Views Archive
Tesla Wires Half a Billion Dollars to the Government
Tesla Motors’ loan repayment is a bright spot for the DOE loan program.
The Phosphorous Atom Quantum Computing Machine
An Australian team unveils the fundamental building block of a scalable quantum computer that could be embedded in today’s silicon chips.
1 comment
How Apple Avoids Taxes through R&D Spending
In Washington, CEO Tim Cook defended Apple’s R&D cost-sharing arrangements.
15 comments
What Will Hackers Do with the New Kinect?
Upgraded robot vision will be just one of the uses for the new version of Microsoft’s gesture control camera.
Playing the Odds on Tornado Warnings
Pinpoint predictions are a long way off, but taking daily odds into account might help make the public more alert.
How the Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing Habits
Can cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea.
14 comments
Severed from Nokia, Ex-Employees Launch Bifurcated Smartphone
Jolla Mobile, formed by Nokia refugees, launches a phone with interchangable back panels and the Sailfish OS.
2 comments
Second Life Founder’s New Virtual World Uses Body-Tracking Hardware
Hardware that tracks your head, eyes, and hands will make the follow up to Second Life very different from the pioneering virtual world.
Exxon Takes Algae Fuel Back to the Drawing Board
A $300 million project seems to have failed to produce a cheap way to make fuel from algae.
10 comments
One-Time Pad Reinvented to Make Electronic Copying Impossible
The ability to copy electronic code makes one-time pads vulnerable to hackers. Now engineers have found a way round this to create a system of cryptography that is invulnerable to electronic attack.
10 comments