boffins

IBM boffins tout cool running chip breakthrough

IBM boffins tout cool running chip breakthrough

Big Blue thins paste to keep chips cool.
Robert Jaques Oct 30 2006 11:28AM Hardware
Boffins clean up with nano-tech product testing

Boffins clean up with nano-tech product testing

Whiter-than-white put to the test.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 27 2006 9:43AM Oddware
Muggle boffins try on first invisibility cloak

Muggle boffins try on first invisibility cloak

Forget Harry Potter. A team of US scientists claims to have demonstrated the world's first working "invisibility cloak".
Robert Jaques Oct 23 2006 10:00AM Oddware
Boffins work on smart connected home

Boffins work on smart connected home

EU-funded project to get your toaster talking to your washing machine.
Robert Jaques Oct 20 2006 9:42AM Networking
Boffins look to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier

Boffins look to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier

Sub-atomic process examines folded protein molecules.
Andrew Charlesworth Oct 16 2006 10:07AM Oddware
Boffins use PS3 chips for advanced research

Boffins use PS3 chips for advanced research

Game on for University of Manchester scientists.
Robert Jaques Oct 13 2006 11:51AM Hardware
Boffins show off light-speed encryption

Boffins show off light-speed encryption

Engage cloaking device.
Robert Jaques Oct 12 2006 10:06AM Security
Cambridge boffins create folding laptops

Cambridge boffins create folding laptops

Roll up, roll up, roll up.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2006 9:45AM Hardware
Boffins analyse open source development process

Boffins analyse open source development process

Researchers from UC Davis awarded US$750,000 grant.
Robert Jaques Sep 26 2006 9:56AM Software
US boffins build paper-thin plastic battery

US boffins build paper-thin plastic battery

Hybrid device combines advantages of capacitors and alkaline batteries.
Shaun Nichols Sep 21 2006 9:58AM Hardware
US boffins tap nature to solve energy crisis

US boffins tap nature to solve energy crisis

Green electricity on a very small scale.
Robert Jaques Sep 20 2006 9:49AM Oddware
Boffins claim first quantum cryptographic network

Boffins claim first quantum cryptographic network

Infrastructure shows 'extraordinary resilience to eavesdropping'.
Robert Jaques Aug 31 2006 11:55AM Security
Boffins build tiny on-chip cooling system

Boffins build tiny on-chip cooling system

Ion pump sets new standard in cooling microelectronic components.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2006 9:55AM Hardware
Boffins build brainy 'Ballbot'

Boffins build brainy 'Ballbot'

Self-propelling robot balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels.
Robert Jaques Aug 23 2006 10:13AM Oddware
Boffins go ballistic over next-gen transistor design

Boffins go ballistic over next-gen transistor design

'Radical' computing chip bounces electrons around.
Robert Jaques Aug 22 2006 10:22AM Hardware
Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Light made to travel backwards.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Oddware
European boffins tackle DoS attacks

European boffins tackle DoS attacks

European computer scientists working in conjunction with IT industry partners have unveiled details of a "novel and comprehensive" security technology designed to protect broadband services from denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Robert Jaques Jul 12 2006 9:42AM Security
European boffins aim to build online trust

European boffins aim to build online trust

Frameworks for the online business world.
Robert Jaques Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Software
European boffins developing 'intelligent' robots

European boffins developing 'intelligent' robots

A team of European scientists and engineers has unveiled plans to create next-generation intelligent robots by adding adaptive learning capabilities to existing single-function 'dumb' machines.
Robert Jaques Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Oddware

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