Breaking a Supercomputing Speed Record
By fine-tuning its software and hardware, IBM has boosted the speed of a supercomputer by nearly 600 percent.
Computing
Mini-Robots for Nano Construction
Tiny robots can operate on single cells and assemble microelectronics -- and could lead to cheap nanoscale manufacturing.
Flexible CRT Displays
A new method of patterning nanotubes could lead to flexible, flat-screen displays with many of the advantages of bulky CRTs.
A Quantum Encryption Breakthrough
This new technique dupes eavesdroppers.
Cinegames
Microsoft’s new Xbox changes the state of play.
Is OS X Truly Vulnerable?
Only one of three recent concerns about the security of Apple's operating system is worth worrying about.
Google's Private Lives
Its new desktop search application would make your personal files available for government searches without your knowledge.
Calling Cryptographers
With hardware, software, and networks constantly under attack, security experts says they're ready to fight back.
Microsoft's Security Fix
The software behemoth plans to sell computer security software. Is this a good thing?
Cooler Supercomputers
"Superclusters" of supercomputers are getting too hot. SGI's Eng Lim Goh wants to solve that problem.
