The 3-D Simulation that Lets Your Surgeon Practice...on You
10.28.2009 A new technology lets doctors test out procedures on a simulation of the patient's anatomy.
Future Tech: Doctor on-Call? Cell-Phone Cameras Can Diagnose Disease
Developing nations often have a lack of medical facilities but good cell phones. The CellScope turns the latter into the former. 10.20.2009
The Device That Will Keep Your Mini-Laptop From Melting
As computers get smaller, keeping them cool has become a major problem—until now. 09.01.2009
Future Tech: The Carbon Nanotube Grows Up—Into Nanoyarn a Kilometer Long
One company's special manufacturing process turns out yarns and sheets millions of time the size of normal nanotubes. 07.21.2009
When Life Gives You Manure, Make Clean Fuel
The simple step of drying out animal waste can help turn it into a safer, more practical energy source. 06.04.2009
Pixels by the Yard: HP Prints Flexible Screens Like Newsprint
A flexible computer screen—one that you can roll up and stick in your pocket—is coming closer to reality. 05.13.2009
Can Smart Tech Keep Chevy Volt's Battery Running Longer Than Your Laptop's?
GM says that tightly controlling how the battery charges will keep it alive for 10 years/150,000 miles. 04.09.2009
LEDs Light Times Square, But Can They Light Your Office?
A bigger, better diode could bring LED lighting to the mainstream. 02.24.2009
Prepare for Truly Mobile WiFi
Microsoft's ViFi project uses smarter networking to eliminate Internet outages during travel. 01.28.2009