A TEAM of US scientists has developed a technique to enable hand-held computers that work with a pen to recognise handwriting quickly and more accurately than their present level of literacy allows

The concept of Virtual Reality simulating the real world is adding a new dimension to entertainment and education.

A new computer software that converts a two dimensional image into a three dimensional one is expected to radically transform medical science.

A GROUP of Japanese companies has developed a robot that can wash and wax 2,000 sq metres of floor in an hour. The machine is first guided around the area to be cleaned, after which it memorises the

A cure for influenza and a substance harder than diamond: two of the products conjured up by designer science

Scientists are trying to integrate a new type of circuits called reversible circuits into computers to make them more energy efficient

An Israeli mathematician offers proof of how ants, without a bird's eye view of their terrain, are still able to follow a straight route to food

A microchip developed by a US firm will greatly increase the working speed of personal computers. But the chip's long term success will depend on reducing its high power consumption

Cables as messengers of information between computers are on their way out. A cableless computer network called WaveLAN, in which each computer is provided with an antenna that picks up data in the

A US government plan to simplify immigration procedures for professionals in 10 short listed vocations has come under fire