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National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Body Language Takes on New Meaning in PC World The researchers who developed the touch capability for Microsoft Surface are exploring ways to interface with computers and other digital gadgets using hand gestures. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanoscale tools from DNA origami US scientists have demonstrated a nanoconstruction approach that allows the creation of self-assembling DNA 'origami' folded in an array of different shapes, from bent rods to toothed gears. This opens new possibilities for engineering nanoscale tools and devices. |
Chemistry World July 31, 2009 Nina Notman |
Writing channels into a porous matrix US scientists have used a laser to write a hydrophilic pathway into a three-dimensional hydrophobic porous matrix. |
Popular Mechanics July 30, 2009 Mike Allen |
Cities Race to Add EVs -- But Can the Grid Support Them? The electric car revolution seems poised to take a dramatic step forward. Recently, a pair of announcements by the mayors of Portland and San Francisco has created a friendly rivalry between the two cities -- each one investing to be the leader in electric vehicle infrastructure. |
Popular Mechanics July 30, 2009 Lisa Merolla |
The World's 18 Strangest Buildings--And Why We Love Them Germany's Waldspirale ... Canada's Habitat 67... The Egg, in Albany, NY... London's Container City II... Poland's Crooked House... etc. |
Popular Mechanics July 27, 2009 Brad Reagan |
The Truth About 4 Common Forensics Methods Room for doubt in deciphering the information in four important types of criminal evidence |
Popular Mechanics July 24, 2009 Erin McCarthy |
How Effects Wizards Transformed G-Force From 2D to 3D When Disney asked if the director could make the new movie, G-Force in 3D, he turned to VFX house Sony Pictures Imageworks, which was already creating the film's animated guinea pigs, to figure out how to do it. |
AskMen.com |
Baseball-Playing Robots A pair of baseball-playing robots that can pitch and hit with incredible results have been developed in Japan. |
Popular Mechanics August 2009 |
6 Mods for the Ultimate High-Tech Police Car The typical cop car isn't born -- it's slapped together. Traditionally, this involved taking a production vehicle, bolting on a reinforced bumper and adding some lights and a divider between the front and back seats. |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Peter Alpern |
Getting Ready for the 'Robot Revolution' As advances in technology allow for smarter, more versatile robots, they are expected to become more widely used in places such as laboratories, hospitals and food service operations. |
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