Technology Review: May/June 2006
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Inside the Spyware Scandal
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Last year, Sony BMG put antipiracy software on their CDs. In so doing, they spied on their own customers and gave hackers the power to access people’s computers. What were they thinking?
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From the Editor
- Rootkits Cross the Line
- When a company trespasses upon its customer’s privacy, it should expect outrage.
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Features
- Stem Cells Reborn
- In the wake of scientific fraud in South Korea, researchers are renewing their race to clone stem cells.
- Tiny Toxins
- Preliminary studies suggest that some types of nanoparticles might pose a health hazard. That’s bad news for nanotechnology.
Photo Essay
- Catching the Flu
- As it tests a new way of making vaccines, TechnoVax is targeting the deadly 1918 flu virus.
Demo
- Nanocrystal Displays
- QD Vision’s Seth Coe-Sullivan is using quantum dots to make vibrant, flexible screens.
Hack
- Roomba
- A peek at the simple brain and sensors of the autonomous robot phenomenon.
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Reviews
- Drug Trials and Error
- Conspiracy theories about big pharma would amuse, if they were not a matter of life and death.
- Who’s Sorry Now?
- Pip Coburn was a star research analyst during the Internet boom. Today, he thinks the entire technology industry has to change.
- The Great Transformation
- Why are the champions of Reagan’s defense buildup arguing for a smaller, more technological military?
Notebooks
- Stem Cell Hope
- Cellular reprogramming could make moot the ethical debate surrounding stem cells.
- On the Grid
- Grid computing is becoming an affordable utility for everyone.
- Nitrogen Fix
- Richard Schrock describes why finding an elusive catalyst could have a surprising impact on energy consumption.
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