Tag: IBM

Self-Policing Cloud Computing

By David Talbot | 11/20/2009 | 0 Comments

IBM security tool searches for and destroys malicious code in the cloud.

Detecting Light with Graphene

By Prachi Patel | 10/13/2009 | 0 Comments

The atom-thick carbon material could have optoelectronic applications.

Big Blue's DNA-Reading Chips

By Katherine Bourzac | 10/06/2009 | 1 Comment

IBM scientists are developing microchips for genome sequencing.

Computer Clusters That Heat Houses

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 06/23/2009 | 4 Comments

A novel water-cooling system makes it more efficient for computers to heat buildings.

Big Blue Sees Clouds on the Horizon

By Erica Naone | 06/16/2009 | 1 Comment

IBM's big cloud-computing plan starts with virtual desktops and software application testing.

IBM Invests in Battery Research

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/11/2009 | 0 Comments

The company hopes to develop powerful, lightweight lithium-air batteries.

Getting Arsenic Out of Water

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/01/2009 | 2 Comments

IBM is developing a membrane that is more effective at ridding drinking water of arsenic contaminants.

How IBM Plans to Win Jeopardy!

By David Talbot | 05/27/2009 | 1 Comment

IBM's Watson will showcase the latest tricks in natural-language processing.

Speeding Up Financial Analysis

By Kate Greene | 04/15/2009 | 1 Comment

IBM's combination of hardware and software crunches financial data at an unprecedented rate.

Why IBM Needs Sun

By Robert X. Cringley | 04/06/2009 | 20 Comments

Insiders at both companies say that it has much to do with Sun's intellectual property.

MRI for Viruses

By Jocelyn Rice | 01/13/2009 | 1 Comment

An MRI imager that is 100 million times more powerful could create 3-D images of viruses.

The Year in Computing

By Kate Greene | 12/23/2008 | 0 Comments

Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008.

Sharing the Browser

By Erica Naone | 11/26/2008 | 0 Comments

Software lets workers collaborate online by clicking together.

IBM's "Noise Free" Nano Lab

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 06/27/2008 | 0 Comments

The company believes that shielded labs are vital to the future of nanoelectronics.

IBM's Faster, Denser Memory

By Kate Greene | 04/11/2008 | 4 Comments

Researchers led by Stuart Parkin are developing a new type of memory chip that combines the benefits of magnetic hard drives and flash.