- Sun Nov 15 2009 Jaguar supercomputer races past Roadrunner in Top500
Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.
Posted by Erica Ogg
- Tue Jun 5 2007 Sandia labs eyes carbon dioxide as fuel
Add carbon dioxide, water, heat--and you could someday serve cars, Sandia National Laboratories says.
Posted by Michael Kanellos
- Thu Jul 29 2004 Sandia supercomputer to get dual-core Opterons
Cray's Red Storm machine, to be set up at Sandia National Laboratories, will get dual-core chips next year.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Wed Jan 2 2008 Tunguska study: Small asteroids pack a wallop
A computer simulation shows fast-moving fireball amplifies the damage done by a smaller asteroid impact, Sandia National Laboratories researchers conclude.
Posted by Stephen Shankland
- Tue Apr 22 2008 Sandia's second crack at fuel-air stun grenade
New flash-bang safe, fireproof, says Sandia National Laboratories.
Posted by Mark Rutherford
- Wed Nov 24 2004 Sandia pushes limits of solar technology
Can a heat engine invented in 1816 make solar dishes a viable electricity source for utilities
Photo: Sandia and Stirling's solar setup
Posted by Martin LaMonica
- Wed Jul 17 2002 National lab to harness penguin power
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory intends to build the world's most powerful Linux supercomputer, for use with national security projects.
Posted by Matthew Broersma
- Mon Nov 3 2003 In the name of national security
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why the government's quietly wiping previously posted information off of federal Web sites.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Thu Sep 17 2009 Urban Hopper robot can leap over 25-foot walls
DARPA shows off the Precision Urban Hopper, a small wheeled robot that can leap over tall obstacles. It's designed for urban surveillance operations.
Posted by Tim Hornyak
- Wed Sep 12 2007 A robot powered by heart muscles
A group of South Korean researchers from the Nano/Micro System Laboratory at Seoul National University has created a miniature robot powered by living heart tissue.
Posted by Tim Moynihan