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Monday, January 05, 2009
- Jan • Feb Issue
 Spinning Silk into Sensors- By Katherine Bourzac | Materials
- A simple process turns cocoons into optical devices with biological applications.
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Bootleg Battle Lines
- By Larry Hardesty | Communications
- Rival aesthetics in the mashup community.
- The Year in Energy
- By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 2 Comments
- Technical advances jump-start electric cars, wind turbines, and solar power.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Photo Essay: Moore's Law
- By Kristina Grifantini | Computing | 3 Comments
- The computer chip has evolved from a simple integrated circuit to a device with millions of transistors.
- The Year in Materials
- By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 1 Comment
- Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.
- Jan • Feb Issue
- The Cost of Cutting Carbon
- By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 13 Comments
- Will putting a price on carbon increase the use of renewables?
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
- Jan • Feb Issue
- "Very Stunning, Very Space, and Very Cool"
- By Adam Fisher | Communications
- An oral history of the launch of space tourism.
- Broadband on Rails
- By Rachel Kremen | Communications | 1 Comment
- A compact lens could make high-speed Internet access commonplace on trains.
- The Year in Web Politics
- By David Talbot | Web
- Obama has transformed the use of the Internet in political campaigns--and he might do the same in governing.
Monday, December 29, 2008
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Parallel Universe
- By Robert X. Cringley | Computing | 17 Comments
- In an effort to move forward, Intel dusts off old supercomputing technology.
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Philips iPill
- By Erica Naone | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- A tiny device delivers drugs exactly where they're needed.
- The Year in Robotics
- By Kristina Grifantini | Computing
- Advances in robotics for personal assistance, medicine, and the military in 2008.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Gilbert Metcalf
- By David Rotman | Energy | 26 Comments
- A leading economist explains why a carbon tax is the best strategy for cutting greenhouse gases and the use of fossil fuels.
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Recession-Resistant Medicine
- By Larry Hardesty | Business
- Novel medical treatments thrive as investors get cautious.
- The Year Online
- By Erica Naone | Web
- 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
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Interpreting the Genome
- By Emily Singer | Biomedicine
- 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
- By TR Editors | Biomedicine
- New devices hit the market.
- The Year in Computing
- By Kate Greene | Computing
- Computer interfaces, wireless devices, memory, and microprocessors were all hot topics in 2008.
Monday, December 22, 2008
- Jan • Feb Issue
- Lifeline for Renewable Power
- By David Talbot | Energy | 17 Comments
- Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.
- Jan • Feb Issue
- RFID's Security Problem
- By Erica Naone | Computing | 7 Comments
- Are U.S. passport cards and new state driver's licenses with RFID truly secure?
- The Year in Biomedicine
- By Emily Singer | 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
- By Katherine Bourzac | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- A prototype device employs the same magnetic phenomenon used to write data to computer hard drives.
- Purified Urine in Space
- By Brittany Sauser | Computing | 1 Comment
- NASA boldly goes where no filter has gone before.
- Plugging a Password Leak
- By Rachel Kremen | Computing
- How a simple fix made password managers more secure.
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