For more than 25 years, computer scientists have been working to develop a technology known as distributed computing that would give average users the processing power of a supercomputer. This week,
consumers find upgrade path bumpy : For some computer users, the reality of Windows 98 is turning out to be far less than the promise. Microsoft's latest operating system just recently hit store
A group from Nihon University in Tokyo said it has developed a way to synthesize biodegradable plastic using waste water from homes and food-processing plants as a raw
For the first time since the inception of the Indian space programme in 1972, India will commercially launch a Korean and a German satellite next year. The launch will bring in revenue of Rs 5 crores
Australian researchers are using waste sawdust and offcuts from the sawmilling industry to make activated carbon, which is used in scrubbing gases, purifying water and gold mining. The process is
Web sites that will react to spoken requests are set to be launhced within a year. Research at IBM's Watson laboratories in New York will allow Internet users to ask sites questions rather than
A U.S. district court has shot down a law professor's attack on export restrictions for encryption software. The decision is a blow to opponents of U.S. federal laws governing overseas sales of the