
Triple virus wears down computer defences
6 June 2005
Three viruses deliver a triple whammy to vulnerable machines and are designed to create a vast network of "zombies"

6 June 2005
Three viruses deliver a triple whammy to vulnerable machines and are designed to create a vast network of "zombies"

24 June 2004
Honeybees precisely regulate the temperature of their nest thanks to genetic variations in their individual thermostats

15 October 2003
The single number describes the locomotion of animals from moths to dolphins and could be used to design better military spy drones

21 August 2003
The US Air Force's Global Hawk becomes the first uncrewed aircraft to be allowed to "file-and-fly" on the same day

21 March 2003
The hi-tech war in Iraq has prompted the US military to secure unprecedented access to commercial satellites

19 March 2003
The military hope precision weapons will both win the war and help prevent politically damning civilian casualties – but the technology is far from fail-safe

11 March 2003
A last-ditch effort to unite the UN Security Council centres on the technical details of weapons Iraq has yet to account for

5 November 2002
The first use of an armed drone plane outside a war zone reflects the growing importance of such weapons to the US military

13 June 2002
Spy plane surveillance video of the Balkans can be received by satellite television watchers

20 August 2001
Robot footballers play better without a manager screaming at them from the touchline