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Government takes action over digital TV

Government takes action over digital TVRichard WilsonThe Government has upgraded its plan of action designed to ensure that the UK sees a smooth introduction of universal digital TV services by 2010.The move is a clear indication that the Government has been persuaded that more direct action is needed if it is to hit its target of switching off all existing ...

IBM make world’s largest computer in a test-tube

IBM make world’s largest computer in a test-tubeRichard WilsonIBM is claiming that its researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum computing.In one of the largest logic calculations of its kind ever attempted, the research group at the Almaden Research Center in the US claimed that they caused a billion-billion custom-designed molecules in a test tube to become a seven-qubit quantum ...

Scottish opto researchers target global market

Scottish opto researchers target global marketRichard WilsonOptoelectronic device researchers at a Scottish university have started selling their specialist millimetre wave “optical-like” devices through an on-line catalogue.The web-based catalogue set up by the Photonics Innovation Centre at the University of St Andrew’s School of Physics & Astronomy, is intended to promote the Centre’s design and prototyping capability. According to the Centre, ...