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Best of the Week: Saturday, October 03, 2009

Time Lens Speeds Optical Data

Materials | By Katherine Bourzac | 4 Comments

An energy-efficient silicon device compresses light to make ultrafast signals.

Hot Space Shuttle Images

Computing | 6 Comments

NASA researchers capture thermal images of the shuttle's reentry to design better heat shields.

A Brighter Future for Retinal Implants

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Implants may be commonplace in only a couple of years.

How Aviation Can Come Clean

Energy | 21 Comments

Advanced technology won't be enough for the industry to meet its own greenhouse-gas targets.

Can the Wireless Internet Be Neutral?

Web | 6 Comments

The FCC's coming struggle: regulating "fairness" on the airwaves.

Friday, October 02, 2009

Researchers Hijack a Drive-By Botnet: By Robert Lemos | Computing | 1 Comment; The team gathered data on compromised pages and the would-be victims.

Startup That Builds Biological Parts: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 2 Comments; Ginkgo BioWorks aims to push synthetic biology to the factory level.

Genetic Fountain of Youth: By Jocelyn Rice | Biomedicine | 1 Comment; Researchers have identified a genetic tweak that can slow aging in mice.

Material to Chill "Dirty" Fuel Cells: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials | 5 Comments; A new anode allows solid-oxide fuel cells to function at lower temperatures.

Thursday, October 01, 2009

A More Secure, Trustworthy Cloud: By Christopher Mims | Computing; Virtual private clouds bridge real and virtual computing infrastructure.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Analyzing Cancer Cells to Choose Treatments: By Emily Singer | Biomedicine | 2 Comments; Microfluidics chips allow scientists to study circulating cancer cells and determine their vulnerabilities.

Touchless 3-D Fingerprinting: By Rachel Kremen | Computing | 3 Comments; A new system offers better speed and accuracy.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Cleaning Up on Dirty Coal: By Peter Fairley | Energy | 10 Comments; A novel gasification process for low-quality coal heads to China.

Nanosensing Transistors Controlled by Stress: By Katherine Bourzac | Materials; A novel nanoscale sensor responds to mechanical stresses.

Monday, September 28, 2009

A Simpler, Gentler Robotic Grip: By Kristina Grifantini | Computing; A new artificial hand shows promise for home robots and prosthetics.

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Scopes 'n' lenses: by kfc | 10/03/2009
A Video Game for Angry Teens: by Emily Singer | 10/02/2009
Capturing Carbon Dioxide from the Air: by Kevin Bullis | 10/02/2009 | 1 Comment
The Puzzle of Brueghel's Paintings of Telescopes: by kfc | 10/02/2009

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