for everything from bombs to traffic jams.
(News) The City of Chicago is developing a futuristic video surveillance system designed to scan city streets looking for everything from bombs to traffic jams.
Xerox PARC seeks collaboration partners
(News) After two chance experiences collaborating with innovative new companies, Xerox Corp.'s fabled PARC lab has decided to launch a formal program in hopes of participating in more such projects.
(News) After two chance experiences collaborating with innovative new companies, Xerox Corp.'s fabled PARC lab has decided to launch a formal program in hopes of participating in more such projects.
Online auction for first A380 tickets nears end
(News) An online auction of tickets for the first commercial A380 flight is nearing an end, with one bidder spending S$153,000 (US$100,380) for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight.
(News) An online auction of tickets for the first commercial A380 flight is nearing an end, with one bidder spending S$153,000 (US$100,380) for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight.
Google pledges US$30 million for private moon landing
(News) Google Inc. will pay up to US$30 million in prize money to anyone able to land a privately funded spacecraft on the moon, because "it's cool," the company said on its blog.
(News) Google Inc. will pay up to US$30 million in prize money to anyone able to land a privately funded spacecraft on the moon, because "it's cool," the company said on its blog.
HP's thermal inkjet technology put to medical use
(News) Hewlett-Packard Co. researchers have developed a medical patch that uses thermal inkjet technology found in printers to painlessly administer drugs to a patient
(News) Hewlett-Packard Co. researchers have developed a medical patch that uses thermal inkjet technology found in printers to painlessly administer drugs to a patient
New group to help first responders with ID cards
(News) A consortium of security vendors is trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to identify themselves at the scene of a disaster.
(News) A consortium of security vendors is trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to identify themselves at the scene of a disaster.
IBM stores data on an atom
(News) IBM Corp. has demonstrated how to perform certain computer functions on single atoms and molecules, a discovery that could someday lead to processors the size of a speck of dust, the company said Thursday.
(News) IBM Corp. has demonstrated how to perform certain computer functions on single atoms and molecules, a discovery that could someday lead to processors the size of a speck of dust, the company said Thursday.
XenSource new release closes gap with VMware
(News) An upgraded version of the XenSource Inc. virtualization hypervisor out Monday closes the features gap with market leader VMware Inc., but a wide market share gap between the two companies remains, an industry analyst says.
(News) An upgraded version of the XenSource Inc. virtualization hypervisor out Monday closes the features gap with market leader VMware Inc., but a wide market share gap between the two companies remains, an industry analyst says.
NXP steps up research efforts for Wireless USB chips
(News) NXP Semiconductors will invest ,90 million (US$124 million) over the next five years to expand the development of Wireless USB products at its research and development (R&D) center in Singapore, the company said Tuesday.
(News) NXP Semiconductors will invest ,90 million (US$124 million) over the next five years to expand the development of Wireless USB products at its research and development (R&D) center in Singapore, the company said Tuesday.
IBM, University of Florida team up on smart devices
(News) IBM Corp. and the University of Florida believe they've come up with middleware that will allow doctors to remotely monitor the health of their patients.
(News) IBM Corp. and the University of Florida believe they've come up with middleware that will allow doctors to remotely monitor the health of their patients.
Microsoft photo technologies aim big
(News) Microsoft Corp. is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details.
(News) Microsoft Corp. is working on a variety of innovative photo projects, ranging from experiments with its 3D maps offering to massive panoramic photos that users can zoom into for details.
Virtual computing can be a real hassle
(News) For a technology that's supposed to make computing easier, virtualization is becoming quite complicated.
(News) For a technology that's supposed to make computing easier, virtualization is becoming quite complicated.
Talking paper seeks cheap printing to be viable
(News) Someday consumers may find themselves listening to paper to learn more about products, receive instructions or heed warnings. That's the hope of Swedish researchers studying ways to print loudspeakers and keyboards on paper.
(News) Someday consumers may find themselves listening to paper to learn more about products, receive instructions or heed warnings. That's the hope of Swedish researchers studying ways to print loudspeakers and keyboards on paper.
Microsoft Debuts 'Minority Report'-Like Surface Computer
(News) Tabletop PC introduced at 'D: All Things Digital' conference will respond to touch commands from multiple users at once.
(News) Tabletop PC introduced at 'D: All Things Digital' conference will respond to touch commands from multiple users at once.
Sony, LG.Philips LCD unveil flexible OLED displays
(News) Two of the world's biggest flat-panel display makers, Sony Corp. and LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., unveiled flexible full-color displays at a display industry show in California this week.
(News) Two of the world's biggest flat-panel display makers, Sony Corp. and LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., unveiled flexible full-color displays at a display industry show in California this week.
Microsoft funds new open-source digital ID projects
(News) As part of its plan to promote identity management across multiple platforms, Microsoft Corp. is funding several new projects to develop open-source versions of its digital-identity technology for information cards.
(News) As part of its plan to promote identity management across multiple platforms, Microsoft Corp. is funding several new projects to develop open-source versions of its digital-identity technology for information cards.
