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April 2005 Issue

ComputingFeature

3 Deep

New displays render images you can almost reach out and touch

12 min read
Features
In-depth articles from top experts, Spectrum editors, and contributors
History of TechnologyFeature

Apollo 13, We Have a Solution: Part 3

Apollo 13 was on the way home, but could it survive the re-entry?

13 min read
History of TechnologyFeature

Apollo 13, We Have a Solution: Part 2

The crew was alive. But how was mission control going to get the astronauts back to Earth?

16 min read
History of TechnologyFeature

Apollo 13, We Have a Solution

Rather than hurried improvisation, saving the crew of Apollo 13 took years of preparation

19 min read
BiomedicalFeature

Balancing Act

Noise is the key to restoring the body’s sense of equilibrium

11 min read
ComputingFeature

How Venture Capital Thwarts Innovation

The tech bubble saw an explosion of VC-funded start-ups—and a dearth of orignal ideas

14 min read
ComputingFeature

Blades Have The Edge

Superslim machines are fomenting a quiet revolution in the server room

12 min read
History of TechnologyFeature

The Atomic Fortress That Time Forgot

The world’s first plutonium-making reactor is an Atomic Age landmark—and it faces an uncertain future

11 min read
News
Insight and analysis on the latest advances in technology
SemiconductorsNews

Red LEDs for Green Groceries

Of all the colors of the rainbow, red is lettuce's favorite

1 min read
EnergyNews

Researchers Closer to Getting Fuel Cells to Run on Gasoline

New fuel cell goes from liquid fuel to electricity without a separate hydrogen generator

4 min read
TransportationNews

New York Unearths Paleotech Relic

A subway fire shines light on a system so old that it is amazing it runs at all

4 min read
SemiconductorsNews

Power to the Molecules

A "crossbar latch" supplies the missing piece for a nanosize alternative to the transistor

3 min read
BiomedicalNews

Start-Ups Making Electronic Implants to Treat Obesity

Trying to mimic gastric bypass operations with the flick of a switch

5 min read
ComputingNews

Source Out, Risk In

Offshoring software development can put intellectual property at risk

4 min read
Opinion
Spectrum editors and columnists comment on major tech trends
Departments
Articles on DIY projects, engineering careers, and tech history
CareersMagazineNews

Riding Life's Twists and Turns

How a strand of DNA launched a career

4 min read

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