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Opening the Airwaves: By Erica Naone | 10/29/2008 | 0 Comments; By opening up its network, Verizon Wireless hopes to see all sorts of new devices connect.

A Better Network for Outer Space: By Brittany Sauser | 10/27/2008 | 3 Comments; Why Vint Cerf wants to put Internet-style networking in space.

Searching for the Mobile Web: By Erica Naone | 10/24/2008 | 2 Comments; Industry leaders hope that new technologies will make mobile search more usable.

Robot Mimics a Canine Helper: By Kristina Grifantini | 10/23/2008 | 5 Comments; A robot inspired by helper dogs could assist the disabled and the elderly.

Untangling Web Information: By Erica Naone | 10/21/2008 | 3 Comments; The Semantic Web organizer Twine offers bookmarking with built-in AI.

Operating inside a Beating Heart: By Rachel Kremen | 10/21/2008 | 3 Comments; A new robotic system could let surgeons repair heart valves without shutting down the heart.

Self-Assembled Organic Circuits: By Prachi Patel-Predd | 10/17/2008 | 0 Comments; Molecules that form an ordered layer could lead to low-cost, bendable plastic electronics.

Telescopes See Farther: By Neil Savage | 10/16/2008 | 4 Comments; Advances in adaptive optics are bringing the universe into focus.

Can Microsoft Conquer Cloud Computing?: By Robert X. Cringley | 10/15/2008 | 5 Comments; Microsoft is hoping it can leapfrog the competition yet again, with an operating system dubbed Windows Cloud.

Probe Sees Unused Internet: By Robert Lemos | 10/15/2008 | 7 Comments; A survey shows that addresses are not running out as quickly as we'd thought.

How Spam is Improving AI: By Kurt Kleiner | 10/14/2008 | 7 Comments; Anti-spam puzzles are helping researchers develop smarter algorithms.

A Helmet Patch to Measure Blasts: By Brittany Sauser | 10/14/2008 | 2 Comments; Researchers are developing a cheap, lightweight plastic strip that can be worn on a soldier's helmet to help diagnose brain injury.

Making Search Social: By Andrew Freiburghouse | 10/10/2008 | 1 Comment; A new engine can turn a difficult search into a communal quest.

An Easier Upgrade to Holographic Storage: By David Talbot | 10/10/2008 | 6 Comments; GE Global Research is developing terabyte discs and players that will work with old storage media.

Ensuring Chip Stability: By Rachel Kremen | 10/08/2008 | 0 Comments; Hardware bugs could be avoided by limiting chips to tested behaviors.

Simplified Displays: By Kate Greene | 10/07/2008 | 1 Comment; Mary Lou Jepsen is developing technology originally created for the $100 laptop project.

China's Eye on Web Chatter: By Erica Naone | 10/06/2008 | 6 Comments; Poorly protected files reveal a massive surveillance scheme.

Simpler Flexible Displays: By Kurt Kleiner | 10/03/2008 | 2 Comments; A new approach avoids flexible electronics.

Wireless at Fiber Speeds: By Kate Greene | 10/03/2008 | 8 Comments; New millimeter-wave technology sends data at 10 gigabits per second.

Hijacking Satellite Navigation: By Erica Naone | 10/02/2008 | 13 Comments; Sending false signals to GPS receivers could disrupt critical infrastructure.

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An Easier Upgrade to Holographic Storage
Friday, October 10, 2008
Watch Brian Lawrence, manager of GE’s Integrated Polymer Systems Lab, in Niskayuna, NY, discuss the history of recording media. He also explains how holographic storage discs are made and how data is written to them.
(7min 48sec)

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