Fujitsu shows off latest color e-paper screens
(News) After several years of development, Fujitsu Ltd. has improved its electronic paper technology to the point where it has begun exploring its commercial use in displays.
(News) After several years of development, Fujitsu Ltd. has improved its electronic paper technology to the point where it has begun exploring its commercial use in displays.
How to build your very own Internet-controlled robots
(News) Carnegie Mellon University researchers say building robots doesn't have to be rocket science. They've unveiled a set of recipes for building Internet-controlled robots with off-the-shelf parts.
(News) Carnegie Mellon University researchers say building robots doesn't have to be rocket science. They've unveiled a set of recipes for building Internet-controlled robots with off-the-shelf parts.
Needed: One Digital Media Revolution
(Reviews) Why can't all our entertainment gadgets, software, and services just get along?
(Reviews) Why can't all our entertainment gadgets, software, and services just get along?
Three Minutes With: Second Life Exec
(News) From crafting enhancements such as voice and search to pondering sale of virtual real estate, Linden Lab's Joe Miller considers the nuances of livin' La Vida virtual.
(News) From crafting enhancements such as voice and search to pondering sale of virtual real estate, Linden Lab's Joe Miller considers the nuances of livin' La Vida virtual.
US military plan to put Internet router in space
(News) The U.S. military plan to test an Internet router in space, in a project that could also benefit civilian broadband satellite communications.
(News) The U.S. military plan to test an Internet router in space, in a project that could also benefit civilian broadband satellite communications.
Playstations take up server spill
(News) A new virtual hosting solution has been launched that draws on spare processing power from multiple devices and platforms to reduce the cost of provisioning additional servers.
(News) A new virtual hosting solution has been launched that draws on spare processing power from multiple devices and platforms to reduce the cost of provisioning additional servers.
Scientists show thought-controlled computer
(News) Forget speech-recognition software: How about typing a letter just by thinking it?
(News) Forget speech-recognition software: How about typing a letter just by thinking it?
Taiwan opens flexible electronics pilot lab
(News) Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) inaugurated a new flexible electronics pilot lab on Thursday, adding Taiwan to the ranks of just a handful of nations worldwide delving into such research.
(News) Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) inaugurated a new flexible electronics pilot lab on Thursday, adding Taiwan to the ranks of just a handful of nations worldwide delving into such research.
NASA backs quantum computing claim
(News) The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed Thursday that it built a special chip used in a disputed demonstration of quantum computing in February.
(News) The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed Thursday that it built a special chip used in a disputed demonstration of quantum computing in February.
Microsoft TechFest Shows Future
(News) Research displayed on new security techniques, search advances, more.
(News) Research displayed on new security techniques, search advances, more.
Nokia, Cambridge team on nanotechnology research
(News) Nokia Corp. and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have agreed to collaborate in several areas of long-term research, beginning with nanotechnology.
(News) Nokia Corp. and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have agreed to collaborate in several areas of long-term research, beginning with nanotechnology.
Iridium plans next-generation satellites
(News) Iridium Satellite LLC, the company that raised Motorola Inc.'s expensive space-based network from the ashes of bankruptcy, is now planning a new generation of satellites that may be able to continuously monitor the environment and take pictures of Earth.
(News) Iridium Satellite LLC, the company that raised Motorola Inc.'s expensive space-based network from the ashes of bankruptcy, is now planning a new generation of satellites that may be able to continuously monitor the environment and take pictures of Earth.
Bill Gates Unveils School Technology Initiatives
(News) Schools of the future, Gates says, will need to extend beyond chalkboards to digital devices.
(News) Schools of the future, Gates says, will need to extend beyond chalkboards to digital devices.
Siemens Sets Network Speed Record
(News) New transmission and receiving system allows speeds of 107 gigabits per second over fiber-optic cable.
(News) New transmission and receiving system allows speeds of 107 gigabits per second over fiber-optic cable.
Microsoft: Multicore Chips Are Changing PC Software Design
(news) Microsoft: Multicore Chips Are Changing PC Software Design
(news) Microsoft: Multicore Chips Are Changing PC Software Design
Fall IDF: Distance Detection May Help Secure Wi-Fi
(news) Fall IDF: Distance Detection May Help Secure Wi-Fi
(news) Fall IDF: Distance Detection May Help Secure Wi-Fi
When Is a Baked-Bean Can a Wi-Fi Network Antenna?
(news) When Is a Baked-Bean Can a Wi-Fi Network Antenna?
(news) When Is a Baked-Bean Can a Wi-Fi Network Antenna?
Microsoft Researchers Target Worms, Buffer Overruns
(news) Microsoft Researchers Target Worms, Buffer Overruns
(news) Microsoft Researchers Target Worms, Buffer Overruns
Intel's Future Wish List Leaves Dual Core Eating Dust
(news) Intel's Future Wish List Leaves Dual Core Eating Dust
(news) Intel's Future Wish List Leaves Dual Core Eating Dust
Coming Soon: Displays on Your Car's Windshield?
