http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/07-will-your-ipod-turn-on-you-future-of-internet Jonathan Zittrain says closed systems are endangering the Internet—and us. Marion Long 2008-07-07T07:53:22Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-3-robots-that-move-just-like-animals A wall-crawling gecko, a paperclip-size fly, and an 8-tentacled jellyfish. 2008-07-04T11:12:24Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/1-does-your-house-have-robotic-vision Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary ideas go on public display. Amber Fields 2008-07-01T04:50:17Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-oil 16) In oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan, villagers could once dig a hole in the ground with their hands, drop in a live coal, and start a fire. 17) In the United States, when people first noticed oil, they bottled it, slapped a label on, and sold it as a health tonic. Susan Kruglinski 2008-06-28T07:43:33Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/26-key-to-wireless-hi-def The new "heterojunction bipolar transistor" can switch on and off more quickly than other transistors, allowing it to manipulate high-frequency radio waves. IBM has demonstrated a setup that can handle the 2 gigabits per second--enough to transmit HDTV at a resolution of 1080i. Stephen Cass 2008-06-26T03:05:26Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/25-the-laser-to-end-all-lasers Scientists are completing the world's largest laser—but will it work? Tyghe Trimble 2008-07-03T04:59:46Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/24-ultracapacitors-electric-vehicles Ultracapacitors, which can store and release electrical energy way faster than batteries, are finally being road tested, and might be the secret to electric supercars. Stephen Cass 2008-06-24T02:47:28Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/23-the-blind-climber-who-sees-through-his-tongue Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind man ever to scale Mount Everest. Now he's learning to "see" as he climbs—with the help a device that sends "vision" (electrical impulses) to his tongue, not his eyes. Buddy Levy; photography by Beth Wald 2008-06-24T03:12:55Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/17-mtv-for-geeks A new show on Nova offers easily digestible chunks of science. Jocelyn Rice 2008-06-17T03:52:06Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/17-the-lycra-swimsuit-thats-worth-its-weight-in-gold The CEO of DISCOVER puts the Tracer Light—the latest in swimwear technology for the 2008 Beijing Olympics—to the test. 2008-06-17T03:30:28Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/12-tiny-spies-to-take-over-the-skies Four-and-a-half inch aircraft are providing a bird's-eye view of Iraq. Anne Casselman 2008-06-12T05:00:04Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/11-water-water-everywhere-so-lets-all-have-a-drink Offshore desalination could turn the oceans into an inexhaustible water supply—just like Homer Simpson dreamed when lost at sea. Patrick Huyghe 2008-06-11T04:03:44Z Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/10-zapping-hiv-with-lasers A physicist is using a near-infrared laser to knock out HIV, which may lead to an effective treatment for HIV/AIDS. Orli Van Mourik 2008-06-10T04:11:11Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/09-the-beautiful-mind-of-freeman-dyson Thoughts and illustrations from the legendary biologist and physicist Freeman Dyson: why nuking Japan was a mistake, how Biosphere II totally flopped, and why the worry about "dirty bombs" is just hysteria. Lauren Redniss 2008-06-09T03:51:06Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jun/08-under-the-hood-of-the-first-real-fuel-cell-car The Honda Clarity is for real, but it's not zero-emissions. Bryn Nelson 2008-06-08T05:38:43Z Print Article