Into the Big Blue Yonder
A few years ago, IBM´s vaunted Research division went through a stormy upheaval. But the labs have bounced back, and the future looks bright.
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Biotech Goes Wild
Genetic engineering will be essential to feed the world´s billions. But could it unleash a race of "superweeds"? No one seems to know. And nobody´s in charge of finding out.
That´s Not How My Brain Works...
Jeff Hawkins, creator of the PalmPilot, has other, much larger ambitions. He wants to figure out how the brain does its thing.
A Nose for Business
What´s the difference between Chanel No. 5 and Chanel No. 19? Ask Cyranose 2000, an artificial proboscis that´s sniffing out the market.
The Virtual Alchemists
After a decade of calculations, the first wave of materials designed from scratch on the computer are ready to be made and tested. On the horizon: new substrates for optics and electronics.
Has GPS Lost Its Way?
After 20 years of plodding development, the Global Positioning System remains a novelty for niche markets. The system´s future hinges less on technology than on politics, economics and human nature.
Leading Edge
Food Fight
From the editor in chief
Prototype
Benchmarks
Trailing Edge
Medicine´s Manhattan Project
Wartime mass production made penicillin a panacea.
Columns
Brain Implants
We may undergo plastic surgery for silly reasons, but anyone who has a brain would think twice before tampering with the body´s physical core.
Care for Steak TATA?
Public rejection of "cloned" beef may seem like a knee-jerk reaction to a loaded work. But biotech has a problem that isn´t going away.
The Real Global Village
Indigenous peoples around the world want new technology, but on their own terms—just as we all do.
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