Technology
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Star Crossed
February 05, 2010
With the announcement of the new budget, the Constellation program’s loss is many other agencies' gain. Meanwhile, Iran sends some critters into orbit.
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The Science of Stuff
February 04, 2010
A visual tour of the colorful, the strange, and the super-strong in the Material ConneXion library, where new forms of cloth, concrete, metal, and more line the walls.
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Current TV’s Network Science
January 25, 2010
The host’s of Current TV’s Max and Jason: Still Up are on a mission to inspire the planet by connecting science and culture, and having a good time while doing it. How social networks are driving the exponential growth of ideas.
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The Back-Channel of Science
January 20, 2010
Scientists are exploiting online tools to facilitate research and communication in an increasingly flat media landscape. What are the implications for science?
communication, innovation, research, research blogging, technology
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When Science Asks, “What If?”
January 18, 2010
The visions of tomorrow inspire the actions we take today. Science fiction is as much a reflection of society's deep fascination with science as it is an agent of change for its future course.
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A Year of Research Blogging
January 06, 2010
ResearchBlogging.org’s content editors on how they select the best blog posts, the value of research blogging, and their predictions for the coming year.
communication, community, research, research blogging, technology
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Portfolio: Red Sky at Night
December 22, 2009
The galactic center is brought to life by telescopes scanning across the electromagnetic spectrum, exposing star nurseries unseen via visible or UV light.
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Our Adapting Future
November 19, 2009
Current developments in autonomous, biological, and evolutionary robotics will have a profound impact on the future of interactive and dynamic architectural space.
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Let There Be Light
November 17, 2009
Astronomers will soon find scores of Earth-sized exoplanets, but imaging them may be decades away. That is, unless NASA decides to build a starshade.
funding, pace, scale, space, technology
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Probing into Depression
November 11, 2009
Deep brain stimulation, already established as a treatment for stubborn Parkinson’s disease, may also be useful as a therapy for drug-resistant clinical depression.
medicine, neuroscience, research, research blogging, technology
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Bioplastics Man
November 10, 2009
Biochemist Oliver Peoples explains how his polymer-producing microbes could transform the plastics industry and why both oceans and landfills will benefit.
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Lo and Behold: the Internet
October 29, 2009
On the 40th anniversary of the first internet connection, a look back on how a flash of insight and a 20-minute meeting got it all started.
communication, information, innovation, networks, technology
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The Environmental Revival
October 27, 2009
Which modern enviro concepts are throwbacks to the past? Four experts discuss the technologies, laws, and states of mind that have their roots in the first wave of the environmental movement.
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Back From the Future
October 16, 2009
A crazy theory about the Higgs-Boson sparks debate in the physics community, and the perils of cloud computing becomes all too real.
lhc, risk, technology, time, truth, week in review
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Loggerheads at Bloggingheads
September 04, 2009
A falling out over creationism at a popular videoblogging site and muddled reactions to a report on geoengineering illustrate what’s at stake in the “framing wars.”
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Why In-Vitro Meat Is Good for You
August 31, 2009
Jason Matheny on the world’s addiction to meat and how to grow ground beef in a test tube.
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Here Comes the Sun (and Wind)
August 27, 2009
Four experts discuss the balance between pristine land and renewable energy, the pros and cons of photovoltaics versus solar thermal, and how much rooftop solar can help.
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(Tele)Present at the Future
August 26, 2009
Attending a virtual conference—and what it tells us about the future of scientific communication.
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Technology in the Trash
August 06, 2009
In the Trash Track project, garbage becomes a window through which we are able to see our once invisible and energy-intensive removal chain, prompting us to consider the impact of our waste.
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Roboethics Redux
July 31, 2009
After Fox News misrepresents a military robot’s dietary habits, the world muses over what ethical behavior means for intelligent programs and machines.
ethics, intelligence, media, robotics, technology, week in review
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