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Thursday, September 09, 2010

The Next Stage of Online Video Evolution

Web | By Kate Greene

HTML5 is changing the look of Web video, but can it edge out Flash?

Building an Implantable Artificial Kidney

Biomedicine | 2 Comments

A prototype uses kidney cells to help it perform vital functions.

Big Bang Detector Heads to Space

Communications

A unique particle physics detector will be attached to the space station to study the universe and its origins.

Blog: Preventing Smart-phone Armageddon

Computing | 3 Comments

If hackers got access to enough smart phones, they could paralyze wireless communications.

Blog: Why Spacetime on the Tiniest Scale May Be Two-Dimensional

The latest thinking about quantum gravity suggests that spacetime is two-dimensional on the smallest scale. And there may be a way to prove it.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

New Chip Captures Specialized Immune Cells: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine; The device could help scientists predict which patients are susceptible to serious infections.

Clean Water for the Developing World: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 3 Comments; Cotton fabric treated with nano inks produces a water filter that's efficient and needs little power to work.

Fuel Sipping Diesel Hybrids to Debut in Europe: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 5 Comments; High fuel prices make the cars cost-effective in Europe.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Are Genetically Modified Salmon Headed to the Supermarket?: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 12 Comments; The FDA is poised to decide whether biotech animals should be sold as food.

A Cheaper, Safer Way to Move Natural Gas: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 6 Comments; A new transport method involving ice crystals could make it practical to get natural gas from remote areas, with no worries about explosions.

Web Service Goes Date a-Mining: By Oliver Chiang | Web | 1 Comment; Much like Netflix can suggest movies, an Internet recommendation engine called Wings points you toward dating prospects.

Friday, September 03, 2010

Video App Offers Guidance While You Shoot: By Tom Simonite | Communications; NudgeCam encourages good footage by tracking faces and assessing sound quality.

How Websites Make You Spill Your Secrets: By Erica Naone | Web; People divulge more sensitive information on sites that look less safe.

Thursday, September 02, 2010

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To Market: Our Latest List of Cool New Products: By TR Editors; A Charger for the Smart Grid, Low-Cost Solar, Touch Screen Touch-up, Designing Genes, Disposable EEG, Boss on Wheels, Body Tracker, Into the Clouds, Watch the Hand, and Desktop Cancer Check.

Robotic Storm Tracker Gets a Big Test with Earl: By Brittany Sauser | Computing; The largest-ever storm monitoring mission is now gathering scientific data that was previously impossible to get.

Transplanting Gut Microbes to Treat Disease: By Karen Weintraub | Biomedicine | 3 Comments; Scientists examine new ways to manipulate the microorganisms within us.

Counting Down to Commercial Space Launches: By Stephen Cass | Business | 13 Comments; The next few years will see at least two new commercial spacecraft put into orbit.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Sept • Oct Issue
Living Data: By Tom Simonite | Computing | 1 Comment; The three-story-high Allosphere creates unique visualizations.

Nano Switches that Store More Data Head to Market: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 3 Comments; Products featuring memristors could appear in 2013.

Sept • Oct Issue
Down the Tubes: By Scott Fayner | Web | 9 Comments; How free streaming video threatens the porn industry.

Tiny Needles to Fight Cancer: By Prachi Patel | Biomedicine | 1 Comment; Researchers inject quantum dots into the skin using plastic microneedles, potentially providing a way to diagnose and treat diseases.

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Non-Expanding Cosmology Attempts To Oust Big Bang Theory: by kfc | 09/09/2010 | 2 Comments
Why Spacetime on the Tiniest Scale May Be Two-Dimensional: by kfc | 09/08/2010 | 22 Comments
Preventing Smart-phone Armageddon: by Christopher Mims | 09/08/2010 | 3 Comments
Microwave-Powered Rocket Ascends without Fuel: by Christopher Mims | 09/07/2010 | 6 Comments

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Advanced Hurricane Forecasting: Scientists believe their new forecasting model will make more-accurate predictions, thereby saving lives.; By Brittany Sauser

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