Technology Review: November 2004
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How Technology Failed in Iraq
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The Iraq War was supposed to be a preview of the new U.S. military: a light, swift force that relies as much on sensors and communications networks as on heavy armor and huge numbers. But once the shooting started, technology fell far short of expectations.
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Letters
- Letters
- Insights and opinions from our readers
Trailing Edge
- Heart Restart
- Bernard Lown´s defibrillator has jolted patients back to life for more than 40 years.
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Features
- Power on a Chip
- Batteries are heavy and inconvenient. Their successors could be tiny jet engines that provide more than enough power for cell phones and PDAs.
- Bridging the Genomic Divide
- An automated-screening initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health could finally provide the tools researchers need to turn knowledge of the genome into new drugs.
- Nanotech on Display
- South Korea´s Samsung leads the race to perfect flat-panel TVs built with carbon nanotubes. Will they be nanotech´s first commercial hit?
Demo
- Demo: Magnetic Brain Imaging
- William Sutherling of the Huntington Medical Research Institute demonstrates how to use magnetic imaging to hunt down seizure-causing brain tissue.
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Columns
- The Other Exponentials
- Moore´s Law isn´t alone. Many technologies now improve so quickly it boggles the mind.
- Saved!
- There are plenty of ways to back up your data. So no more excuses.
- A Foot in the Doctor´s Door
- The lesson from foot fungus: sometimes your target market isn´t really your target market.
Point of Impact
- Picking Your Brain
- Bioethicist Paul Wolpe explores the implications of wiring computers to the human brain.
Launch Pad
- Cooking Tumors
- Nanospectra Bioscience´s gold-plated particles heat and kill tumors.
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