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A new ally in the energy crisis: Termites

February 16, 2007 Researchers are figuring out how the bugs turn wood into food to see if the same processes could be applied to make transportation fuel. TAGS: gut, species, researcher, transportation, DNA, presentation, San Francisco, U.S., process, food

FCC vote could speed up telecom TV

December 20, 2006 Commission's expected ruling could help phone companies get into TV. But not everyone is pleased. TAGS: agreement, authority, commission, telecommunications, fight, AT&T Corp., chairman, cable company, TV, process, broadband, video

Web 2.0 apps sweetening wine's bouquet

November 9, 2006 A new generation of winemakers is relying on Web 2.0 apps and other technology to customize and distribute the old-world elixir. TAGS: wine, winery, Web 2.0, entrepreneur, San Francisco, owner, app, process

Europe's mistake on Microsoft

July 18, 2006 CompTIA's Hugo Lueders says the EC's decision to fine Microsoft has more to do with hubris than with sound policy. TAGS: commission, compliance, deadline, regulatory compliance, Europe, Microsoft Corp., process

Knowledge is power, but can you handle it?

May 10, 2006 The Internet is making it easy to get DNA testing, but the results could be disturbing if not handled correctly. TAGS: cancer, disease, DNA, lab, patient, access, expert, power, knowledge, process

How do you make a fuel cell? Print it

May 31, 2006 South San Francisco start-up develops money-saving technique for producing mechanical components: Use industrial printers. Photos: Printing small parts TAGS: fuel cell, layer, manufacturing, polymer, printing, poster, component, printer, CEO, process

Reverse-engineering 'The Godfather' for gaming

March 6, 2006 Electronic Arts artists had to watch the old film over and over to capture characters' look and feel. Video: Trailer of 'Godfather,' the game Image: Progeny of 'Godfather' TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., Pixar Animation Studios Inc., film, actor, animation, character, capture, movie, asset, movies, video game, games, process, video

Surfing for better management software

November 16, 2005 Techniques used by surfer charity for tsunami aid become "Green Array," a software program that keeps business projects on track. TAGS: CEO, process

Brazil protests ratification of OOXML

May 30, 2008 Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas issues an appeal to the ISO on the grounds that a key meeting in April was inconclusive and that discussions on the matter sometimes descended into farce. TAGS: Brazil, ratification, supporter, appeal, argument, XML, discussion, process, response, Microsoft Office

Squeezing more fuel out of scraps

July 2, 2007 The barnyard has lots of energy potential. But the waste--whether animal- or vegetable-based--needs to be treated properly. TAGS: biodiesel, catalyst, fuel, animal, carbon, oil, manufacturing, food, U.S., process

Biofuels start-up nabs $5 million in funding

March 13, 2007 LS9 wants to make fake fuel out of synthetic plants to run real cars. TAGS: petroleum, biology, plant, investor, professor, process, start-up, U.S.

Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye

April 4, 2007 Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, flaw, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, bug, buffer-overflow, security, hacking, attack, code, Microsoft Corp., operating system, process, Microsoft Windows, video, PC

Intel to produce chips in China

March 26, 2007 The chipmaker has labs and testing facilities in China. In a few years, it will make chips there too. TAGS: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China, chip company, plant, facility, intellectual property, manufacturing, chipset, factory, Intel, nation, equipment, process

New York: Will pay for bacteria

December 21, 2006 Empire State has kicked in nearly $15 million to help build new ethanol plant that lets microbes do the dirty work. TAGS: Rochester, New York, state, incentive, process, U.S.

Playing science's genetic lottery

April 12, 2006 special report Single-celled animals might be some of the most important figures in high tech. TAGS: protein, Cambrios, lottery, science, semiconductor, food, process

The next big thing in clean tech?

March 23, 2006 With creations like sunglasses for buildings and ice cube air conditioners, inventors push limits. TAGS: Hitachi Ltd., chairman, process

OOXML ratification faces delay after objection

May 27, 2008 South Africa's standards body has formally protested the decision approving the OOXML specification. TAGS: standards body, objection, ratification, South Africa, Norway, vote, approval, letter, process, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla: Hackers control bug disclosure

March 24, 2007 Software industry is still at the mercy of bug hunters when it comes to releasing security bugs, Mozilla executive says.Photo: Security researchers talk bugs TAGS: disclosure, TippingPoint Technologies, researcher, software company, vendor, Mozilla Corp., flaw, security, threat, bug, process, Microsoft Corp.

Sun at work on Niagara, Rock successors

April 17, 2006 Sun begins engineering Sparc sequels that use a more advanced manufacturing process. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., manufacturing process, Sun Sparc, circuitry, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, manufacturing, server, thread, AMD, process, operating system
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