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The 10 Emerging Technologies of 2008

Technology Review presents its annual list of the 10 most exciting technologies.

A Technology Surges

In Iraq, soldiers conducting frontline street patrols finally get software tools that let them share findings and plan missions.
By David Talbot

Microsoft's Shiny New Toy

Photosynth is an application that's still a work in progress. It's dazzling, but what is it for?
By Jeffrey MacIntyre

From the Editor

How to Stay Young

The easy part is understanding a new technology; what's harder is to think creatively about it.
By Jason Pontin

Letters

Letters

Letters from our readers.

Notebooks

Network Warfare

New military technologies require new organizations.
By John Arquilla

What's Wrong with the Kindle

The market for electronic readers like Amazon's will be limited.
By Jason Epstein

Mining Pathways for Biofuels

Exciting new ways to make fuels are emerging.
By Vinod Khosla

Forward

Capturing Protein Interactions

Freezing and slicing gives a snapshot of life inside cells.

Expandable Silicon

A new chip design could lead to far cheaper large-area electronics.

Customized Stem Cells

Reprogramming cells taken from disease sufferers could lead to new treatments.

Real-Time Reflections

New algorithms promise dramatically improved animation.

Plug-In Hybrids: Tailpipes vs. Smokestacks

Plug-ins will lead to lower overall emissions, even if the electricity that powers them comes from coal.

Startup Profile

Bidding for Interest Rates

NeoSaej says its new algorithms will lead to better interest rates for bank depositors.

Essay

Art Games

Digital artists are using game technologies to create bold new works.
By Christiane Paul

Q&A

Walter Bender

One Laptop per Child's president for software and content explains why the program's strategy has changed.
By Larry Hardesty

Visualization

Between Friends

Sites like Facebook are proving the potential value of the "social graph." Here's what it looks like.
By Erica Naone

Reviews

Android Calling

Does Google want to free your phone--or own it?
By Simson Garfinkel

The Mess of Mandated Markets

New federal biofuel standards will distort the development of innovative energy technologies.
By David Rotman

The Digital Utility

Nicholas Carr's new book examines the implications of cloud computing.
By Mark Williams

Hack

Amazon Kindle

With Amazon selling a digital reader, e-paper has gone mass-market.
By Daniel Turner

Demo

Ethanol from Garbage and Old Tires

How a versatile, cheap new process turns garbage into biofuel.
By Kevin Bullis

Photo Gallery: How Coskata Makes Biofuels

7 Years Ago in TR

The Power of Thought

Research in neural-implant technology has made gains.
By Michael Patrick Gibson

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