Supercomputer

The N. Atlantic island has been trying to lure industry with 100 percent renewable, stably priced electricity. A Jersey City IT firm serving NY, London financial districts is moving in. Is IBM next?

October 5, 2011 12:00am | By Mark Halper

Perhaps we need more determined adventurers, and fewer angry birds?

13 | September 14, 2011 8:20am | By Joe McKendrick

Based on millions of articles, a scientist used a supercomputer to determine national sentiment around recent revolutions and decipher Osama Bin Laden's location. Soon, it may be possible to use...

4 | September 13, 2011 6:31pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Physicist Jason Steffen has devised the Geffen method, a procedure for seating passengers that cuts plane boarding time in half.

7 | September 1, 2011 5:02am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and IBM say they've developed new flood prediction technology that can simulate rivers 100 times faster than real life.

1 | August 25, 2011 7:59am | By Andrew Nusca

IBM has prototypes of two experimental semiconductors that aim to match the human brain and its ability to interpret its surroundings and learn.

5 | August 17, 2011 9:01pm | By Larry Dignan

A new report found that greater availability of potential AFVs didn't necessarily translate into a greener fleet.

2 | August 12, 2011 8:07am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Surveys have suggested people will want electric cars when the technology becomes cost efficient. But is it enough?

10 | August 5, 2011 3:37am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Scientists in Hawaii stumbled upon a new way to detect tsunami waves by as much as an hour in advance.

6 | July 20, 2011 8:02am | By Andrew Nusca

Ohio astronomers are developing a potential cancer treatment that, while years away, could reduce the amount of radiation cancer patients endure.

1 | July 7, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

A radical rethinking of tractor trailer design may drastically cut emissions and save fuel.

11 | June 29, 2011 3:32am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

One of the biggest frustrations of digital cameras -- the fact that they take precious time to focus -- is about to disappear.

17 | June 22, 2011 4:45am | By Laura Shin

The unfinished Fujitsu K Computer, at more than 8 petaflops, is more than three times more powerful than China's second place machine.

2 | June 20, 2011 11:03am

For the first time, the top 10 supercomputers in the world operate at a petaflop scale as China continues to move up the high-performance computing charts to chase the U.S.

7 | June 20, 2011 7:58am | By Larry Dignan

The savior of electronics might be at the tip of your pencil. Graphene is graphite (or carbon) arranged in one-atom thick honeycomb-structured sheets. Imagine incredibly thin, strong and...

4 | June 10, 2011 10:50am | By Christie Nicholson

The Ford Ecoboost may be the company's smallest engine, but it packs performance muscle to go with top-of-the-line fuel economy and lower emissions.

5 | June 9, 2011 11:02pm | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Government researchers have developed an engine prototype that's cleaner than a diesel engine and almost twice as efficient as a typical gasoline-powered engine.

18 | May 23, 2011 2:33am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

A ground-effect train, works similarly to a Meglev train excepts it floats on a cushion of air that reduces wind drag.

14 | May 13, 2011 12:04am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Futuristic electronics, a supercomputer brain, and other technology projects won 1.5 million euros and a chance to win 100 million more in a competition aimed at using technology to solve social...

2 | May 6, 2011 8:13am

Piranha is an unmanned vessel that's an unheard of 400 percent more fuel efficient than similar models.

11 | April 20, 2011 12:58am | By Tuan C. Nguyen