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First superconducting transistor promises PC revolution
FEATURE: 18:15 03 December 2008 | 19 comments
The breakthrough promises to put today's gigahertz processors in the shade – if practical hurdles can be overcome
Invention: Flawless wing mirrors
17:25 03 December 2008 | 3 comments
Wide-angle mirrors without potentially dangerous distortion are possible, says a new patent application
US mulls free wireless internet for all
12:48 03 December 2008 | 22 comments
Free web access could bring the benefits of the internet to groups currently left behind by the broadband age – but is the plan about to be scuppered?
Web test could help beat the blues
11:22 03 December 2008 | 2 comments
Feeling glum? New software could predict whether your feelings will descend into full-blown depression within the next year – plus: take the test
Rocket company offers $95,000 trips to space
22:49 02 December 2008 | 5 comments
XCOR Aerospace says it will sell tickets on its suborbital spaceship for less than half the price of Virgin Galactic
Video: Computer-generated hairstyles get real
18:00 02 December 2008 | 7 comments
New techniques are making it easier for animators to create realistic hair, and helped create the river in Bjork's latest music video
Swapping your body becomes a virtual reality
16:09 02 December 2008 | 19 comments
Camera trickery convinces volunteers that they have swapped bodies with someone else or a mannequin
Ten ways to save the world
14:42 02 December 2008 | 68 comments
A new book describes the technologies we need to adopt if we are to win the war against climate change
ENERGY
Cyborg leaf makes working solar power plant
Gold leaf can now harvest power from the Sun
SECURITY
Laser trick churns out secure random numbers
Making lasers feedback could keep our secrets safe
FROM THE BLOG
Jamming on YouTube
11:00 03 December 2008
The news that YouTube is launching a search for talented classical musicians made me think of a far more interesting music phenomenon I noticed recently on that site.
Should the US taxpayer support green cars for rich people?
15:25 01 December 2008
Should a company that makes electric cars receive state support, even when it's vehicles are only for the rich?
Guitar Hero controller hacked to help amputees
17:23 28 November 2008
The latest generation of prosthetics being developed in the US are incredibly advanced. But the latest piece of research kit is a cheap piece of videogame hardware: the controller to axe-man simulator Guitar Hero
VIDEO
Electron strobe makes atomic movies
A microscope with a strobing electron source captures atoms in motion with new clarity
VIDEO
Oil and water mix on demand
A remote-control chemical lets scientists decide when they want oil and water to mingle
