Stories by Larry Greenemeier

25 ways to better secure software from cyber attacks

Concerns about cyber security seem to be as pervasive as the Web itself, whether it's China's capacity to wage cyber warfare, the vulnerability of U.S

U.S. Olympic Skeleton Team Studies Sled Forces in High-Tech Simulator

Team members used test runs in a simulator created at Rensselaer Polytech to determine the best way to beat wind resistance

Winter Olympic medals made from recycled e-waste

When Olympic champions are crowned at this year's winter games in Vancouver, these elite athletes will be taking home more than just gold, silver or bronze medals—they will be playing a role in Canada's efforts to reduce electronic waste...

Robot Pack Mule to Carry Loads for G.I.s on the Move

Boston Dynamics's Legged Squad Support System is the latest challenge for robotics pioneer Marc Raibert

National Robotics Week to highlight the past, present and future of robot research

More than eight decades after Westinghouse Electric Corp. introduced Televox—a crudely conceived humanoid that could answer the telephone and route calls—robots finally have a week out of the year that they can call their own...

CERN Gears Up Its Computers for More Atom Smashing

When the Large Hadron Collider goes back online in a few weeks, CERN's IT systems will have to be flexible in order to process the spate of information

NSF Teams with Microsoft to Move Scientific Research into the Cloud

Microsoft becomes the latest provider of software and data hosting services for NSF-funded researchers

De-Worming Software More Effective at Detecting Infected Network Computers Before Contagion Can Spread

Penn State researchers seek to contain worm outbreaks without interrupting legitimate local network use

Apple introduces the iPad and iBooks

What do you know? McGraw-Hill CEO Harold McGraw was on the money yesterday when he said Apple would announce a tablet on Wednesday. The iPad now has officially arrived, weighing in at less than a kilogram, with a 25-centimeter LED-backlit display that is just over a centimeter thick...

Apple's new gadget is a tablet, McGraw-Hill confirms

McGraw-Hill's CEO has answered the burning question in technology for the past several months—what exactly does Apple have up its sleeve? During an interview Tuesday afternoon on CNBC, Harold McGraw confirmed on-air that Apple will introduce its tablet computer Wednesday and that it will use the iPhone operating system...

Historical Development: Could a Frozen Camera Dethrone Hillary and Norgay as the First to Summit Everest?

Photo detective work could solve an enigma nearly nine decades old. But will it vindicate Hillary's historic climb or rewrite the record books?

Video Game Expands the Concept of Dark Energy for Mass Effect

Mass Effect 2, the new sequel of the popular video game, lets players battle enemies by channeling something akin to the unknown force that causes the universe to continue expanding

Google escalates standoff with China by postponing the launch of two new Android phones

Even as Google considers its options in China, the company Wednesday postponed the launch in that country of two mobile phones running its Android operating system.

Receive Between the Lines: FCC Mulls Signal "White Space" as Part of National Broadband Plan

Unused "white spaces" between occupied radio frequencies would help more wireless users find access to the Internet, but could also create greater interference

Hexapod robot moves in the right direction by controlling chaos

Given that robots generally lack muscles, they can't rely on muscle memory (the trick that allows our bodies to become familiar over time with movements such as walking or breathing) to help them more easily complete repetitive tasks...

Making Good Time: Doomsday Clock Moves 1 Minute Back to 6 from Midnight

Obama's plans to end nukes and curb climate change raise cautious optimism

Google's China ultimatum could paint the company into a corner

Group Thinker: Researcher Gets $2.9 Million to Further Develop Swarm Intelligence

The European Research Council opens up its checkbook to fund Marco Dorigo's latest efforts to get networks and robots to mimic the highly efficient behavior of ant and other colony insects...

Can the World's Telecoms Slash Their Energy Consumption 1,000-Fold?

Tech companies, government agencies and academics are uniting to develop the technology needed to increase global telecommunications networks' energy efficiency

Powerful Chips Aimed at Providing Massive Data for 3-D TVs and Smart Phones

Intel introduced several new processors at CES that are aimed at helping Internet-connected electronic devices more easily manage the data explosion