Technology - general
Machines made with built-in copy protection
06 Dec 2012
Pirated goods cost billions, and expensive industrial goods like machining systems are becoming a growing target. Scientists are turning the tables on the forgers by studying their methods and developing anti-counterfeit solutions.
Chinese typewriters used predictive text 50 years back
By By Max McClure | 03 Dec 2012
By reorganising the typewriter's characters into ready-made clusters of commonly used words, Mao-era Chinese typists solved problems that cell phones only came to recently.
Researchers advance the performance of thought-controlled computer cursors
By By Kelly Servick | 24 Nov 2012
Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate mathematical algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people manoeuvre computer cursors with their thoughts.
DuPont expanding Hyderabad knowledge centre
21 Nov 2012
Airborne particles smuggle pollutants to far reaches of globe
21 Nov 2012
Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires reaches all the way to the Arctic, even though it should decay long before it travels that far
Detective work using terahertz radiation
21 Nov 2012
Deep cleaning with carbon dioxide
19 Nov 2012
Plant hormone could help produce biofuels
15 Nov 2012
Thermogenerator from the Printer
14 Nov 2012
Looking for information? Try these data glasses
12 Nov 2012
Imagine looking through a repair manual and being able to turn the pages using just your eyes