Intel has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that could cut the cost of fibre optic communications to a fraction of their current value.
BAE Systems last week scored a US$8.5 million contract with DARPA to develop an "intrinsically secure" mobile network for military use in planes, ground vehicles, sensor systems mobile and stationary as well as handheld devices.
A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the US$20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space.
Researchers from the University of Queensland have taken a significant step in the quest to build a quantum computer, creating a light-based quantum circuit capable of basic calculations and moving quantum computing closer to a becoming a reality.
An Australian team has used knowledge gained from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge to help corporate and government projects.
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The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
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Intel is developing standards for building inexpensive robots that eventually could automatically inspect industrial equipment or take aerial photographs.
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The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.
The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.
Intel is developing standards for building inexpensive robots that eventually could automatically inspect industrial equipment or take aerial photographs.
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