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3D Cinema - How it works

By Jake Carroll | 13:20 May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments

Jake Carroll finds the depth behind the 3D screen, and explains how it all works.

Science

The solace of quantum

By Jake Carroll | 16:20 Apr 14, 2010 | 5 Comments

X-Ray: Jake Carroll gets mathematically spooky in his quest for the future of computing.

Science

Geographical Information Systems

By Jake Carroll | 16:02 Mar 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll peers into the GIS way of life.

Science

Can computing be green?

By Staff Writers | 14:58 Feb 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

X-ray: Jake Carroll looks into the nasties inside your custom rig, and what impact they have on the environment.

Science

The science of Folding@home

By Staff Writers | 10:21 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.

Science

Holographic storage

By Ashton Mills | 12:37 Jun 23, 2009 | 2 Comments

Mmm... Holographic storage. Not only is it actually cool, but it sounds cool too.

Science

Science built a Silicon brain

By Justin Robinson | 17:06 Mar 25, 2009 | 4 Comments

200,000 neurons live a synthetic a day per second.

Science

Principles of compression

By Ashton Mills | 14:51 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.

Entertainment

Why Red Mars may prove unfilmable

By Martin Anderson | 14:07 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...

Entertainment

The Science of Dollhouse

By Martin Anderson | 14:23 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...

Science

Got batteries? Get Supercapacitors!

By Vito Cassisi | 12:13 Jan 16, 2009 | 19 Comments

Smaller density, four times the capacity, instant recharge... awesomeness.

Peripherals

Dealing with the revolution

By Ashton Mills | 11:31 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.

Science

Large Hadron Collider? But I just met her!

By Ashton Mills | 14:55 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?

Science

Intel's BIG science

By Tim Dean | 12:42 Nov 6, 2008 | 6 Comments

Tim Dean reports on the crazy big science Intel's R&D arm is working on.

Science

X-ray: Paperless paper

By Ashton Mills | 15:01 Oct 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

Whatever happened to the paperless office or, indeed, the paperless world? Perhaps it's closer than we think.

Science

Atomic official guide to AV cables, cabling and tech

By Robbie Grant | 10:23 Sep 26, 2008 | 2 Comments

Atomic Guide: A guide for everything you ever wanted to know about how to cable your home theatre setup.

Science

Inside the memristor

By Ashton Mills | 14:00 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.

Science

All about Fuel Cells

By Ashton Mills | 09:58 Aug 10, 2007 | Comment Now

Heralded as the saviour to our global warming woes, just how do fuel cells work and do they measure up? Ashton Mills explores.

Science

Power, without the wires

By Ashton Mills | 09:56 Jun 21, 2007 | 1 Comment

Can you imagine a world without power cords It’s almost here as Ashton Mills investigates.

Science

Everything you ever wanted to know about video codecs.

By David Field | 17:00 Jun 6, 2007 | Comment Now

David Field puts the nuts and bolts of the most popular video codecs under the microscope; then pits the codecs against eachother.

Science

Pixel porn

By Nathan Davis | 14:10 Apr 21, 2005 | Comment Now

Nathan Davis checks his vector for visual pleasure.

Science

Atomic assembly - X-Ray #36

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Apr 29, 2004 | Comment Now

90 nanometres is small, damn small. John Gillooly is big, and so are the challenges faced as semiconductors keep shrinking.

Science

Flight of fancy - Fallout #25

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 12, 2004 | Comment Now

When the worlds collide-fantasy is now the crazy reality we need.

Science

Keeping abreast - Fallout #24

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 12, 2004 | Comment Now

Genetic engineering is pretty cool.

Science

Quantum phr33x - Fallout #35

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 9, 2004 | Comment Now

John Simpson brings us one step closer to feeling like Trekkies...

Science

Totally Evian - Fallout #33

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Jan 9, 2004 | Comment Now

John Simpson goes from the subliminal to the ridiculous.

Science

Mil-Tech: battlefield computers - X-RAY #29

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

The military has loads of money to spend on technology, so you'd expect its computers to be gruntier than anything you're likely to get your filthy hands on -- right? Dr Carlo ...

Science

Blu-Ray - X-RAY #28

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

How can a fricken' blue laser make DVD more powerful? Ty Pendlebury investigates blue diode laser technology, which promises to give DVDs 120GB storage capacity.

Science

Sweet sounding signals - X-RAY #26

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 16, 2003 | Comment Now

Simon Peppercorn probes the process of sound production.

Science

Sound wares-X-RAY #31

By Staff Writers | 00:00 Dec 12, 2003 | Comment Now

DirectX. . . you do know it's more than just Direct3D? Audio plays as big a part in nurturing virtual reality as graphics, a sentiment that sounds exactly right to Logan ...

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Issue: 133 | February, 2012

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

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