Friday, February 05, 2010
- Graphene Transistors that Can Work at Blistering Speeds
- By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 4 Comments
- IBM shows that graphene transistors could one day replace silicon.
- Biofuels from Saltwater Crops
- By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 2 Comments
- A research project will make jet fuel without wasting fresh water or farmland.
- From Hope to Reality in Personalized Medicine
- By David Ewing Duncan | Biomedicine | 3 Comments
- Francis Collins's book offers optimism but no grand plan.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
- Brain Imaging Lets Vegetative Patient Communicate
- By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- The surprising new research is likely to challenge our notions of consciousness.
- "Melting" Drywall Keeps Rooms Cool
- By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 18 Comments
- Developers think these phase-change materials could reduce the need for air-conditioning.
- How Legal Wiretaps Could Let Hackers In
- By Erica Naone | Computing
- Scheme gives law enforcement officials access, but flaws could make it useful for criminals as well.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
- Obama Goes Nuclear
- By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 30 Comments
- Loan guarantees in the 2011 federal budget could help revive the nuclear power industry.
- What's Inside the iPad's Chip?
- By Christopher Mims | Computing | 8 Comments
- Cost and power efficiency may have pushed Apple to create its own microchip.
- Crafting Light-Sensing Cells from Human Skin
- By Janelle Weaver | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- Photoreceptors created from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
- iPad Rattles the e-Bookshelves
- By Erica Naone | Computing | 22 Comments
- But Amazon's e-book dominance may be hard to change.
- Budget Charts a New Course for NASA
- By Jeff Foust | Business | 26 Comments
- Moon and Mars missions are scrapped, but radical new technology gets funding.
- New Test Screens Prospective Parents for 100-Plus Diseases
- By Emily Singer | Biomedicine
- Startup aims for routine preconception genetic testing.
Monday, February 01, 2010
- Monitoring Cell Death Could Help Cancer Treatment
- By Lauren Gravitz | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
- An earlier measure of treatment could improve patients' prognosis.
- Roll-to-Roll Plastic Displays
- By Kate Greene | Computing
- A new company puts silicon transistors on plastic for flexible displays.
- Clean-Coal Power Plant Set for Texas
- By Peter Fairley | Energy | 12 Comments
- The project will capture CO2 by using it to "loosen" the oil in existing wells.
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