Discussions
An Operating System for the Commercial Drone Era
As commercial uses of drones emerge, startups create software that could help the devices take flight.
Even Without Accounting Gimmicks, Electric-Car Maker Tesla is Now Profitable
To stay profitable, Tesla needs to keep cutting costs and selling more cars.
What Will Hackers Do with the New Kinect?
Upgraded robot vision will be just one of the uses for the new version of Microsoft’s gesture control camera.
Solar Roofing Materials
Integrating solar cells into building materials could make solar power more attractive to homeowners.
Wanted for the Internet of Things: Ant-Sized Computers
A computer two millimeters square is the start of an effort to make chips that can put computer power just about anywhere for the vaunted “Internet of Things.”
Has Big Data Made Anonymity Impossible?
As the amount of data expands exponentially, nearly all of it carries someone’s digital fingerprints.
Measuring the Climate Impact of Natural Gas
A system for measuring methane leaks could settle the question of whether natural gas is good for the climate.
How Better Place Came to a Bitter End
A battery-swapping startup’s innovative system for charging electric vehicles suffered from overreach and limited consumer demand.
Metals Become Molecular-Like at the Atomic Scale, Reveal Materials Scientists
Atomic force measurements show that the bond between two gold atoms is highly directional and molecular-like, a finding with significant implications for the design and construction of atomic-scale devices
First 3-D Ghost Images From A Single Pixel
Chinese physicists use ghost imaging technique to make 3D images with a single pixel
