Why can't novels get technology right?

IT flubs make techno-thrillers such as Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" unintentionally funny.

Sandia researcher finds a better way to cool electronics

Sandia National Laboratories has developed a new type of air-cooled heat exchanger that increases CPU efficiency, is immune to dust fouling and can cut power costs.

IBM's Watson charts new frontiers for computer science

The "Jeopardy!"-winning computer broadens the boundaries of human-machine interactivity.

Averting another Stuxnet will require new cybersecurity approach

The evolution of the cyber threat requires an accompanying change in approach to defending IT networks, two cybersecurity experts said at FOSE July 20.

Wozniak: In designing technology, remember who is master

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak lays out principles for technology design.

Intell site tests crowdsourcing's ability to predict future

The Forecasting ACE website will try new approaches to aggregating answers in testing to see if the system can make accurate predictions.

Android phones to be 'brains' of space station robots

NASA researchers are using an Android smart phone to help turn small, floating robots into astronauts' helpers.

How to secure data in cloud? Stick with it like glue.

Data roaming the cloud has shifted the focus of security to the data itself, which must be protected wherever it goes.

Gatewing UAV delivers high-res digital mapping

The drone can stay aloft at its default flight altitude of 492 feet for half an hour, during which it can photograph nearly a square mile at a time, taking 1,000 photographs.

Energy building 100-gigabit/sec network to handle data 'explosion'

The goal of the Advanced Networking Initiative, being built in conjunction with Internet2 with Recovery Act funding, is to develop a 1 terabit/sec science and research network.

Challenge IBM's Watson, see the best mobile apps and more at FOSE

On the FOSE 2011 show floor, you can match wits with Watson, hang out at the BlackBerry Lounge, spend time at the Mobile Apps Theater and take in a full roster of live demonstrations.

Space shuttle technology that fell to Earth

Even though the Atlantis' 12-day mission marks the close of the shuttle era, you might be surprised at some of the beneficial technologies the program leaves behind.

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