Entangled Light, Quantum Money
A breakthrough explores the challenges--and suggests the financial possibilities--of creating quantum networks.
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When a Good Idea Works
Purity, openness, and simplicity are engines of design.
From the Labs: Materials
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in materials--and what they mean.
From the Labs: Information Technology
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
A Pound of Cure
The federal government is about to spend big on health-care IT. Too bad the medical industry has a vested interest in inefficiency.
From the Labs: Information Technology
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
Search Me
Inside the launch of Stephen Wolfram's new "computational knowledge engine."
The Webs We Weave
Lie detection has never been straightforward.
Lie Detection
To a few human experts, our faces are open books. Now computer technology automates those abilities.
Light, but Not Lightweights
Netbooks are more than just cheap laptops.
