Jaguar becomes world’s fastest supercomputerReports indicate that an upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the US Department of Energy has made the “Jaguar” supercomputer the world’s fastest.
Big Bang experiment restarts after 14 monthsThe world`s biggest atom-smasher, shut down after its inauguration in Sept 2008, has restarted.
Giant atom-smasher poised for restart: CERNThe world`s biggest atom-smasher,
which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical
faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European
Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday.
India to study absorption of radio noise at AntarcticaIndia will install Imaging
Riometer at its permanent research station in Antarctica in a
few months time to study the absorption of radio noise in
the lowest part of ionosphere.
Robot as shop assistant in JapanShopping in Japan could soon
become a lot easier with a department store enrolling the
services of a speech-recognising robot, which is capable of
directing consumers to the relevant floors and making small
talk in between.
World`s first universal quantum computer `unveiled`Scientists have unveiled the
world`s first universal programmable quantum computer, capable
of processing two quantum bits or qubits which store more data
than the simple "on" or "off" bits of conventional computing.
World’s first flying car may soar the skies by 2011 If US company Terrafugia has its way, the world’s first road-registered, air-worthy, flying car could be on the highways and in the skies by the year 2011. The firm’s new vehicle is called the Transition Roadable Aircraft.
A new technology to detect snag in MIG aircraftMid-air crash of MIG and other
aircraft may be a thing of the past if every thing goes
according to the plans of a city-based aviation firm.
Older adults linked to digital revolutionThose excluded from the digital
revolution, particularly the millions of elderly people, have
a new hope with the launch of an easy-to-use computer to get
them online.
Scientists inch closer to `Three parent babies`Scientists inch closer to producing a controversial "three parent baby" after they successfully fertilised an egg with two biological mothers.