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Wind of change�
Wind power has established itself as an important source of renewable energy in the past three decades. The basic idea is ancient, but its modern incarnation adds many new high-tech twistsDec 4th 2008
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Fresher cookers�
Technology and development: The humble cooking stove is being overhauled around the world with the help of “user focused” designDec 4th 2008
Quiet, please�
Military technology: Using rubber rather than steel tracks on military vehicles could reduce wear and tear on both soldiers and equipmentDec 4th 2008
A stitch whose time has come�
Medicine: A protein extracted from cows’ blood could provide the best answer yet to the age-old question of how to sew up woundsDec 4th 2008
How green is your network?�
Environment: Telecoms firms are reducing the power consumption of their networks, for economic and environmental reasonsDec 4th 2008
Moving images into the future�
Entertainment: Digital-cinema projectors that use lasers rather than xenon lamps could lead to richer colours on the silver screenDec 4th 2008
A really secret ballot�
Security: A variety of schemes to encrypt ballot papers should reassure voters and help to make elections more secureDec 4th 2008
Green iron�
Environment: Treating industrial wastewater with scrap iron can be a cheap and effective way to reduce pollution from factoriesDec 4th 2008
Spinning a good tale�
Medicine: A quantum-mechanical effect used in hard disks may hold the key to the development of a hand-held biology laboratoryDec 4th 2008
And the winners were...�
Innovation awards: Our annual prizes recognise successful innovators in eight categories. Here are this year’s winnersDec 4th 2008
Small is beautiful�
Computing: Netbooks are small computers that are cheaper and lighter than full-scale laptops. They have their merits—but do not ask too much of themDec 4th 2008
Let the sun shine in�
Energy: Satellites that beam solar power to earth have often appeared in science fiction. Will they ever become reality?Dec 4th 2008
Marching off to cyberwar�
The internet: Attacks launched over the internet on Estonia and Georgia highlight the difficulty of defining and dealing with “cyberwar”Dec 4th 2008
Surviving the exaflood�
The internet: Predictions that an “exaflood” of traffic will overload the internet have been doing the rounds. But will it really happen?Dec 4th 2008
Masdar plan�
Environment: Abu Dhabi has embarked upon an ambitious plan to build a zero-emission clean-tech centre in the desert. Will it work?Dec 4th 2008
Enlightenment man�
Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, believes knowledge is always a good thing—and that more of it should be sharedDec 4th 2008
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Dec 4th 2008
Technology extras
TECHNOLOGY MONITOR: Greenhouse gases
Accounting from above
Two new satellites will monitor carbon dioxide emissions
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How to disappear�
Advances in camouflage, concealment and deception are revolutionising an age-old art of warfareSep 4th 2008
The meek shall inherit the web�
Computing: In future, most new internet users will be in developing countries and will use mobile phones. Expect a wave of innovationSep 4th 2008
Gas, gas, quick boys�
Chemical sensors: A new nanodevice able to detect low concentrations of chemical agents could help to thwart terrorist gas attacksSep 4th 2008
Tailpipe power�
Thermoelectric devices: Generating electricity directly from wasted heat is becoming more practical, in both vehicles and buildingsSep 4th 2008
Whirlybirds go green�
Transport: Switching to diesel engines could make helicopters, and other aircraft, more efficient and less damaging to the environmentSep 4th 2008
The computer says no�
Computing: Image-processing software could help to identify artists by their characteristic brushstrokes—and spot forgeriesSep 4th 2008
Liquid logic�
Computing: Liquid cooling could improve the performance of computers, allow waste heat to be recycled and make solar cells more efficientSep 4th 2008
Following the crowd�
The internet: The idea of “crowdsourcing”, or asking crowds of internet users for ideas, is being tried out in some unusual quartersSep 4th 2008
I, human�
Robotics: They are staples of science fiction. And it seems that humanoid robots may make people feel more at ease than other designsSep 4th 2008
Virtual fencing�
Electronics: A new way of corralling cattle, using satellite-tracking and warning signals rather than fences, is being tested in New MexicoSep 4th 2008
Armchair archaeology�
Computing: Archaeologists are using free satellite imagery from Google Earth to make discoveries, develop theories and plan expeditionsSep 4th 2008
Moving pictures�
Consumer electronics: High-definition video cameras are getting cheaper, but sometimes it is better to keep things simpleSep 4th 2008
Swallow the surgeon�
Biomedicine: Tiny medical robots are being developed that could perform surgery inside patients with greater precision than existing methodsSep 4th 2008
Touching the future�
Computing: Touch screens are becoming an increasingly popular way to control mobile phones and other devices. How does the technology work, and where is it heading?Sep 4th 2008
Home, green home�
Energy and the environment: Even as housing markets in many countries collapse, demand is growing for low-impact “green” homesSep 4th 2008
Another green revolution�
Most homes are in the developing world. They are going green, tooSep 4th 2008
The car of the perpetual future�
Transport: Mass-produced hydrogen fuel-cell cars have been promised for a decade. Where are they?Sep 4th 2008
The frugal cornucopian�
Amory Lovins began making the case for resource efficiency decades ago, long before it became fashionable. Now things are going his waySep 4th 2008
Offer to readers�
Sep 4th 2008
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