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Thursday, July 02, 2009

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Computing | By Brittany Sauser | 2 Comments

The U.S. space agency readies the first test flight of the vehicle destined for the moon.

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Open-Source Data Glove

Computing

AcceleGlove can be programmed for many applications.

A Limb Regeneration Mystery Solved

Biomedicine

Salamanders regrow limbs with less drastic cellular changes than previously thought.

Blog: How to Reduce Cell-Phone Radiation Exposure

A new network architecture could dramatically reduce the radiation exposure from cell phones.

Blog: The Secret to Bats' Long Lifespan?

Biomedicine

A new study suggests that hardy proteins may be the key.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Jul • Aug Issue
Technology Commercialized: By TR Editors | Energy | 3 Comments; Quantum-Dot Lighting, First U.S. Plug-In Hybrid, Butane Charger, Power Booster, Cheap Chemical Sensor, Glaucoma Detector, Wireless Scale, City Sensing, Gesture-Recognition TV, Heart Watcher, and Firefox for Mobiles.

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Carbon Trading on the Cheap: By Peter Fairley | Energy | 2 Comments; If the United States wants to build a market-based approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, it should learn from Europe's failures.

Can Aging Be Solved?: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 23 Comments; Gerontology pioneer Leonard Hayflick discusses the biological causes of aging.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Medicine's New Toolbox: Biomedicine | 7 Comments; An alternative way to make stem cells could open a window on human disease.

A Robot that Navigates Like a Person: By Anne-Marie Corley | Computing | 4 Comments; A new robot navigates using humanlike visual processing and object detection.

Sensors for Tracking Home Water Use: By Kate Greene | Computing; Sensors track devices' electricity, water, and gas consumption from one spot.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Jul • Aug Issue
Igniting Fusion: Energy | 7 Comments; Researchers at a California National Lab will soon attempt to start self-sustaining fusion reactions using the world's largest lasers. If it works, it could be a first step on the road to abundant fusion power.

Making Tumors More Sensitive to Chemotherapy: By Michael Day | Biomedicine; Bacterial shells deliver a double whammy to cancer.

Firefox Aims to Unplug Scripting Attacks: By Robert Lemos | Web | 1 Comment; How websites can block code from unknown sources.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Jul • Aug Issue
Privacy Requires Security, Not Abstinence: By Simson Garfinkel | Computing | 2 Comments; Protecting an inalienable right in the age of Facebook.

Waterproof Lithium-Air Batteries: By Katherine Bourzac | Energy | 3 Comments; A California company's lithium metal-air batteries are lightweight and energy dense.

How Not to Waste Taxpayer Dollars: By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 10 Comments; Steve Isakowitz, the Department of Energy's CFO, on how the agency will spend billions on energy technology.

Peering Inside a Bird's Brain: By Courtney Humphries | Computing | 2 Comments; A device tracks pigeons' brain activity as they find their way home.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

New Drug Kills Cancer with Few Side Effects: By Jocelyn Rice | Biomedicine | 5 Comments; A personalized therapy targets the molecular mechanism behind a specific kind of tumor.

Simpler Data Visualization: By Kate Greene | Computing; Protovis aims to bridge the gap between computer scientists and visual artists.

Special Reports

The Future of Data Centers
Data centers already consume huge amounts of power, and demand is growing fast. But new energy-saving technologies, the consolidation of servers, and virtualization technology could help.

Data Centers' Growing Power Demands
A new report quantifies the electricity consumption of servers, revealing a startling trend.

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How to Reduce Cell-Phone Radiation Exposure: by kfc | 07/02/2009 | 3 Comments
Comets Seeded Earth's Early Atmosphere: by kfc | 07/01/2009 | 1 Comment
The Secret to Bats' Long Lifespan?: by Emily Singer | 07/01/2009
iRobot Cofounder Developing UAVs for Search and Rescue: by Kristina Grifantini | 06/30/2009
House Passes the Climate Bill: by Kevin Bullis | 06/29/2009 | 3 Comments
Skirting the Much-Needed Gas Tax: by Kevin Bullis | 06/29/2009 | 1 Comment
Forty-Four Things about Debating We Media on Twitter: by Jason Pontin | 05/08/2009 | 2 Comments
How to Save Media: by Jason Pontin | 05/04/2009 | 24 Comments

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Cloud Computing: Cloud computing could transform how software is developed and used, creating a raft of new online services and applications for businesses and consumers. Explore articles, video and interactive diagrams.

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Chasing the Sun: The federal government is about to spend billions of dollars on renewable energy. In Part II of our series on the federal stimulus bill, we look at the impact the spending will have on the future of solar power.; By David Rotman

Privacy Requires Security, Not Abstinence: Protecting an inalienable right in the age of Facebook.; By Simson Garfinkel

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