Technology Monitor
Bone in a bottle
Attempts to create artificial bone marrow have failed—until nowJan 7th 2009
Party time!
Metallised balloons may be the best way to make solar electricityDec 30th 2008
Bouncing ideas around
A chip that stores light for a microsecond is a step towards optical computingDec 17th 2008
Bacteria motels
Miniature traps may be the answer to hospital-caused bacterial infectionsDec 3rd 2008
Green iron
Treating industrial wastewater with scrap iron can be cheap and effectiveNov 14th 2008
Moving images into the future
Lasers may lead to richer colour on the silver screenNov 5th 2008
A stitch whose time has come
A protein extracted from cows’ blood may provide the best answer yet to the question of how to sew up woundsOct 29th 2008
A really secret ballot
Encrypting ballot papers should make elections more secureOct 22nd 2008
Spinning a good tale
Quantum mechanics may hold the key to a hand-held biology laboratoryOct 15th 2008
Bug-busting
A new test promises speedier detection of dangerous microbes in foodOct 8th 2008
An order for disorder
A way to make motion sensors that can survive extremely high engine temperaturesOct 1st 2008
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Spot prices
New systems will make finding parking spaces easier and help to reduce congestionSep 17th 2008
Thanks for the memory
A mathematical trick may allow people to scatter their computer files across the world's hard disksSep 10th 2008
Speaking in tongues
A new technology to help the disabled use the tongue to control machinerySep 2nd 2008
Automated twitching
A new device may take the sitting around out of bird-watchingAug 27th 2008
Every move you make
Tiny sensors can track you for your own good—or, at least, your company'sAug 20th 2008
Tailpipe power
Generating electricity directly from wasted heat looks more promising Aug 12th 2008
The computer says no
Image processing could help to identify artists by their brushstrokes Aug 5th 2008
Brew your own
Home-brew kits for hydrogen may bring it back into contention as a vehicle fuelJul 30th 2008
Whirlybirds go green
Diesel engines could make helicopters—and other aircraft—more efficient and cleanerJul 23rd 2008
Liquid logic
How to stop chips from melting—and save the planet, tooJul 9th 2008
Virtual fencing
A new way of corralling cattle is being tested in New MexicoJul 2nd 2008
Speak up
Devices and programs are getting better at translating languagesJun 25th 2008
Gas, gas, quick boys
A new nanodevice may help to thwart terrorist gas attacksJun 18th 2008