Best of the Week: Saturday, February 09, 2008
- Moving In on the Wii
- Topic: Infotech
- A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.
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Friday, February 08, 2008
- Large-Scale Rewritable Holograms
- By Kevin Bullis | Topic: Nanotech | 2 Comments
- A new material allows researchers to write and erase 3-D images for displays.
- A Window into Alzheimer's
- By Jocelyn Rice | Topic: Biotech | 1 Comments
- Advances in imaging shed light on how the disease develops.
- Knee Power
- By Stephen Ornes | Topic: Infotech | 3 Comments
- A new human-powered generator tries to capture walking energy.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
- Beyond Search and Advertising
- By Erica Naone | Topic: Biztech | 1 Comments
- If Microsoft purchases Yahoo, the popular Internet property would contribute a lot more than ad revenue.
- The Future of Clean Coal
- By Peter Fairley | Topic: Nanotech | 9 Comments
- The DOE's decision to abandon FutureGen could accelerate clean-coal technology.
- Brain Signal Linked to Autism
- By Emily Singer | Topic: Biotech | 1 Comments
- Imaging the brain during social interaction reveals a deficit that may be tied to a sense of self.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
- A New Perspective on Search Results
- By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
- Google is experimenting with different ways to serve up search results. But will any of them stick?
- Electromagnetic Railgun Blasts Off
- By Brendan Borrell | Topic: Infotech | 29 Comments
- A supersonic bullet is fired with a record-breaking 10 megajoules of muzzle energy.
- Flexible, Nanowire Solar Cells
- By Tyler Hamilton | Topic: Nanotech | 0 Comments
- Exotic materials and cheaper substrates could lead to better photovoltaics.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
- Analyzing the Internet Collapse
- By John Borland | Topic: Infotech | 12 Comments
- Multiple fiber cuts to undersea cables show the fragility of the Internet at its choke points.
- Tuning In to Nanotube Radio
- By Duncan Graham-Rowe | Topic: Nanotech | 0 Comments
- Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes.
- Creating Ethanol from Wood More Efficiently
- By Kevin Bullis | Topic: Energy | 3 Comments
- Bacteria in termite guts could make ethanol from noncorn sources cheaper.
Monday, February 04, 2008
- Moving In on the Wii
- By Erica Naone | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
- A unique motion-based controller from Motus is designed to create a more realistic experience for video game players.
- A Miniature Synchrotron
- By Corinna Wu | Topic: Biotech | 0 Comments
- Researchers get a new tool to determine protein structures.
- A Memory Breakthrough
- By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 0 Comments
- Two firms have doubled the capacity of phase-change memory, a likely replacement for flash.
Friday, February 01, 2008
- Analytics in Football
- By Brittany Sauser | Topic: Infotech | 1 Comments
- Will using complex statistical analysis give the New England Patriots an edge at game time?
- Social Search
- By Erica Naone | Topic: Infotech | 1 Comments
- A new website will offer personalized search results based on the user's social network.
- Fresh Insight into Evolution
- By Emily Singer | Topic: Biotech | 0 Comments
- Studies of genetic recombination suggest that genetic shuffling varies by gender.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
- Cheap Hydrogen
- By Kevin Bullis | Topic: Energy | 20 Comments
- A new process uses sunlight and a nanostructured catalyst to inexpensively and efficiently generate hydrogen for fuel.
- The Rise of Systemic Financial Risk
- By David Talbot | Topic: Biztech | 1 Comments
- MIT's Andrew Lo describes how one rogue trader can impact global markets.
- Programming Advanced Materials
- By Peter Fairley | Topic: Nanotech | 1 Comments
- Researchers create three-dimensional structures using DNA-directed assembly.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
- Smart Badges Track Human Behavior
- By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
- MIT researchers used conference badges to collect data on people's interactions and visualize the social network.
- Detecting Asthma Irritants
- By Brittany Sauser | Topic: Biotech | 2 Comments
- A portable sensor array measures air quality to discern the causes of asthma attacks.
- Genetic Variant Predicts Heart Disease Risk
- By Apoorva Mandavilli | Topic: Biotech | 0 Comments
- A newly identified risk factor for heart disease also seems to indicate which patients will benefit from popular statin therapies.
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TR's Take on the Day's News
- Stem Cell Transplant “Cures” Diabetic Mice
- 02/08/2008 | via New Scientist
- Developing insulin-producing cells from stem cells to treat diabetes is one of the most promising and challenging applications in regenerative medicine. A new study in mice bodes well.
- Modu Revealed
- 02/07/2008 | via Techcrunch
- All the information and connectivity that people carry around on their cell phones could be ported to other electronics such as cameras and car systems thanks to a startup that is offering a modular phone.
- Major Tech Companies Join OpenID Board
- 02/07/2008 | via Information Week
- Major Internet companies including Google and Microsoft are now backing OpenID, an initiative that would allow people to consolidate their log-in names and passwords.
- Potential Energy-Efficient Replacement for Distillation Techniques in Biofuel Production
- 02/07/2008 | via Green Car Congress
- Distillation is one of the most energy-intensive steps in ethanol production. A new, durable, sieve-like membrane could provide a more efficient way to separate water from ethanol.
- Who Will Pay for a Global Climate-Technology Revolution?
- 02/06/2008 | via Environmental Science and Technology
- Government funds to help developing nations upgrade to cleaner technologies will help reduce carbon emissions, but carbon caps are needed to stimulate investment from private companies, which could have a bigger impact.
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