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Monday, January 05, 2009

Spinning Silk into Sensors
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Spinning Silk into Sensors
A simple process turns cocoons into optical devices with biological applications.
Bootleg Battle Lines
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Bootleg Battle Lines
Rival aesthetics in the mashup community.
The Year in Energy
The Year in Energy
Technical advances jump-start electric cars, wind turbines, and solar power.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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Photo Essay: Moore's Law
The computer chip has evolved from a simple integrated circuit to a device with millions of transistors.
The Year in Materials
Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.
Jan • Feb Issue
The Cost of Cutting Carbon
Will putting a price on carbon increase the use of renewables?
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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"Very Stunning, Very Space, and Very Cool"
An oral history of the launch of space tourism.
Broadband on Rails
A compact lens could make high-speed Internet access commonplace on trains.
The Year in Web Politics
Obama has transformed the use of the Internet in political campaigns--and he might do the same in governing.
Monday, December 29, 2008
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Parallel Universe
In an effort to move forward, Intel dusts off old supercomputing technology.
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Philips iPill
A tiny device delivers drugs exactly where they're needed.
The Year in Robotics
Advances in robotics for personal assistance, medicine, and the military in 2008.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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Gilbert Metcalf
A leading economist explains why a carbon tax is the best strategy for cutting greenhouse gases and the use of fossil fuels.
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Recession-Resistant Medicine
Novel medical treatments thrive as investors get cautious.
The Year Online
The business of social networking, cloud computing, and a flaw in the fabric of the Internet top the most notable stories of 2008.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Interpreting the Genome
New technologies will soon make it possible to sequence thousands of human genomes. Now comes the hard part: understanding all the data.
Jan • Feb Issue
Technology Commercialized
New devices hit the market.
The Year in Computing
Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008.
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Lifeline for Renewable Power
Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.
Jan • Feb Issue
RFID's Security Problem
Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver's licenses with RFID truly secure?
The Year in Biomedicine
Brain trauma among soldiers, a $5,000 genome, cellular switches, and insight into the brain's beauty.
Friday, December 19, 2008
A Way to Spot Cancer Early
A prototype device employs the same magnetic phenomenon used to write data to computer hard drives.
Purified Urine in Space
NASA boldly goes where no filter has gone before.
Plugging a Password Leak
How a simple fix made password managers more secure.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Can't We All Just Get Along?
Competing attempts to unite people's online social networks may end up sowing more division.
The Democrats' New Weapon
The Obama campaign helped make the DNC's voter database 10 times larger.
Tech to Put under the Tree
TR's new products section offers some last-minute gift ideas.

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Solar Power
Sun + Water = Fuel
Researchers are creating novel types of photovoltaic devices that could finally make solar power a broadly practical source of renewable energy.
Sun + Water = Fuel
With catalysts created by an MIT chemist, sunlight can turn water into hydrogen. If the process can scale up, it could make solar power a dominant source of energy.
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