Pocket Rockets Pack a Punch
First proposed a decade ago, microrocketry is taking off. Before long, dime-sized dynamos may power everything from tiny satellites to "smart dust."
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Fast Fiber Goes on a Diet
Battered by the economic downturn, telcos hope new components will cut costs while boosting bandwidth.
Offshore Oil Goes Deep
Planning to drill more than a mile down, Deepstar engineers grapple with formidable challenges in high pressure and low temperature.
A Quicker Map for Disease
DNA segments passed down from common ancestors can be surprisingly large-which could accelerate the hunt for common disorders.
The ABCs of Battling Bioterrorism
Why scientists are busily developing new vaccines-and why they are years away from stockpiling what we may need.
Get Ready for Your Nano Future
We know that nanotech will change the world-it's time to think about how.
Holographic Memory
How holographic data storage works.
Protein Chips
Postage-stamp-sized chips analyze thousands of protein samples fast and cheap.
Battle for the Unseen Computer
Over 99 percent of computers are inconspicuous: embedded in objects from toys to cars. Open-source software dukes it out with proprietary offerings to provide their operating system.
