Cover Story
Detecting Bioterrorism
Lives could be saved by sensors and therapies now under development-along with software that could help distinguish an anthrax assault from an outbreak of the flu.
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December 2001
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Networking the Infrastructure
New classes of detectors, plus safer building designs, point to an “intelligent city” that senses danger.
Wade Roush
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Will Spyware Work?
Monitoring voice and e-mail traffic sounds like a good way to thwart terrorism, but doesn’t allow for early warnings.
Kevin Hogan
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Recognizing the Enemy
Creating a central database of photos to identify terrorists through face recognition is a bureaucratic nightmare.
Alexandra Stikeman
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The Shock of the Old
On September 11, a nation primed for a futuristic attack failed to foresee a low-tech assault. Why?
Edward Tenner
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The Next Computer Interface
The desktop metaphor is now an unmanageable mess, and the search is on for a better way to handle information.
Claire Tristram
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Digital Cash Payoff
PayPal’s fraud-busting technology makes it easy for people to pay one another over the Internet.
Evan I. Schwartz
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Lean Mean R&D Machines
Leading companies want research units that can adapt to changing technologies and corporate business strategies.
Wade Roush
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Medicine’s New Millennium
New information about genes and proteins promises precise diagnostics and drugs.
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Leading Edge
Technology vs. Terror
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Prototype
Motorfoot
DNA ID
Double Vision
Traveler´s Friend
Programming Out Loud
Surgical Black Box
Jet Boats
Bacteria-Busting Surface
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Innovation News
Unwiring the Web
Linux in Your Palm
New Hubs for Nano
Here Comes the Sun
Scrutinizing Human Research
Copycat Cures
Copyright Control
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Trailing Edge
A Shot in the Dark
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Columns
How Not to Fight Terror
Living Memories
A Safety Net
Doctors without Patents
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Upstream
Optical Interconnects
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Plasma Displays
