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Mechanical arm could spark memory breakthrough
Researchers have grand designs for Flash replacement technology.
Mar 29 2011 9:19AM
Researchers make programming breakthrough
Researchers have developed a software tool which makes the translation of code for global markets faster.
Feb 27 2009 6:22AM
Open Source makes historic UK breakthrough
Open Source companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.
Sep 23 2008 4:06PM
Breakthrough in Trend Micro/Barracuda showdown
A search through the open source community has provided a breakthrough that could settle the ongoing patent dispute between Trend Micro and Barracuda Networks..
Jun 26 2008 7:40AM
Hynix claims Flash memory breakthrough
A more compact form of Flash memory will help to cut prices of the storage chips by 30 percent, according to Korean media reports..
Jun 5 2008 8:08AM
MIT engineers claim fuel cell breakthrough
A group of engineers at MIT has developed a new type of membrane for one type of fuel cell which they claim could improve power output by more than 50 percent..
May 19 2008 7:45AM
Big Blue planning HD video breakthrough
IBM is planning to introduce a new encoding system that will allow video providers to stream HD video at a lean 3Mbps..
Apr 14 2008 7:35AM
Researchers claim solar cell breakthrough
An international research collaboration has developed a technology that could dramatically improve the efficiency of solar cells..
Mar 4 2008 3:32PM
Nanostructure film promises solar breakthrough
Two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials are showing "particular promise", US academics reported today..
Jan 10 2008 7:31AM
Stanford boffins promise battery breakthrough
Researchers at Stanford University claim to be able to extend the battery life of lithium-ion batteries by a factor of 10 using silicon nanowires..
Dec 21 2007 6:59AM
Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough
US boffins have unveiled a material which they believe could be as important to next-generation quantum computing as silicon is to the computers of today.
Oct 9 2007 10:38PM
Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning
US research engineers claim to have developed a low-cost technique for patterning microchips.
Sep 3 2007 10:51PM
US boffins claim graphics processing breakthrough
US computer scientists have developed a technique that allows the generation of highly complex images like smoke-filled bars and smog-choked cityscapes without the computational drag and slow speeds that have dogged previous computer graphics methods.
Aug 14 2007 1:50PM
Japanese boffins claim ultraviolet breakthrough
Better optical disks, light sources and flat-panel displays.
Jul 16 2007 2:11AM
Boffins claim molecular switch breakthrough
Small is beautiful.
Jul 12 2007 2:37PM
Boffins hail quantum computing breakthrough
NETHERLANDS - Delft University of Technology carries out calculations with quantum bits.
Jun 19 2007 5:14PM
Microsoft breakthrough scratches the Surface
'Minority Report' interactive interface unveiled.
May 31 2007 1:10PM
MIT boffins claim analogue circuit breakthrough
Engineers promise improved consumer electronics.
Feb 20 2007 8:59AM
MIT boffins claim optical breakthrough
Optical chips promise 'inconceivable' computing performance.
Feb 7 2007 10:45AM
Boffin breakthrough beams bits onto photons
'It sort of sounds impossible', scientist admits.
Jan 25 2007 10:13AM
