We tour several of the leading tech research labs in the US to discover which 10 research projects could soon change the world

A fortnight ago we reviewed the worst villains in computing history. But what would a villain be without a hero to battle with?

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has moved swiftly to play down the significance of the arrest on terrorism charges of a nuclear physicist who worked at the Hadron Collider for six years.

From webcasting to the DMCA to net neutrality - a list of top ten IT priorities for the new president.

A new report is predicting a slow market for enterprise adoption of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 release..

No matter how much we tell ourselves that we are rational, scientific human beings a Friday 13th still sends a tremor up some spines.

Pentagon research firm DARPA have discovered a new way to radio-control insects using neural transmitters that trigger muscle changes within the insect. Watch the video of zombie insects being controlled here.

Company to research optical on-chip connectors.

Scientists will soon have access to a giant supercomputer network.

Carbon nanotube bundles have much smaller electrical resistance.

Joint project to develop 32nm and 22nm processors.

Joint project to develop 32nm and 22nm processors.

Partnerships key to evolving sector, says ABI.

Test market to approach US$150m in five years.

Liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability.

Nintendo console predicted to be most popular by end of 2008.

US will be pushed into second place, claims US study.

Intel unloaded a swag of new Penryn-class CPUs at CES today. Zara Baxter explores the new platform and what it means for your PC.