boffins

Researchers show off 'Harry Potter' style invisibility cloak

Researchers show off 'Harry Potter' style invisibility cloak

Nanotechnology boffins have unveiled research that could pave the way for a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak.
Robert Jaques Apr 4 2007 1:34PM Oddware
British boffins build human heart valve from stem cells

British boffins build human heart valve from stem cells

Research could lead to new hearts made to order.
Iain Thomson Apr 3 2007 1:02PM Oddware
Boffins use nano-tech to boost lithium-ion batteries

Boffins use nano-tech to boost lithium-ion batteries

Delft researchers predict 'nanobattery' performance.
Robert Jaques Apr 3 2007 11:27AM Hardware
Boffins develop electrically conductive plastic

Boffins develop electrically conductive plastic

Mobile phones can soon survive being dropped.
Robert Jaques Mar 29 2007 12:05PM Oddware
Intel boffins showcase rural Wi-Fi

Intel boffins showcase rural Wi-Fi

Chipmaker teams up with university researchers on third-world connectivity.
Shaun Nichols Mar 27 2007 11:41AM Networking
Boffins craft CPU-less supercomputer

Boffins craft CPU-less supercomputer

Researchers in Scotland have built a small, power-efficient supercomputer that doesn't use any conventional microprocessors.
Shaun Nichols Mar 22 2007 10:55AM Hardware
Boffins send medical robot on Fantastic Voyage

Boffins send medical robot on Fantastic Voyage

World first puts miniature robot inside an artery.
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2007 1:11PM Hardware
Boffins building computer that runs on light

Boffins building computer that runs on light

Researchers focus on photonics.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2007 10:22AM Oddware
Boffins discover self-assembling gold nanorods

Boffins discover self-assembling gold nanorods

Breakthrough could lead to 'invisible objects', claims professor.
Staff Writers Mar 13 2007 12:41PM Oddware
Boffins prove subliminal web ads work

Boffins prove subliminal web ads work

Researchers at University College London claim to have found the first physiological evidence that subliminal images can attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level.
Clement James Mar 13 2007 12:20PM Oddware
Boffins use holograms to study tumours

Boffins use holograms to study tumours

Real-time effect of anticancer drugs seen in 3D.
Staff Writers Mar 12 2007 9:57AM Oddware
Scientists break the speed of light

Scientists break the speed of light

Process doesn't break Einstein's theories.
Iain Thomson Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Oddware
Scientists turn up atomic 'noise' for quantum computers

Scientists turn up atomic 'noise' for quantum computers

The music of the spheres.
Robert Jaques Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Oddware
Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Boffins store data in bacterial DNA

Researchers promise robust stortage lasting 'millions of years'.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Oddware
Researchers create world's thinnest substance

Researchers create world's thinnest substance

Atom-thick sheets could revolutionise computers.
Iain Thomson Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Oddware
US boffins show off real-life tricorder

US boffins show off real-life tricorder

Star Trek technology comes to earth.
Iain Thomson Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Oddware
Chinese boffins develop remote control pigeons

Chinese boffins develop remote control pigeons

Bush requests billions for anti-guano defences.
Iain Thomson Feb 28 2007 8:20AM Oddware
UK boffins work on lip-reading machine

UK boffins work on lip-reading machine

Softwear will bee used to tickle chrome.
Staff Writers Feb 23 2007 10:23AM Oddware
MIT boffins claim analogue circuit breakthrough

MIT boffins claim analogue circuit breakthrough

Engineers promise improved consumer electronics.
Robert Jaques Feb 20 2007 8:59AM Hardware
Boffins see the light with bionic eye

Boffins see the light with bionic eye

Blind get partial vision thanks to computer technology.
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Oddware

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