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Networking From the Rooftop
MIT researchers are developing new routing strategies for a wireless network that hops data in the roofs of the city.
The Great (Driverless) Car Race
For a mere $1 million, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hopes to score an autonomous vehicle capable of sustaining high speeds over long distances and tough terrain. How? By challenging geeks to an unusual race.
An Emphasis on Compassion
To help the New York City medical examiner identify the remains of the thousands of victims of 9/11, tiny bioinformatics company Gene Codes created M-FISys--the first software capable of managing such massive amounts of genetic evidence.
Attack of the Retro Coders
Those old game machines from the attic may have pitifully little computing power and laughably primitive graphics. But a cadre of game creators still considers them the ultimate programming challenge.
When Lie Detectors Lie or Don't
Lie detectors have been called "worse than useless." So why are they still used?
India Turns to Community Computing
Q&A: MIT's Kenneth Keniston says cheap information kiosks are helping India bring computing power to the masses, providing a model for how to bridge the digital divide.
Should E-mail Still Be Free?
Dialogue: Per-message charging may be an effective way to stifle spam. But it is anathema to most Internet users.
The Myth of Generation N
Contrary to popular belief, not all kids are naturally adept with technology and that spells trouble in an increasingly wired society.
Videogame Virtue
Playing computer games doesn't shorten kids' attention spans-it helps them to manage competing demands in the new era of "continuous partial attention."
