The States with the Riskiest Voting Technology
Some states—including swing states—are more vulnerable to glitches that could tip the election. But the lack of a paper backup means such errors can go undetected.
Communications
Efficiency Breakthrough Promises Smartphones that Use Half the Power
A startup says it's cracked a decades-old efficiency problem dogging wireless communications.
E-Ink, Largely Limited to E-Readers, Appears in a Chinese Smartphone
The technology doesn’t burn as much power, but it also limits what a device can do.
As Sandy Bashes the Northeast, Emergency Communications Remain Flawed
Federal efforts to create a better network for emergency services after September 11 remain unfulfilled.
Given Tablets but No Teachers, Ethiopian Children Teach Themselves
A bold experiment by the One Laptop Per Child organization has shown “encouraging” results.
Rebooting Manufacturing
Smarter, safer robots could expand automation to new areas of production work and help many manufacturers regain a competitive edge against those using low-cost labor.
Curing Congestion
We can now tackle traffic as a complex network problem
How Authors Write
The technologies of composition, not new media, inspire innovations in literary styles and forms.
Churchill's Warning
In a 1949 address published in Technology Review and excerpted here, Winston Churchill said new technologies create problems even as they solve others.
A Bandwidth Breakthrough
A dash of algebra on wireless networks promises to boost bandwidth tenfold, without new infrastructure.
