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Popular Mechanics September 17, 2009 James Tate |
Top 8 Next-Gen, Alt Fuel Cars at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show What consumers can expect in the next few years as alternative energy cars are developed. |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 Seth Porges |
How to Make Your Own Battery-Powered Gadget Chargers There's no magic to a cellphone charger. It's really little more than a plastic-wrapped strip of copper wire designed to deliver power (stepped down in voltage and converted to DC, of course) from an outlet to your phone battery. |
Chemistry World September 15, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Super-thin batteries made from paper and algae Although the batteries have lower voltage and power density than conventional batteries, their low cost and flexibility hold great promise for applications where metal-based batteries are impractical. |
National Defense October 2009 Grace Jean |
Technologies to Help Aircraft Avoid Mid-Air Collisions Recent flight tests of newly developed technologies are proving that it is possible to fly manned and unmanned aircraft safely in the same airspace. |
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Infrared Detectors May Help ID Enemy's Intent Infrared technology may help differentiate enemy combatants from harmless civilians. |
National Defense October 2009 Schmitigal & Le Pera |
Army Testing Fire Resistant Fuels for Combat Vehicles In response to the growing threat of roadside bombs to military vehicles and troops, the Army currently is working on various projects to develop a fire resistant fuel. |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 Glenn Reynolds |
How Self Reliance Can Get You Through Any Disaster It's better to bend than to break, and it's best to be prepared for the worst. Resilience engineering starts with the insight that it's smart to design and maintain systems so they have some give. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2009 Nina Notman |
Photographing flexible electronics Scientists in Germany have taken inspiration from photography to develop a fast, room temperature route to making flexible electronic components, which could lead to low cost flexible solar cells and other flexible electronic devices. |
National Defense October 2009 Grace V. Jean |
The Promise of the World's Smallest Lasers Recent advances in power efficiency, design and high temperature functionality have pushed ultra-thin semiconductor lasers closer to real-world utility. |
Popular Mechanics September 2009 Kate Schweitzer |
Molecular Chef: This is My Job Most chefs don't have scientists on speed dial -- but then again, most chefs aren't Alex Stupak. |
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