Biztech

Solar Roofing Materials: By Alexandra M. Goho | 09/12/2008 | 6 Comments; Integrating solar cells into building materials could make solar power more attractive to homeowners.

Eye Implants to Fight Progressive Blindness: By Amanda Schaffer | 09/10/2008; A novel medical device could treat eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration.

Opening Search to Semantic Upstarts: By Kate Greene | 09/08/2008 | 2 Comments; Yahoo's new open-search platform is giving semantic search a helping hand.

The Genetic Early Adopters: By Emily Singer | 09/08/2008 | 3 Comments; The first people to purchase their complete genome sequences browse their books of life.

Microbes for Off-the-Grid Electricity: By Kristina Grifantini | 09/04/2008 | 6 Comments; A new company is bringing microbial fuel cells to Africa.

Turning Visitors into Customers: By Erica Naone | 09/02/2008 | 2 Comments; Visiting a company's website could result in a cold call.

Does Google Need Digg?: By Kate Greene | 07/30/2008; News aggregation is the search-engine giant's weak spot, but paying hundreds of millions for Digg may not be the solution.

Reaching for the Clouds: By Erica Naone | 07/25/2008 | 1 Comment; A new startup hopes to compete in the crowded Web-application infrastructure market by making its platform open source.

Twitter's Growing Pains: By John Borland | 07/21/2008 | 1 Comment; Plagued by service outages, the microblogging site rebuilds its infrastructure.

Nanosensors for Medical Monitoring: By Katherine Bourzac | 07/08/2008 | 2 Comments; Vista Therapeutics is developing ultra-sensitive detectors.

Why Helio Didn't Connect: By Michael Fitzgerald | 07/03/2008; The flashy cell-phone company is in a very tough business.

IBM's "Noise Free" Nano Lab: By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 06/27/2008; The company believes that shielded labs are vital to the future of nanoelectronics.

Jul • Aug Issue
Part I: The Business of Social Networks: By Bryant Urstadt; Can social-networking sites make money?

Jul • Aug Issue
Clear Calls: By Dean Takahashi | 2 Comments; Audience, a California-based startup, has made a noise-canceling chip for cell phones that could also improve voice-recognition systems.

Online Medical Advice Goes Social: By Lissa Harris | 06/16/2008 | 4 Comments; A new website seeks to bring the power of social networking to health support groups.

Adapting Websites to Users: By Erica Naone | 06/09/2008 | 3 Comments; Websites that change to fit the cognitive style of the user could be more effective at selling products online.

Acrobat Gets Multimedia Makeover: By John Borland | 06/05/2008 | 6 Comments; Adobe adds Flash, video, and Web services to its venerable Acrobat software.

Next-Generation Diagnostics: By Katherine Bourzac | 05/13/2008 | 2 Comments; A startup can detect tiny traces of cancer markers in blood samples.

Archiving E-mail Effectively: By Erica Naone | 05/09/2008 | 12 Comments; The White House's recent problems archiving e-mail could be solved by emerging technologies.

Focusing on Solar's Cost: By Tyler Hamilton | 05/07/2008 | 22 Comments; Sunrgi claims that its concentrated photovoltaic system outshines the competition.

Augmented Reality on Mobile Phones
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A look at some of the newest developments.
(1min 46sec)

Lifeline for Renewable Power: Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.

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