Technology - general
Australian algae fuels green oil hope
25 Jul 2013
Australian researchers say they can produce algae oil that is of higher quality than those derived from standard petroleum sources and are working to improve product efficiency
Optical fibre tests the laws of physics
25 Jul 2013
Earth's gold came from colliding dead stars, indicates research
22 Jul 2013
Gold is rare on Earth in part because it's also rare in the universe; unlike elements like carbon or iron, it cannot be created within a star. Instead, it must be born in a more cataclysmic event like a a gamma-ray burst from a neutron star collision
A faster internet — designed by computers?
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Jul 2013
Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times higher than those designed by humans
A faster internet — designed by computers?
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 22 Jul 2013
Computer-designed algorithms for controlling network congestion yield transmission rates two to three times higher than those designed by humans
Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle
16 Jul 2013
Link between quantum physics and game theory found
15 Jul 2013
A deep link between two seemingly unconnected areas of modern science has been discovered by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Geneva.
Using RFID for fibre composites
11 Jul 2013
Developing a new laser to detect methane leaks
10 Jul 2013
Solar cells turned into colourful creations
06 Jul 2013
Until now, designers of buildings have had no choice but to use black or bluish-grey coloured solar panels. With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colourful creations
Researchers build an all-optical transistor
05 Jul 2013
An optical switch that can be turned on by a single photon could point toward new designs for both classical and quantum computers
App security testing tool developed
05 Jul 2013
Timing of tweets is clue to authenticity of tweeters
05 Jul 2013
Scientists determine the difference between human tweeters, those managed by groups of people and automated Twitter accounts based solely on the timing of tweets
Carbon-14 dating can be used to fight poachers
03 Jul 2013
Using RFID for fibre composites
03 Jul 2013
Protecting data in the cloud
02 Jul 2013
Scientists unravel DNA of ancient horse
01 Jul 2013
Is the Cloud the greenest way to go?
By By Megan Fellman | 01 Jul 2013
A study funded by Google finds moving software for email, CRM, and bundled productivity products like spreadsheets, file sharing, word processing, etc, to cloud could save significant energy