Iridescent Displays
Qualcomm uses the mechanism that gives color to butterfly wings to make low-power, full-color e-reader displays.
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Photographic Manipulation
A hackable camera opens new possibilities for digital photos.
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.
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.
A Touch of Ingenuity
An inexpensive pressure-sensitive pad could make surfaces smarter.
Construction of the Ares I-X Rocket
The U.S. space agency readies the first test flight of the vehicle destined for the moon.
Building NASA's Future
The U.S. space agency readies the first test flight of the vehicle destined for the moon.
