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March 2011 Issue

How genetic circuits will unlock the true potential of bioengineering

CFLs must last long enough for their energy efficiency to make up for their higher cost

Clever chip packaging means mobile devices can be smaller and smarter

In the 100 years since superconductivity was discovered, only one widespread application has emerged

The Web is a rollicking, revealing record of life in the 21st century. But preserving it for future historians is a monumental technical challenge

Damage to Japanese manufacturers is bringing both shortages and opportunities to Taiwan

Better Place has completed a trial for taxis in Tokyo

Notre Dame researchers put face-recognition software to the "torture test": genetically identical people

The ultimate in precision--the cesium clock--has been miniaturized

First mission has some kinks to work out

How Inveneo is pushing telecom's recovery

SBInet II said to cost US $750 million, assembled from proven off-the-shelf technology

Reflections on the Heathkit and other open systems of days gone by

You, too, can turn an interest in Carrier Ethernet or string theory into an idiot's guide

Two books tackle one of the most complex theories known to man'with surprisingly satisfactory results

Everything else gets a feedback rating, so why not last night's date?

China and Spain lead in new construction

Ridgely Evers doesn't just write software for businesses, he keeps starting them up

A manual typewriter's keyboard makes a perfectly good computer keyboard--with a little bit of hacking

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