Landmark Hollywood hotel to become a school
The Ambassador, a Hollywood landmark completed in 1921, is to be converted into a school serving one of the most needy areas of Los Angeles.
Listening in
Peter Bradshaw applauds Hanif Kureishi's prickly but moving evocation of his father, My Ear at His Heart.
Maths holy grail could bring disaster for internet
Two of the seven million dollar challenges that have baffled for more than a century may be close to being solved.
Virtual baked beans teach nutrition
"The virtual baked beans were falling fast. The unopened can had to go somewhere, but where? Not the simulated freezer. 'This food wouldn't spoil in that location,' the computer-generated voice said. 'But the quality of food could be affected, or you might be using space in your freezer unnecessarily'," reports AP.
I admit it, I’m an alchemist
To devise a robot that bakes cakes, we need to imitate the human brain, writes Steve Grand. And that's impossible because we haven't got a clue how it works.
Warning to patients on cancer therapies
Alternative 'cures' on internet put thousands at risk, says scientist.
Face of the future?
Some scientists think robots will do domestic tasks and be as common as TVs. Robin McKie and David Smith sort techno-fantasy from reality.
Oxford students in trouble over IT exposé
Police alerted after pair reveal how easy it is to hack into students' personal details.
Computerising the body: Microsoft wins patent to exploit network potential of skin
In what may seem a move too far to some, the computer software giant Microsoft has been granted exclusive rights to the ability of the body to act as a computer network
E is for error
Bosses of the doomed e-university were warned two years ago that the project was in trouble, reveals Donald MacLeod.
Reed allows academics free web access
200,000 articles may be available on the net but competitors accuse publisher of making token effort.