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The science of Folding@home  
By Staff writers | Jul 24, 2009 | 6 Comments 
It’s the most powerful supercomputer on the planet – a worldwide network of PCs dedicated to researching the mysteries of protein folding.
 
Holographic storage 
By Ashton Mills | Jun 23, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Mmm... Holographic storage. Not only is it actually cool, but it sounds cool too.
 
Science built a Silicon brain 
By Justin Robinson | Mar 25, 2009 | 4 Comments 
200,000 neurons live a synthetic a day per second.
 
Principles of compression 
By Ashton Mills | Mar 2, 2009 | 1 Comment 
We take it for granted, this everyday innovation. Yet it's one of the building blocks of most everything we do with technology.
 
Why Red Mars may prove unfilmable 
By Martin Anderson | Feb 17, 2009 | 5 Comments 
We wonder if US network AMC can really handle the scope of Kim Stanley Robinson's gargantuan sci-fi cycle...
 
The Science of Dollhouse 
By Martin Anderson | Feb 2, 2009 | 9 Comments 
A look at the premise of and science of the new Joss Whedon series, Dollhouse, premiering on US TV (and less legal forms soon after) this month...
 
Got batteries? Get Supercapacitors! 
By Vito Cassisi | Jan 16, 2009 | 19 Comments 
Smaller density, four times the capacity, instant recharge... awesomeness.
 
Dealing with the revolution 
By Ashton Mills | Dec 11, 2008 | 5 Comments 
Solid state disks are the next big thing in storage – but are we ready for them? Ashton Mills delves into the data to find out.
 
Large Hadron Collider? But I just met her! 
By Ashton Mills | Nov 19, 2008 | 3 Comments 
The Large Hadron Collider is the most expensive experiment in history of our planet. What does it aim to find, and what could this mean for our future?
 
Intel's BIG science 
By Tim Dean | Nov 6, 2008 | 6 Comments 
Tim Dean reports on the crazy big science Intel's R&D arm is working on.
 
X-ray: Paperless paper 
By Ashton Mills | Oct 28, 2008 | 3 Comments 
Whatever happened to the paperless office or, indeed, the paperless world? Perhaps it's closer than we think.
 
Atomic official guide to AV cables, cabling and tech 
By Robbie Grant | Sep 26, 2008 | 2 Comments 
Atomic Guide: A guide for everything you ever wanted to know about how to cable your home theatre setup.
 
Inside the memristor 
By Ashton Mills | Aug 18, 2008 | 1 Comment 
The old guard of circuit theory were the resistor, capacitor and inductor. Now we have the memristor and a revolution.
 
All about Fuel Cells 
By Ashton Mills | Aug 10, 2007
Heralded as the saviour to our global warming woes, just how do fuel cells work and do they measure up? Ashton Mills explores.
 
Power, without the wires 
By Ashton Mills | Jun 21, 2007 | 1 Comment 
Can you imagine a world without power cords It’s almost here as Ashton Mills investigates.
 
Everything you ever wanted to know about video codecs. 
By David Field | Jun 6, 2007
David Field puts the nuts and bolts of the most popular video codecs under the microscope; then pits the codecs against eachother.
 
Pixel porn 
By Nathan Davis | Apr 21, 2005
Nathan Davis checks his vector for visual pleasure.
 
 
By Staff Writers | Apr 29, 2004
90 nanometres is small, damn small. John Gillooly is big, and so are the challenges faced as semiconductors keep shrinking.
 
 
By Staff Writers | Jan 12, 2004
When the worlds collide-fantasy is now the crazy reality we need.
 
 
By Staff Writers | Jan 12, 2004
Genetic engineering is pretty cool.
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Atomic Magazine

Issue: 107 | December, 2009

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.
 
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