(news) Coming Soon: Displays on Your Car's Windshield?
(news) Coming Soon: Displays on Your Car's Windshield?
Can Laser Printers Fight Crime?
(news) Emerging technology uses a printer's fingerprint to trace and verify documents.
(news) Emerging technology uses a printer's fingerprint to trace and verify documents.
Experts Fight Crime With 3D Technology
(news) Forensic Technology's system lets investigators analyze evidence over a network.
(news) Forensic Technology's system lets investigators analyze evidence over a network.
Building a Global Phone
(news) If a technology currently in development pans out, one handset could work on multiple cellular networks.
(news) If a technology currently in development pans out, one handset could work on multiple cellular networks.
Caregivers Carry Virtual Clipboard
(news) Students design mobile data-access system for health-care workers.
(news) Students design mobile data-access system for health-care workers.
Inkjet Printers Offer Biology Breakthrough
(news) Clemson University researchers print living tissue using standard printers filled with 'bio-ink.'
(news) Clemson University researchers print living tissue using standard printers filled with 'bio-ink.'
Three Minutes: MIT Lab Director
(news) Consumer Electronics Lab director Michael Bove tells how your walls might be watching you.
(news) Consumer Electronics Lab director Michael Bove tells how your walls might be watching you.
Mapping the New Internet
(news) Expert says it will take a new attitude to squash spam, wire your washer, and identify the next IM.
(news) Expert says it will take a new attitude to squash spam, wire your washer, and identify the next IM.
Wearable Tech Helps in a Crisis
(news) Emergency crews find crucial data fast by using rugged portable devices.
(news) Emergency crews find crucial data fast by using rugged portable devices.
What's Next for Consumer Gadgets?
(news) Researchers describe a future with long-lived batteries, tiny devices, and new levels of convergence.
(news) Researchers describe a future with long-lived batteries, tiny devices, and new levels of convergence.
Tech Pioneers Preview the Future
(news) Thinking, talking computers--with components in cars, clothes, and walls--will be the world's accessible libraries.
(news) Thinking, talking computers--with components in cars, clothes, and walls--will be the world's accessible libraries.
Students Build Ad-Hoc Supercomputer
(news) FlashMob organizers fall short, but expect gigaflop speeds will come home soon.
(news) FlashMob organizers fall short, but expect gigaflop speeds will come home soon.
Users Direct the Next Big Thing
(news) Emerging technologies, such as social networks, rely on people to shape and guide them.
(news) Emerging technologies, such as social networks, rely on people to shape and guide them.
Demo 2004: Picks and Pans
(news) Here's what's creative, curious, or drawing chatter at this year's preview of new technology.
(news) Here's what's creative, curious, or drawing chatter at this year's preview of new technology.
What's in Store for 2004--and Beyond
(news) How will the PC change during the coming year? The next five years? We consult the experts and come up with answers.
(news) How will the PC change during the coming year? The next five years? We consult the experts and come up with answers.
Microsoft Looks in the Crystal Ball
(news) Research chief demonstrates Magic Paper, virtual classrooms, and other projects.
(news) Research chief demonstrates Magic Paper, virtual classrooms, and other projects.
A Night in the Hotel of the Future
(news) PC World tests the gadgets and gizmos of a traveling techie's dreams.
(news) PC World tests the gadgets and gizmos of a traveling techie's dreams.
Microsoft Shows Tiny PCs, High-Tech Remote
(news) WinHEC Innovation Room offers a peek at tech tools to come.
(news) WinHEC Innovation Room offers a peek at tech tools to come.
Microsoft Research Offers a Look Inside the Lab
(news) Spam busters, terabyte databases, and cleaner code are top projects.
(news) Spam busters, terabyte databases, and cleaner code are top projects.
Flashback: Our Best (and Worst) Guesses
(news) Since its inception, PC World has run predictions on the future of technology, whether our own opinions or those of experts. Here is a sampling.
(news) Since its inception, PC World has run predictions on the future of technology, whether our own opinions or those of experts. Here is a sampling.
2003 and Beyond
(news) What's next? Smaller hardware, wireless everywhere, and (at long last) true convergence.
(news) What's next? Smaller hardware, wireless everywhere, and (at long last) true convergence.
Future Gear: Tiny Chips, Everywhere
(howto) With petite sensors and radio transmitters, every object can have an identity and even think for itself.
(howto) With petite sensors and radio transmitters, every object can have an identity and even think for itself.
Future Gear: Pocket Video
(howto) If the Mini can succeed in a world of SUVs, can a pocket-size movie player make it in a world of giant-screen TVs?
(howto) If the Mini can succeed in a world of SUVs, can a pocket-size movie player make it in a world of giant-screen TVs?
Future Gear: Spielberg's Computer
(howto) Many technologies from the movie Minority Report are tantalizingly close to becoming real. They just need more attention from developers.
(howto) Many technologies from the movie Minority Report are tantalizingly close to becoming real. They just need more attention from developers.