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Technology Review: November 2004

How Technology Failed in Iraq

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.

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?

Leading Edge

Technology and Democracy

From the editor in chief

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.

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.

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.

Visualize

Offshore Wind Farms

How the newest wind farms generate electricity.

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