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Technology Review: March 2001

An End to Alzheimer's?

Isolation of key genes at the heart of Alzheimer's disease has set off a frenzied race to find a drug to stop this cruel affliction in its tracks.

Electronic Paper Turns the Page

Guttenberg’s printing press needed paper to make a revolution just as the e-book needs e-paper.

Beyond the Bar Code

High-tech tags are great for logistics but could become a privacy nightmare.

Wires of Wonder

Nobelist Smalley explains how "carbon nanotubes" will affect everything, from living cells to electrical transmission.

The Digital Sky

Tired of sitting on the runway? UPS is testing a satellite-based data communications system that could unclog the skies.

Flying Made Easy

New digital technologies could enable you to fly yourself to a community "smartport" in an idiotproof miniplane.

The Five-Minute Pilot

When an aviation expert boasted that new gear makes it possible for any 12-year-old to fly a plane, TR’s correspondent put his own son at the controls.

Columns

Internet on a Chip

A new chip helps connect coffeepots and other dumb appliances to the Net. But are we ready?

A Picture of Health

Sensors that monitor vital signs will turn our "sick-care" system into one that preserves wellness.

The Director Next Door

New filmmaking technologies and Web-based distribution of movies could turn today´s teenagers into a generation of auteurs.

IP´s Bleak House

Absurdly broad patents are channeling resources from innovation into lawyers´ pockets.

Upstream

Biology in Silico

Computer models could revolutionize drug development.

Visualize

Digital Movie Projection

How digital movie projectors work.

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