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  Networking the Infrastructure

  New classes of detectors, plus safer building designs, point to an “intelligent city” that senses danger.
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  Will Spyware Work?

  Monitoring voice and e-mail traffic sounds like a good way to thwart terrorism. The problem? Sorting through the results takes too long for early warning.
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  Recognizing the Enemy

  Creating a central database of photos to identify terrorists through face recognition is a bureaucratic nightmare.
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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?
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  The Next Computer Interface

  The desktop metaphor was a brilliant innovation-30 years ago. Now it’s an unmanageable mess, and the search is on for a better way to handle information.
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  Digital Cash Payoff

  PayPal’s fraud-busting technology makes it easy for people to pay one another over the Internet–and may give credit card companies a run for their money.
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  Lean Mean R&D Machines

  Leading companies want research units that can adapt to changing technologies and corporate business strategies.
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  Medicine’s New Millennium

  New information about genes and proteins promises precise diagnostics and drugs. Millennium Pharmaceuticals’ CEO is at the forefront of this medical transformation.