Crank-up your laptop

The laptop talks!

Liquid crystals produce sounds. Will we have tiny speakers?

Hand-held scanner

Pen friend

A hi-tech 'pen' can soon make keyboards and mice obsolete

MONEYMAKERS

A light database

A brave GNU world

The free software movement needs both bark and byte

Touching from a distance

Scientists recreate sense of touch on the internet

Websites that give science news

FIGHTING FORGERY

Website review: One-stop source

www.indusscitech.net

Faulty premise

Don't take it seriously

Logging on to a fresh row

The computer plays postman

India seems ready to cash in on electronic mail, a cheap and fast way of communication in which messages are exchanged through computer networks.

Manipulating reality

The concept of Virtual Reality -- simulating the real world -- is adding a new dimension to entertainment and education.

Helping computers keep a tight hold on power

Scientists are trying to integrate a new type of circuits - called reversible circuits -- into computers to make them more energy efficient

New chip on the firmament

A microchip developed by a US firm will greatly increase the working speed of personal computers. But the chip's long-term success will depend on …

Computer screens edge books off the shelves

More and more libraries are incorporating computer networks in their effort to reach the entire world.

New era semiconductors

From missiles to VCRs, a scintillating change is foreseen, At a smart new breed of semiconductors enter the realm of electronics

A quest for the best

A combination of optical microscopes and magnetic drives might be the answer to today's problems of data storage

Humanising machines

Scientists have incorporated a facet of human logic into a computer programme to help in disease diagnosis

To wake you up

Good news for somnolent drivers: a new system that wakes them up if they are feeling drowsy on the wheels is all set to enter the market

Birth of a molecule

The first human-made three dimensional molecule, christened 'dendrimer: could give a fillip to industries like cosmetics, computer chips and gene …

Fraud-free greenbucks

The Swiss, trust them! have come up with a digital bank note aesthetic, state of the art and in-copiable