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A pioneer of the U.S. space program looks back at its first
success 50 years ago
Hybrid cars took a backseat to diesels, and GM went on an
eco-offensive, but pickup trucks were still the big deal at
the Detroit auto show
Razor technology operates processors at the limits of speed
and power by letting chips self-correct timing errors
A bandage-sized vital-signs monitor powered by a printed battery
The GLONASS system's accuracy, reliability, and consumer
appeal are in question
U.S. funding reversal for ITER suggests that fusion
energy--"always just a few decades away from reality" as the
joke goes--may have finally run out of decades
Laser stimulation of nerves may light the way to better
nervous-system feedback for prosthetics
New three-dimensional holographic material can be written
and rewritten indefinitely, paving the way toward 3-D movies
Researchers map the invisible geography of wireless networks
A small town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast must revamp its water system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
Extreme ultraviolet laser offers a new route to next-gen chips
The hope is to build robotic flies that could work in any
situation in which it would be better or safer to send them
instead of humans
How an international team of engineers brought wind power
to the Galápagos Islands
Laptops desperately need a better lithium-ion battery.
Boston-Power's Christina Lampe-Onnerud says she's got it
The software maker tries to get ahead of the move to
hundreds of processor cores per chip in a deal with the
MareNostrum supercomputer
The data
To protect your intellectual property, choose the best tool
for each stage in its creation
Printing CMOS on plastic
The GigaPan takes the tedium out of shooting panoramas
The recommendation systems that suggest books at Amazon and
movies at Netflix will soon bring you personalized news
The folks at the Foundry didn't need a pretty face to win
an Academy Award
The back story
Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial
vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly
The big picture
E-noses will soon be ubiquitous, thanks to printed organic semiconductors
The Soviet version of the U.S. space shuttle was an
engineering marvel but a total waste
HD-DVD is beaten, but online movie rentals and the humble
hard drive may claim the spoils
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