Photographic Manipulation
A hackable camera opens new possibilities for digital photos.
Multimedia
Inside A123's Battery Factory
A123's new factory exploits automation and advances in nanotechnology.
Building Batteries for Electric Cars
A123's new factory exploits automation and advances in nanotechnology.
Printing Electronic Skin
University of California researchers are making sheets of speedy, low-power transistor arrays for sensors that match human skin's sensitivity.
A Gentler Robotic Touch
Simple and versatile robotic hands can grip a football or pick up your keys.
Remaking Life
Venter Institute researchers synthesize a genome.
How to Remake Life
Venter Institute researchers have made the first viable cell with a synthetic genome.
Inexpensive, Unbreakable Displays
Researchers at HP are scaling up a process for making silicon electronics on rolls of plastic.
Spinning Nanotubes into Fibers
Solutions of carbon nanotubes can be used to make strong, conductive fibers hundreds of meters long.
Nanotube Fibers
How to make strong, conductive fibers hundreds of meters long.
