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1. 16 May 2008

   ‘Liquid metal’ shines for solar power
   A research breakthrough from IBM could drop the cost of generating solar electricity significantly.

2. 16 May 2008

   A million little computers focus on stronger rice
   The University of Washington and IBM's World Community Grid will study rice at the atomic level then combine that knowledge with traditional cross breeding techniques used by farmers throughout history. The goal -- vitally important as rice shortages occur around the world -- is to develop stronger strains of the grain that could produce crops with larger and more nutritious yields.

3. 16 May 2008

   Patients gain more control of personal health info
   Electronic medical records will be more secure, and patients will have more control over who sees them thanks to a new software "consent engine." Privacy eSuite is the result of collaboration between IBM and HIPAAT Inc., which supplies consent management solutions to the healthcare industry.

4. 07 May 2008

   IBM memory researcher wins top IEEE award
   IBM researcher Stuart Parkin received the Daniel E. Noble Award from the IEEE for his work on random access memory or RAM. Innovations from Dr. Parkin, an IBM Research Fellow, led to the revolution of the hard disk drive industry and are found in nearly every disk drive today.

5. 02 May 2008

   IBM taps Tinseltown vision
   For decades science has inspired Hollywood, now IBM researchers are looking to Hollywood for new ideas too. Five top IBM’s scientists met recently with students and alumni of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, along with others from the entertainment industry, to "Imagine the World in 2050."

6. 29 Apr 2008

   Report calls for increases service education and research
   A new report says innovation in service systems is necessary for future prosperity and global competitiveness. It urges governments, businesses and universities to drive increased support and funding for service innovation.

7. 23 Apr 2008

   New servers focus on Web 2.0 computing
   Companies that use Web 2.0-style computing spend 10 to 30 times more on energy per square foot than a typical office building. To address that and other issues, IBM has introduced the "iDataPlex" system, an entirely new category of server designed especially for data centers with tens of thousands of servers.

8. 21 Apr 2008

   IBM researches improved mobile web services
   Mobile devices like cell phones now outnumber PCs three to one. Convinced that much of the world will tie into the Web without using PCs, IBM is researching better ways to access the Web through those mobile devices.

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