Stories about: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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    Happy 40th birthday, Internet! 30/10/2009 03:39:00

    On October 29, 1969, the Internet came in not with a bang, but with a "lo."
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    Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS 28/07/2009 01:27:00

    Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created.
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    US military spends $155M for the nucleus of future wireless networks 18/07/2009 04:03:00

    The central component to the US military's bulletproof IP wireless network strategy is now in place.
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    Star Trek-like universal translator a step closer 01/07/2009 10:51:00

    The first iterations of something akin to the universal translators used on Star Trek may soon be arriving via your smartphone.
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    Fast chip runs on fumes 10/02/2009 08:44:00

    Mobile computing devices that need charging once a day would need it just once a month with a new type of chip that uses a thirtieth of the power of conventional chips and is seven times faster by virtue of underlying logic that embraces error in its calculations.
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    IBM nanotechnology might improve cell phones 19/12/2008 07:03:00

    Nanotechnology may someday expand your cell phone's range while improving its battery life if a prototype transistor from IBM gets to market.
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    Intel tries to get devices to communicate faster 08/12/2008 08:01:00

    Intel on Sunday detailed advances in an emerging field of technology that it said will boost optical communication speeds, allowing for faster data transfers between devices.
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    US innovation: On the skids 23/10/2008 09:35:00

    It would be hard to exaggerate the angst that has gripped the US in recent months as the election nears, markets churn and assets melt. But the headlines that have made us dread picking up the newspaper mask a long-term problem that may shape the future of America more than John McCain's plan for Iraq, Barack Obama's health care ideas or Uncle Sam's heroic efforts to rescue the economy.
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    Cray takes supercomputers to the desktop 17/09/2008 08:20:00

    Think of supercomputers and you tend to think of multi-million dollar machines that easily take up a football field. With miles and miles of cabling and cooling systems running beneath the floors.
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    CalTech builds high-res microscope that can fit on a chip 01/08/2008 10:47:47

    University researchers have developed a high-resolution microscope that is small enough to sit on a computer chip.
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    Soft, squishy robots can change shape, size 08/07/2008 21:12:18

    Toss aside your typical idea of a robot -- all metal, jerky movements and a stiff-legged walk.
 
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