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Technology Review: May 2002

Grid Computing

Hook enough computers together and what do you get? A new kind of utility that offers supercomputer processing on tap.

Should the Government Make Vaccines?

Vaccine shortages could have the United States on the brink of a public health disaster. Federal health organizations are pushing for nationalized vaccine production, but industry says no.

The Invention Factory

Nathan Myhrvold created Microsoft´s research group and left with a vast fortune. Now he´s created his own organization to keep innovation humming.

Reconfigurable Robots

PARC´s Mark Yim shows off his robots, which reassemble themselves to slink like snakes, roll like wheels or scamper like lizards.

Nanobiotech Makes the Diagnosis

Electronic components the size of molecules could test for diseases and provide personal DNA profiles on demand.

Economic Bust, Patent Boom

High-tech companies try to invent their way out of the recession, applying for a record number of patents in 2001.

Leading Edge

How the Technology Works

From the editor in chief

Letters

Feedback

Letters from our readers

Prototype

Prototype

Straight from the lab: technology´s first draft.

Trailing Edge

Ratings Roundup

How did we end up with $2 million Super Bowl ads? It started with a pen attached to a radio dial.

Columns

The Robots Are Coming

Robots that can climb stairs, crawl over ditches, survive three-story falls—and pester people who ignore your e-mails.

Spy, Then Innovate

Most companies have no clue how people use their products. A little covert observation could help.

Attack of the Zombie Rembrandts

In laying claim to the decades-old idea of the hyperlink, British Telecom shows what´s wrong with patenting.

Upstream

Programmable Chips

Chips that change function on the fly will mean more versatile handhelds.

Visualize

Gene Therapy

How viruses deliver healing DNA to malfunctioning cells.

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