Best of the Week: Sunday, May 18, 2008
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Friday, May 16, 2008
OLPC Laptop Gets Windows
By David Talbot | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
One Laptop per Child inks a deal with Microsoft to put Windows on the "100-dollar" machine.
A Cool Trick for Solar Cells
By Duncan Graham-Rowe | Topic: Energy | 6 Comments
A technology developed by IBM to cool computer chips could be a boon for solar energy.
Detecting Alzheimer's Disease
By Anna Davison | Topic: Biotech | 1 Comments
A blood test that identifies the disorder in its early stages could soon be made available to researchers.
A Faster, More Energy-Efficient GPS
By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
New software could help make location-aware devices ubiquitous.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A New Way to Treat Obesity
By Emily Singer | Topic: Biotech | 1 Comments
Researchers believe that they might be able to combat obesity by blocking a nerve that helps regulate digestion.
Hydrogen Fuel from Formic Acid
By Prachi Patel-Predd | Topic: Energy | 12 Comments
A simple new process generates hydrogen for fuel cells.
China Lacks Earthquake Early-Warning System
By David Talbot | Topic: Infotech | 3 Comments
Earthquake alerts are still in their infancy.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Lab-on-a-Chip Made of Paper
By Kristina Grifantini | Topic: Biotech | 0 Comments
Paper-based microfluidic devices could yield cheap, disposable diagnostic tests.
Nanoworms Target Tumors
By Corinna Wu | Topic: Nanotech | 0 Comments
A new shape for nanoparticles helps deliver imaging agents.
A Smarter Supercomputer
By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 0 Comments
A new design could run ultrahigh-resolution climate models.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Returning to the Moon
By Brittany Sauser | Topic: Infotech | 2 Comments
New technologies on NASA's next lunar spacecraft will collect information to make human exploration safer.
Smoothing Out Nano Edges
By Stephen Ornes | Topic: Nanotech | 1 Comments
A new method melts away tiny defects in nanostructures.
Next-Generation Diagnostics
By Katherine Bourzac | Topic: Biztech | 0 Comments
A startup can detect tiny traces of cancer markers in blood samples.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Nanohealing Material Heads to Market
By Kevin Bullis | Topic: Nanotech | 2 Comments
A startup is planning human trials for a nanostructured material that quickly stops bleeding.
Low-Energy Water Filtration
By Lee Bruno | Topic: Infotech | 13 Comments
A new membrane-free water-purification system uses small amounts of energy.
A New Approach to Treating Alzheimer's
By Emily Singer | Topic: Biotech | 6 Comments
Electrodes implanted in the brain show promise in early trials.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Archiving E-mail Effectively
By Erica Naone | Topic: Biztech | 10 Comments
The White House's recent problems archiving e-mail could be solved by emerging technologies.
A Faster Way to Detect Heart Attacks
By Kristina Grifantini | Topic: Biotech | 2 Comments
A diagnostic chip tests saliva to determine if someone is having a heart attack.
Social Networking Meets Personal Finance
By Kate Greene | Topic: Infotech | 1 Comments
Web-based startups offer social features that help people make better financial decisions.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Building the Zero-Emissions City
By Kevin Bullis | Topic: Energy | 16 Comments
A city being built in Abu Dhabi will serve as a large-scale test for renewable energy.
Tiny Blood Pumps for Failing Hearts
By Jocelyn Rice | Topic: Biotech | 1 Comments
A new heart aid could be implanted without invasive surgery.
Biologists Enlist Online Gamers
By Katherine Bourzac | Topic: Biotech | 4 Comments
Players of a new game will design HIV vaccines and other proteins.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Focusing on Solar's Cost
By Tyler Hamilton | Topic: Biztech | 19 Comments
Sunrgi claims that its concentrated photovoltaic system outshines the competition.
Flocking Together on the Web
By Tim Barribeau | Topic: Infotech | 1 Comments
A new Web browser unifies access to multiple social networks.
Stopping Ship-Whale Collisions
By Anna Davison | Topic: Infotech | 0 Comments
A detection system picks up the calls of right whales and warns ships.
The Future of Business Technology
What are the technologies that organizations are exploring to better manage their operations? What are the innovations that will make your business more competitive?
Cheap Infrastructure
Google's App Engine is the latest service to reduce operating costs for Web startups.
Better Batteries
The lack of efficient and dependable batteries limits the development of everything from portable electronics to hybrid vehicles. But new batteries made using nanotechnology are offering smaller, more efficient, and safer alternatives.
Electric Cars Primer
Hybrids, plug-ins, and extended-range electric cars are hitting the market. Use this interactive primer to learn how they work.
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Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children
05/16/2008 | via New York Times
Microsoft and OLPC will offer Windows on the XO PC, hoping to assuage concerns from potential purchasing nations about buying laptops that didn’t support the platform and its software.
Data Portability: It’s the New Walled Garden
05/16/2008 | via TechCrunch
As Facebook and Google face off over how users should be able to share and access social data, it becomes clear that the business of data portability is hard to separate from the ideals.
Genetics Firm to Build Online Health Database
05/16/2008 | via San Francisco Chronicle
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing and research merge: 23andMe is collaborating with the Parkinson’s Institute to combine clinical trial data, genome data, and health histories to study the disease.
Dandruff Genomics
05/16/2008 | via The Scientist
At last, genomics is being used to bring us better hair. Procter and Gamble is using the genome for a dandruff-causing fungus to develop improved shampoos.
Nanotechnology Standards
05/16/2008 | via Nanowerk
Without international standards defining the even the most basic terminology, debates about the safety of nanotechnologies rely on generalizations.
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