Best of the Week: Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Friday, October 10, 2008
An Easier Upgrade to Holographic Storage By David Talbot | Computing | 2 Comments
GE Global Research is developing terabyte discs and players that will work with old storage media.
Sticky Nanotape By Katherine Bourzac | Communications | 1 Comment
Carbon-nanotube adhesive outperforms gecko feet and could aid climbing robots.
Making Search Social By Andrew Freiburghouse | Web | 0 Comments
A new engine can turn a difficult search into a communal quest.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
A Source of Men's Stem Cells By Nora Schultz | Biomedicine | 3 Comments
Stem cells from human testes could be used for personalized medicine.
A Nobel for Illuminating Biology By Katherine Bourzac | Biomedicine | 0 Comments
Three chemists are honored for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Attacking Cancer Stem Cells By Courtney Humphries | Biomedicine | 0 Comments
A screening approach identifies drugs that halt cells that feed tumors.
Ensuring Chip Stability By Rachel Kremen | Computing | 0 Comments
Hardware bugs could be avoided by limiting chips to tested behaviors.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Better Solar for Big Buildings By Kevin Bullis | Energy | 8 Comments
A startup is selling cylindrical solar cells that can generate more power than conventional panels.
Simplified Displays By Kate Greene | Computing | 1 Comment
Mary Lou Jepsen is developing technology originally created for the $100 laptop project.
A Safer Test for Down Syndrome By Anna Davison | Biomedicine | 3 Comments
A noninvasive technique screens maternal blood for fetal DNA.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Wireless at Fiber Speeds By Kate Greene | Communications | 8 Comments
New millimeter-wave technology sends data at 10 gigabits per second.
Cheap, Off-Grid Cooling By Prachi Patel-Predd | Business | 3 Comments
A hybrid refrigerator will bring efficient, cheap cooling to India.
Simpler Flexible Displays By Kurt Kleiner | Computing | 2 Comments
A new approach avoids flexible electronics.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Hijacking Satellite Navigation By Erica Naone | Computing | 13 Comments
Sending false signals to GPS receivers could disrupt critical infrastructure.
Stopping Pandemic Bird Flu By Lauren Gravitz | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
A broad-acting vaccine might be key.
Toxicity-Resistant Crops By Mason Inman | Biomedicine | 8 Comments
Researchers have engineered aluminum-tolerant crops.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Low-Power Liquid Lens By Kate Greene | Computing | 8 Comments
An adjustable-focus lens made of two drops of water could be used in small cameras.
Regenerating Torn Cartilage By Alexandra M. Goho | Biomedicine | 2 Comments
A new biomaterial could improve knee-cartilage repair surgery.
Teaching Bacteria to Behave By Michael Day | Biomedicine | 1 Comment
Single-celled organisms could be "trained" to deliver drugs.
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