Technology Quarterly
Bombs away
Military technology: Elaborate new devices designed to defeat makeshift explosives struggle to gain the upper hand in Iraq and AfghanistanMar 4th 2010
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The many voices of the web
The internet: New combinations of human and computer translation are making web pages available in foreign languagesMar 4th 2010
Flat pack
Transport: A collapsible shipping container could help reduce the environmental impact of transporting goodsMar 4th 2010
Rolling out the changes
Transport: Manufacturers are using a variety of chemical additives and new materials to reduce the environmental impact of tyresMar 4th 2010
Smarting from the wind
Energy: Turbines equipped with sensors can now “see” the wind before it arrives, and then take appropriate actionMar 4th 2010
Crash, bang, cushion
Aviation: How a collapsible mechanical cushion, borrowed from a space capsule, could help protect a crashing helicopterMar 4th 2010
Hey little hen
Biotechnology: A new way to determine the sex of a chicken embryo before it hatches should save money and improve animal welfareMar 4th 2010
The bigger picture
Video on the internet: Why are public broadcasters experimenting with the “peer-to-peer” technology beloved of online pirates?Mar 4th 2010
Well received
Telecommunications: Making antennas from liquid metals should mean robust receptionMar 4th 2010
Bright sparks
Innovation Awards: We invite nominations for our annual prizes recognising successful innovatorsMar 4th 2010
The net generation, unplugged
Technology and society: Is it really helpful to talk about a new generation of “digital natives” who have grown up with the internet?Mar 4th 2010
Snapping a good camera
Photography: A promising new class of digital cameras is emerging between small, basic compact models and bulky, elaborate single-lens reflex onesMar 4th 2010
Bombs away
Military technology: Elaborate new devices designed to defeat makeshift explosives struggle to gain the upper hand in Iraq and AfghanistanMar 4th 2010
Plumbing the depths
Inside story: A recent wave of advances is enabling oil companies to detect and recover offshore oil in ever more difficult placesMar 4th 2010
A quantum leap for lighting
Consumer electronics: Tiny semiconductor crystals, called quantum dots, enable new forms of energy-efficient lightingMar 4th 2010
Stealing the heat
Energy: The idea of recycling paper, glass, metal and plastics has become commonplace. New technologies allow heat to be recycled, tooMar 4th 2010
A step in the right direction
Hugh Herr lost his lower legs as a teenager. He has since gone on to become a leading light in the development of artificial limbsMar 4th 2010
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Display technology: Readers of electronic books must choose between long battery life or vibrant, living colour. Could they have both?Dec 10th 2009
Greenery on the march
Clean technology: Finding alternative sources of energy is becoming a pressing military necessity for America’s armed forcesDec 10th 2009
Glue bones
Biomedicine: An adhesive secreted by a marine worm inspires a promising new treatment for compound fractures of human bonesDec 10th 2009
Electrical potential
Biomimetics: The electric eel’s ability to generate powerful shocks has inspired the development of a new type of batteryDec 10th 2009
Making ink bulletproof
Ink: Basic ink compositions have remained unchanged for millennia, but some companies think there is still room for improvementDec 10th 2009
Who pays for the pipes?
Telecommunications: If broadband providers are reluctant to lay expensive optical fibres, consumers can sometimes pay for it themselvesDec 10th 2009
A question of character
Mobile phones: Typing text into a mobile phone is fiddly enough in English. How do handsets and their users manage in other languages?Dec 10th 2009
Better ways to collaborate
Software: E-mail has severe limitations as an online collaboration tool, but it has the benefit of ubiquity. Might it be displaced by something new?Dec 10th 2009
And the winners were...
Innovation awards: Our annual prizes recognise successful innovators in eight categories. Here are this year’s winnersDec 10th 2009
Powering the drive
Motoring: Manufacturers of electric cars, and prospective buyers, will have to find ways to deal with “range anxiety” for the next few yearsDec 10th 2009
Nuclear's next generation
Inside story: A group of six new blueprints for nuclear power stations promise advances in safety and efficiency. How do they differ from existing designs?Dec 10th 2009
Fields of automation
Robotics: A new generation of agricultural equipment promises to take more of the toil out of farming by automating the business of growing fruitDec 10th 2009
Son et lumière meets surgery
Biomedicine: Non invasive surgical techniques based on sound and light could be much easier on the body than ordinary surgeryDec 10th 2009
Beyond the ether
Bob Metcalfe has grabbed opportunity at every turn in his multiple careers—ever since he invented Ethernet at the age of 27Dec 10th 2009
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