Planning for a Climate-Changed World
As the global picture grows grimmer, states and cities are searching for the fine-scale predictions they need to prepare for emergencies--and to keep the faucets running.
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David Talbot
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
David Talbot's Stories
Soul of a New Mobile Machine
From conception to buzz, from three-way spring to soft-touch paint: inside the design of a multimedia communications gadget.
Coal Reality Check
MIT report suggests locations to sequester carbon dioxide.
Color Editing for Dummies
A new Xerox prototype aims to let people use simple natural-language commands to tweak photos and documents, avoiding complex color-editing tools.
Solar Cells That Work All Day
On the surface of a new photovoltaic prototype, microscopic nanotube towers perform best when they catch light on their sides.
TR10: Nanocharging Solar
Arthur Nozik believes quantum-dot solar power could boost output in cheap photovoltaics.
Seeing Greenland
New imaging technique shows how fast inland ice is melting.
Hell and Hydrogen
No matter how well they're engineered, hydrogen cars offer no real answer to the imminent threats posed by global warming.
Discovering the Surface of Greenland
A new technique provides clearer pictures of massive ice sheets--and better insight into future sea-level increases.
How to Throw Away that Broken iPod
Wondering what to do with your old electronics this New Year? Online guides tell consumers how to avoid sending their computers to toxic chop shops.
