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Emerging Technologies: 2011

May/June 2011

Letter from the editor

Hard Problems, Elegant Solutions, Big Impact

Features

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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2011
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The Rare-Earth Crisis
Today’s electric cars and wind turbines rely on a few elements that are mined almost entirely in China. Demand for these materials may soon exceed supply. Will this be China’s next great economic advantage?
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You Are the Ad
Facebook has emerged from a privacy scandal to become online advertising’s next great hope. Its goal: turning us all into marketers.
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Water Power
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Smarter Phones
High-powered handsets offer few advantages for the developing world.

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- Letters and Comments
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- Forecasting Futures
  How to spot emerging technologies that will change the world.
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- Rare Talents
  Metals crucial to electronics are in short supply, and so are the skills needed to solve the problem.
  
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- Photographic Manipulation
  A hackable camera opens new possibilities for digital photos.
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- Look, No Hands
  Google’s self-driving car.
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- Super Phone
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- Mobile Diagnostics
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- Artificial Vision
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- Active Listening
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- Water Power
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- Faster Interfaces
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- Play Phone
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- Selective Hearing
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- Challenging Hybrids
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- Stress Detector
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- Wireless Weigh-In
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- Una Ryan
  A biotech executive explains her innovative business model for funding diagnostic tests in poor countries.
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- Rocket Road
  SpaceX wants to become the commercial heir to NASA.
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- Mobile Devices
  Smart phones are surging in popularity and may come to dominate consumer electronics.
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- It’s Not a Game
  Putting a computer on Jeopardy! warps the public understanding of what artificial intelligence is and how science is done.
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- The Cost of Life
  It’s time to consider price when evaluating new drugs.
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- A New Reality
  Applications that overlay information on smart-phone screen views will change the way we interact with the world around us.
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- New Electronic Material
  First speedy transistors made from an ultrathin material.
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- Cloud Security
  Researchers have found a way to watch for spies in the cloud.
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- Fluorescent Nerves
  An implanted sensor significantly reduces hospitalization rates for heart-failure patients.
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- One Small Misstep?
  Questions about the merits of the space shuttle are older than the program itself.
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