Reconfigurable Robots
PARC's Mark Yim shows off his robots, which reassemble themselves to slink like snakes, roll like wheels or scamper like lizards.
Computing
Haptics
A glove and mechanical assembly let you feel the unreal.
Why Missile Defense Won't Work
From the archives: An MIT expert on national security technology tells us why the current missile defense project won't ever be able to do its job--and offers a better alternative (from the April, 2002 issue).
Eliminating the Tools of Terror
"Deny-use" technology could prevent terrorism and jump-start the economy.
Video Objectification
New tools have computers seeing things.
A New Light
Materials
Hiding in Plain Sight
Software screens digital images for secret messages.
Motorola's Superchip
Silicon is cheap; "compound semiconductors" are fast. Combining the two could yield cheaper cell phones and DVD players.
Worm Watchers
Software: Simulation tools fight new network parasites.
Walking Small
MIT researchers design robots to automate tiny tasks.
