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UK Rural Payments Agency Program Called Test Case in Maladministration

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:16 +0000

And That Is The Nicest Thing Said About It

Clean Tech Open Announces 2009 California Finalists

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:14 +0000

Last year, these six would have won it all, but now they've still got to face out of state competition

This Renewable Energy Source Is Swell

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:13 +0000

Oceanlinx begins building third-generation ocean-swell-to-energy generator

iCandy

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:12 +0000

Spectrum's monthly slideshow proves that a picture is worth a thousand bytes

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Makes Decaffeinated Coffee and Precisely Sized Nanoparticles

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:10 +0000

More nanoparticle research promises improved photovoltaics

Go to Jail For Using Inaccurate GPS Directions in New York State?

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:09 +0000

New York Governor Paterson Thinks So If You Are A Commercial Vehicle Driver

T-Mobile Sidekick Owners Start Seeing Some of Their Data Restored

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:07 +0000

May Be Some Time Before More Than Contact List Information to Appear Again

Famed Pessimistic Economist Sees Hope in Nanotechnology

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:05 +0000

Nouriel Roubini waxes optimistic about nanotechnology

Weird Robots Revealed at IROS 2009

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:04 +0000

Robots inspired by nature were a common sight at this year's conference on intelligent robots and systems

Duke Nukem Forever

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:02 +0000

It was supposed to be the comeback of one of the biggest shooters ever. Then it never came. But the legend lives on.

Airline, airline on the wall, who’s the safest of them all?

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:03:00 +0000

Offshore maintenance an issue for U.S. airlines yet again

What Is the Silly Half-Life of Today’s Technology?

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:59 +0000

Looking Around And Guessing What Will Seem Silly by 2030

How Far Can GE Improve Its Business with Nanotech Innovations?

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:58 +0000

Nanotechnology plays a part in GE's spectrum of R&D but will it help turnaround its financial fortunes

Stanford and Volkswagen Unveil An Autonomous Race Car

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:56 +0000

The Darpa Challenge may have ended, but the dream lives on

Europeans and Canada Lead in Fast Rail

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:55 +0000

Further evidence of big European advantages in public-sector and green-friendly technology

Sony Shows Off 3D Display

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:53 +0000

Another breakthrough for gaming?

For Parkinson’s Patients, Hearing Voices Could Be a Good Thing

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:52 +0000

Purdue researchers have developed an in-ear device that uses recorded chatter to improve the speech of Parkinson's patients

Indiana Follows Through with Threat: Cancels $1.3 billion Outsourcing Contract

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:47 +0000

IBM Says Cancellation is "Unjustified"

Coal Pollution Fatalities

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:45 +0000

Major report by U.S. National Academies provides authoritative estimates of health toll from coal power plant emissions, as well as from motor vehicles

Obama Lays Out Clean Energy Agenda at MIT

IEEE Spectrum — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:02:44 +0000

President urges the country to draw on its traditions of innovation and adventure to transform its energy system and address climate concerns

All today’s Technology stories

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Light-Switched Drug Delivery

Technology Review : Video — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:48 +0000

This three-dimensional micrograph shows a living cell (shown in green) with engineered capsules (shown in red) inside. An electric shock was applied to the cell to get the capsules inside. While that approach works well in vitro, the researchers hope to come up with a more acceptable approach for clinical applications.

Novel Chip for Monitoring Breast Cancer

Technology Review : Video — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:46 +0000

This video illustrates how estrogen is extracted from a drop of human blood using a novel microfluidics chip developed at the University of Torotono. The samples are lysed, and then the estrogen is extracted into a polar solvent (methanol), while the unwanted parts of the blood sample are extracted into a non-polar solvent (isooctane).

Drilling for Shale Gas

Technology Review : Video — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:45 +0000

Economically recovering natural gas from shale deposits depends on advanced drilling techniques. This video illustrates how horizontal drilling allows gas producers to follow a shale deposit for up to a mile, greatly increasing the productivity of the well. It also illustrates the technique of “fracturing,” in which large volumes of water are used to shatter the shale, allowing the natural gas to flow to the well.