September 2007 News Analysis

First Matter-Antimatter Molecule Created

Positrons and electrons still want to destroy each other, but physicists force them into groups

Cutting the Power in Data Centers

Makers of servers and their processors get together to reduce the wasted watts (and sell some new hardware, too)

Climate Scientist Questions Consensus Process

IEEE Spectrum talks with climate panel veteran Michael Oppenheimer

Magnetic Storage Taken to the Atomic Scale

International team of scientists learns to read and write data on islands of atoms

Portrait of a Mature Grid Operator

With electricity deregulation, independent authorities have been established to manage regional power systems. But not all are created equal

Killer Electrons From Outer Space

Accurate space-weather forecasts could come from knowing the cause of superfast electrons in the Van Allen belts

Night Life as Seen From Space

Scientists plan satellite to snap pictures of cities at night)

The Zero-Zero Hero

David Kaneda's San Jose office building will use zero electricity, produce zero carbon dioxide, and still be a comfortable workplace

Indian Start-ups Lure Silicon Valley Cash

Tech giants invest in Bollywood, e-government, and more

Power Up

Could an agency modeled on DARPA recharge U.S. energy R&D?

No Exit

Russians Prepare to Go to Mars Without Leaving the Ground

500 days in suburban Moscow

426 000 Discarded Cellphones

The Big Picture