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Graphene Flagged As EU Research Priority
The European Commission has chosen graphene as a research priority and pledged a £864m research grant
Cambridge Graphene Research Centre To Open Doors In 2013
The £25 million project could bring the wonderful material to the mass market
UK Falling Behind In Graphene Patent Race
While British researchers first identified graphene, its exploitation is shifting to the US and Asia, according to new patent figures
TechWeekEurope’s Crystal Balls: Who Is Google’s Next Superstar Director?
With Vint Cerf and Ray Kurzweil on board, will Google hire more celebrity directors? Peter Judge wonders if it has a bigger plan
Microsoft Research: Beyond Kinect, And Open Source Robots
Scanners, sensors and a football-playing chair – just another day at Microsoft Research Cambridge
Study Shows Virtual Machine Spying Attack
A malicious virtual machine could get around security barriers to read significant data from a targeted VM running on the same platform, according to an academic research paper
Xerox Shows Progress In Machine Vision And Understanding: Gallery
Green technologies and machine vision were on display at the Xerox Research Centre in Grenoble
The Cloud Will Manage Our Health And Work By 2025: Video
Don't stress about super-crowdsourcing, printed medication and the ubiquitous workplace, says Virgin Media Business
Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds
The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download
BSA: Cloud Piracy Rife In Developing Countries
Many businesses in developing countries are sharing cloud service log-in credentials, potentially breaking the law, BSA says
Google Says Fight Online Piracy By Following The Money
Google says advertisers and payment platforms help pirates do business
Facebook Ads Work, Claims Research
Facebook and comScore say the social network is capable of marketing miracles
86 Percent Of UK SMEs Unaware Of Cloud Energy Savings
Survey reveals businesses are confused about the cloud
IBM Shows Olympic Graphene Molecule
The smallest logo, for the greatest games on Earth - brought to life by IBM Research in Zurich
Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study
One in four UK computer users have installed unlicensed software, says BSA
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses Make Public Appearance
Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted in San Francisco wearing Google's prototype augmented reality glasses, part of the Project Glass initiative
US Scientists Plan On-Demand Robots
A team from MIT wants anyone to be able to go to a shop, get a design and print their own cybernetic machines
Oxford Uni Opens Cyber Security Centre
Several Oxford departments will collaborate on anticipating and mitigating cyber-attacks on individuals, organisations and governments
Laser Unprinter Vaporises Toner From Printed Pages
In an novel way to reuse paper, engineers have developed a process to remove toner from a printed page
Personal Cloud to Replace PCs By 2014
Research suggests that post-PC era will arrive earlier than thought
Duqu Trojan Found To Include Mystery Programming Language
Kaspersky researchers ask programming community for help decipher the code
MWC 2012: Symantec Survey Confirms Mobility Trend
BYOD is problematic, and social media is frowned upon in today's businesses, symantec told TechWeekEurope
Russian Silicon Valley Innovators Seek UK Collaboration
A delegation from the Skolkovo Foundation, the Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley, visited the UK seeking co-operation and investment, Max Smolaks reports
Academics Develop Electronic Chequebook
Cheque payments could receive a new lease of life if banks adopt digital alternatives
Storage Breakthrough Claimed With Hot Disk Technology
Scientists are detailing a potential storage breakthrough that uses heat to magnetically record and store data
Google ‘We Solve For X’ Targets The Big Technology Challenges
Google's "We Solve for X" initiative will enable some of the world's top thinkers to collaborate on worldwide challenges
Scientists Achieve Advance Toward Graphene Transistor
Researchers at Manchester University have found a way of creating viable graphene transistors, without lowering the material's extraordinary conductivity
Apple Surges Past HP To Become The Top PC Maker
Tech analyst firm Canalys declares Apple as the global PC market leader, but only when iPad sales are included