Technology Review: January/February 2007
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Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Meta
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Charles Simonyi, who built Microsoft Office, says he's "programming probably harder than ever before." And it's not for the money. The billionaire wants to start a revolution in software. By Scott Rosenberg
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From the Editor
- On Rules
- Strict and simple conventions favor the useful expression of ideas
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Features
- Raising Consciousness
- What can the complex brain activity of seemingly unconscious patients tell us about the nature of consciousness? By Emily Singer
- China's Coal Future
- To power its rapidly growing economy, China will need to make coal gasification technology work on an unprecedented scale. By Peter Fairley
Essay
- The Alchemist
- A chef in Chicago wants to blow your mind. By Corby Kummer
Photo Essay
- Peering into Cellular Worlds
- New twists on fluorescence imaging are allowing researchers to look closer into cells than ever before. By Emily Singer
Demo
- World's Fastest Optical Chip
- A look at how Infinera packs dozens of optical components onto photonic integrated circuits. By Kate Greene
Hack
- Ancient Text
- Lisp is a very old computer language, and still spoken widely. By Daniel Turner
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Reviews
- Uninspiring Vista
- How Microsoft's long-awaited operating system disappointed a stubborn fan. By Erika Jonietz
- Tech's Libris
- Sony's e-book reading device is the most ingenious to date. It may fail anyway. By Wade Roush
- Remembering the Montreal Protocol
- As its 20th anniversary approaches, what can the landmark agreement on controlling CFCs teach those who want to control greenhouse gases? By David Rotman
Notebooks
- China's Energy Dilemma
- In a few years, China will be the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Don't look for any quick and easy solution to the problem, says Richard Lester.
- The Brain Injury Epidemic
- There are still no treatments for traumatic brain injury, though Barclay Morrison offers cause for hope.
- The Open-Source Solution
- Larry Constantine asks, If most commercial software isn't any good, why not use a more communal approach?
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