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Giving back to the grid: Electric cars, homes and buildings are helping to balance energy supply and demand

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A Boy And His Atom: Scientists at IBM Research have made the world's smallest movie by moving individual atoms with a scanning tunneling microscope

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Using data to power and feed an island nation: How Brunei is using weather modeling to save its natural resources


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Breaking the bacteria barrier: New hydrogel born from semiconductor research may help save lives

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20 years of serious thinking and patent leadership: Read about IBM's innovation milestone

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5 senses, 5 innovations: Explore how cognitive computing systems will enhance our senses


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Models for innovation: From supercomputers to Watson's thumb - the nuts and bolts behind the research

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Nanorods take down counterfeiters: IBM scientists create nano-sized patterns to thwart forgeries

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Pin-point cancer therapy: Targeting only bad cells with proton radiation


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Cleveland Clinic and IBM join forces: Collaboration to focus on Watson’s use in the medical training field

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Ireland eyes its water supply: IBM Research analytics help reduce loss and save resources

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Precision Agriculture: Using predictive weather analytics to feed future generations


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IBM Research goes Hollywood with Emmy win: Linear tape technology to revolutionize media storage

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The doctors are in: Physicians at IBM Research help create a new vision for healthcare technology

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IBM Research Africa: IBM Research's new lab in Nairobi, Kenya


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A new kind of dementia treatment: Using voice monitoring to help diagnose and treat dementia at home

SuperMUC - the road to the zero emissions data center

SuperMUC: The road to the zero emissions data center

Watson Introduction

IBM Watson: More than a quiz show champion, this deep analytics system can help make our lives, work and society smarter


Augmented Reality Introduction

Augmented reality makes shopping more personal: New mobile application from IBM Research helps both consumers and retailers

Plastic Ninjas Introduction

Plastic ‘ninjas’ take on deadly bacteria: IBM Research produces staph-killing polymers that leave healthy cells alone

Internet Memes Introduction

Internet memes at work: How an online meme can give a glance into company culture


Foiling Fraud Introduction

Foiling financial fraud: How IBM Research can help companies save billions annually

Cognitive Systems Introduction

Cognitive systems: A new era of computing

Big Bang to Big Data Introduction

From big bang to big data: Astron and IBM explore the origin of the universe