Ad tech developed that can tell men from women
News Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research has produced a system that uses sophisticated algorithms to differentiate facial features [18 Jun 2009]
IBM probe detects an atom's charge 
Photos Researchers have come up with a probe that can tell whether a gold atom has a positive, negative or neutral charge, which could lead to new computing devices [15 Jun 2009]
Cern bombards LHC grid with data
News Tests of the computing grid that will manage data from the Large Hadron Collider experiment showed the systems successfully handled large amounts of information, according to Cern [03 Jul 2009]
LHC restart pushed back again
News Cern's flagship particle accelerator, put out of commission by a quality-control flaw, will be switched on a couple of weeks later than previously expected [22 Jun 2009]
Swedes to unravel the secrets of solar storms
News In a large-scale study at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Uppsala University, physicists and IBM will churn gigabytes a second to learn the sun's dangerous secrets [05 Jun 2009]
Flexible memory developed for chips
News Researchers at US National Institute of Standards and Technology have created a flexible memristor, which can be bent or twisted and remain functional [04 Jun 2009]
Olympics tickets could double as cash, travel cards
News The London 2012 Games may pioneer smart tickets that can also be used as contactless payment and Oyster travel cards [01 Jun 2009]
Revived LHC could run through the winter
News Cern's particle accelerator, currently undergoing repairs, could have its operation extended beyond its schedule despite high energy [27 May 2009]
Air-based battery promises 10 times the power
Photos Researchers at the University of St Andrews see promise in new battery technology using air as a fuel and say it could provide 10 times more power for electric cars, mobile phones and laptops [21 May 2009]
Wolfram Alpha boosted by super-fast HPC
News The machine, built out of Dell hardware by a company called R Systems, can sustain performance of 39.6 trillion mathematical operations per second [14 May 2009]
Ministers progress carbon neutrality plan
News Ministers from the Department of Health and Cabinet Office are implementing and progressing plans to reduce carbon emissions, outlined in the Greening Government ICT Strategy [13 May 2009]
Smart meters promised for UK homes by 2020
News Enabling the real-time transmission of gas and electricity meter readings to the utility means companies can save on manual checks and customers can manage consumption [12 May 2009]
TfL to test speed-limiting tech this summer
News A six-month trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation tech will start this summer, with the aim of exploring ways of reducing road deaths [12 May 2009]
SAP acquires carbon management firm
News The enterprise software giant has bought Clear Standards, a software business with tools for tracking and reporting a corporation's environmental impact [12 May 2009]
Qualcomm exec offers glimpse of mobile future
News In a recent conference keynote, Qualcomm's Andrew Gilbert shared his insights on the mobile industry's future, including TV, banking and the 'internet of things' [07 May 2009]
Progress made in Large Hadron Collider repair
News The last of the replacement magnets has been installed for a section of the LHC that suffered an electrical fault and helium leak last September [01 May 2009]
Tech investment would boost jobs, says LSE
News A London School of Economics report suggests that a £15bn investment in broadband, smart grid and intelligent transport technology could create 700,000 jobs [29 Apr 2009]
Chancellor promises emerging-tech investment
News In his budget speech, chancellor Alistair Darling promised more funding for emerging technologies, but the CBI has questioned the funding allocation [22 Apr 2009]
Noise emitted by ears used for biometric recognition
News Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a system that can authenticate your identity by eliciting and listening to specific sounds emitted by your ear [15 Apr 2009]
'Flying' micro-robot developed by researchers
News Canadian researchers have developed a tiny flying robot which can be moved through three dimensions using electro-magnets [09 Apr 2009]
Dell boosts its digital-healthcare strengths
News The hardware maker has announced a series of partnerships in a bid to be a bigger player in the digitisation of medical records [07 Apr 2009]
Microsoft aims to improve multitouch gestures
News At a conference this week, Microsoft is presenting ideas on how 'more natural' gestures could be used on multitouch devices [07 Apr 2009]
Scientists use virus to help build battery
News Researchers have used a genetically modified virus to assemble materials for an energy-efficient battery, which they say could be used in hybrid cars [03 Apr 2009]
Robot scientist makes gene discovery
Photos UK researchers have created a robot, 'Adam', that they believe to be the first machine to independently come up with new scientific findings [03 Apr 2009]
Robot fish and chips to fight water pollution
Photos Five robot fish will swim the Spanish seas as part of an EC-funded project to pinpoint sources of pollution, such as leaks from ships or underwater pipelines [20 Mar 2009]
