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A Neurochip That Can Communicate With Brain

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip—or the brain on a microchip—have developed new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the ...

Broadband Internet Speeds 2009-2010: The Top 10 Countries

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The results of the second annual global study on the quality of broadband connections done at end of 2009 reveal that 62 out of the 66 countries analyzed had improved the quality of consumer broadband services since last year. However, new data from the study highlights ...

Quantum Computing Closer To Reality

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

 The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, seems to come closer following with recent breakthroughs by an international team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales. [caption id="attachment_443" align="alignright" width="220" caption="A colour-enhanced Scanning Electron ...

Dell Releases Adamo XPS: World’s Thinnest Laptop

Monday, November 9th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_430" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Dell Adamo XPS Side view"][/caption] Dell officially launched the Adamo XPS, the highest-end version of its designer ultra portable. Dell says it expects to "begin taking orders and shipping the Adamo XPS in time for the holidays." The ultra thin luxury laptop starts at $1,799. The system is ...

IBM To Build Next Generation Chips Using DNA

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

In future DNA wouldn’t just control human evolution but also computing evolution, if IBM succeeds to use DNA in development of next-generation microchips. [caption id="attachment_378" align="alignright" width="232" caption="IBM scientists are using DNA scaffolding to build tiny circuit boards; this image shows high concentrations of triangular DNA origami binding to wide lines ...

Internet Connection Speed: The Top 10 Countries

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

At the end of 2008, approximately 19 per cent Internet connections around the world were at speeds greater than 5 Mbps — a 21 per cent increase over the average global connection speed at the end of 2007. -- UPDATE : For the latest report(2009-2010), click here: Broadband Internet Speeds 2009-2010: The ...

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