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Kurzweil: 'Exponential' change ahead for games, people

February 22, 2008 Renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil explains how tech will give people superhuman abilities and near immortality. TAGS: Exponential Technology, field, handheld, information technology, games

Laser innovation speeds up hard disks

July 5, 2007 Researchers claim that lasers can be used to boost read/write speed of magnetic media by 100 times, with prototype due within decade. TAGS: laser, field, researcher, hard drive

Green chemistry's 'race to innovation'

November 12, 2007 As with green-tech movement, the eco-spin on chemical science isn't just for tree huggers. Businesses, too, are betting on better materials. TAGS: chemical, chemistry, material, innovation, field, speakers

IBM changes directions in magnetic memory

August 20, 2007 Big Blue teams up with TDK to develop a magnetic type of memory chip called STT-RAM; 65-nanometer prototype expected within four years. TAGS: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., IBM Corp., memory, memory chip, field, direction

Future in Review: Leading thinkers look at what's ahead

May 25, 2007 Top thinkers in a variety of fields gather to share ideas about what scientific and technological advancements are around the corner. TAGS: blog, conference, field, idea, cell phone, PC

Nanotech bill gets Bush's approval

December 4, 2003 President Bush signs a bill that will provide $3.7 billion over four years to research and promote the commercial evolution of nanotechnology. TAGS: nanotechnology, field, IBM Corp., president

Will humans mine for gold on the sea floor?

December 6, 2005 Mining companies study the possibility of extracting valuable metals from volcanic vents found under the oceans. TAGS: sea, ocean, metal, scientist, field, human, possibility, San Francisco

IBM developing wiki how-to tool

March 29, 2007 Wikipedia-like tool aims to help people automate repetitive tasks performed on the Web, such as filling out forms or paying bills. TAGS: script, criteria, Wiki, Firefox, IBM Corp., Wikipedia, person, knowledge, process, task, Mozilla Corp., field, Web browser, San Francisco

Computer virus experts may learn from disease

January 29, 2004 A computer scientist tells the security industry to look to other fields of study for lessons on how to prevent computer epidemics. TAGS: computer virus, epidemic, disease, insurance company, paper, study, field, insurance, threat, security, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Bright lights, big quake?

April 15, 2006 Radio crackling, surges in heat and other phenomena may be signs of a coming earthquake--or they might be random events. TAGS: seismology, rock, field, San Francisco, radio, researcher

If you give a bot a basketball...

March 17, 2006 They're hardly Kobe and Shaq, but these robots can fling a Nerf ball--and inspire kids to learn science, too. Photos: Bots hit the court TAGS: bot, robot, science, Palo Alto, kid, field, California, U.S., video

Foreign-student enrollment declines

November 11, 2004 Engineering is among graduate fields with decline in new enrollment, a trend raising questions about U.S. tech leadership. TAGS: enrollment, council, graduate student, U.S., student, field

Better times for techies?

August 19, 2004 Unemployment drops, optimism rises for computer professionals. Is it because the unhappy ones leave the field? TAGS: unemployment, occupation, techie, optimism, employment, computer programmer, engineer, dot-com, field, worker, information technology, U.S.

Standards to stimulate e-voting?

October 6, 2006 Experts gather at MIT conference to discuss the many obstacles blocking the adoption of voting technology. TAGS: county, e-voting, ballot, state, election, driver's license, standards, field, Texas, tax, conference

Talking tech with Bill Joy

March 31, 2005 Famed technologist-turned-venture-capitalist says tech industry innovation is moving beyond Moore's Law. TAGS: society, Wired Inc., biology, Sun UltraSPARC, force, Sun Microsystems Inc., Silicon Valley, Sun Solaris, field, operating system

Students saying no to computer science

August 11, 2004 With the tech job market weak, undergrad enrollments in computer science departments keep dropping. TAGS: computer science, enrollment, engineering, major, student, shortage, dot-com, school, field, U.S., career

Industrial design takes cues from bugs, leaves, crabs

October 27, 2006 Researchers are studying nature to find ways to do everything from conserving energy to creating better skid-resistance. Photos: Nature's brainstorms TAGS: industrial design, scientist, sensor, nature, research, idea, field, researcher

High tech's slow march in land mine campaign

July 10, 2006 The humble metal detector is finally getting an upgrade that could help humanitarian groups in their quest to rid countries of the dangers of land mines. Photos: Looking for land mines TAGS: land mine, civilian, Afghanistan, margin, field, training

Two novel solar firms nab venture funds

June 21, 2005 Solar energy. A year ago it was nutty stuff. Now millions of venture dollars are rolling in. TAGS: solar energy, venture-capital fund, cell, roof, photovoltaics, alternative energy, material, investor, founder, field, California

Start-up demos quantum computer

February 14, 2007 D-Wave lays out commercial plans for renting out time on its quantum computer to corporate customers next year.D-Wave takes a quantum leap TAGS: molecule, demonstration, Quantum Corp., pharmaceutical company, field
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