- Mon Oct 26 2:59 PM PDT 2009 Scientists 'unwarp' distorted fingerprints in seconds
Tech developed at the University of Warwick sees through partial, distorted, scratched, and even smudged fingerprints, scoring top marks in the toughest tests.
- Mon Sep 14 8:40 PM PDT 2009 Researchers push for new cell phone safety standards
Scientists testifying at a Senate subcommittee and attending a conference on cell phones and health this week say the FCC needs to change safety guidelines for cell phones.
- Sun Sep 13 9:55 PM PDT 2009 Are cell phones safe? Researchers still uncertain
Leading scientists gathering in Washington, D.C., this week say more research is needed to once-and-for-all determine whether cell phones pose major health risks.
- Wed Sep 2 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Researchers seek funds to study cell phone safety
Scientists have long debated whether cell phones pose a health risk, and now they're looking for money to fund research to help settle the debate.
- Wed Aug 19 11:20 AM PDT 2009 BOL 1045: IE8: World's most secure browser
A new study shows that Internet Explorer 8 is the most secure browser in the world. Who paid for the study? Guess. We also uncover the Twitter mafia and a new alliance to fight malware. And Molly's dream of running her car on chickens comes closer to re
- Tue Aug 18 11:55 AM PDT 2009 BOL 1044: Back that app up
Palm's adding more apps to a commercialized app store. It's calling it the app catalog. Which got us thinking about all the different names we could have for app stores. We also get a little excited about the new Sony PS3 slim. Does it herald the resurg
- Mon Aug 17 12:05 PM PDT 2009 IBM looks to DNA to sustain Moore's Law
As chip geometries get infinitesimally small, IBM is looking to DNA to make manufacture of future chips feasible.
- Mon Aug 17 12:05 PM PDT 2009 BOL 1043: Nobody wants gummi gas
A caller wonders what happens to the Chevy Volt if you have the gas in there too long. Does the gas go bad? Well, it could get gummy. And nobody wants gummy gas. or gummi gas either. Not tasty. We also take the SEC conference to task for trying to ba
- Tue Dec 16 8:14 AM PST 2008 Can Sun rise to the cloud-computing challenge?
As Sun proclaims that it's "gonna do somethin'," the cloud community is reminded of the incredible DNA of this engineering icon--and challenges it faces in executing.
- Thu Sep 4 5:22 PM PDT 2008 Execs predict next Google-like tech
On eve of company's 10-year anniversary, researchers and business pundits speculate about what technologies might someday have as much impact as Google.




