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July 2013 Issue

EnergyFeature

Unclean at Any Speed

Electric cars don’t solve the automobile’s environmental problems

11 min read
Features
In-depth articles from top experts, Spectrum editors, and contributors
AerospaceFeature

The Nearly Effortless Flight of the Albatross

Measuring and modeling the bird’s aerial behavior could inspire new drone designs

11 min read
BiomedicalFeature

The DNA Data Deluge

Fast, efficient genome sequencing machines are spewing out more data than geneticists can analyze

11 min read
SemiconductorsFeature

Changing the Transistor Channel

Ending silicon’s central role in transistors could maintain the march of Moore’s Law

12 min read
News
Insight and analysis on the latest advances in technology
EnergyNewsClimate TechClimate Change

Windiest or Sunniest Sites Not Necessarily Best for Wind and Solar

Social benefits of renewable energy vary significantly based on where it is generated; looking at energy output isn’t enough

3 min read
SemiconductorsNews

Graphene Gets Some Competition

New building blocks for 2-D circuits

3 min read
TelecommunicationsNews

Millimeter Waves May Be the Future of 5G Phones

Samsung’s millimeter-wave transceiver technology could enable ultrafast mobile broadband by 2020

5 min read
AerospaceNews

Interplanetary GPS Comes a Step Closer

A ground simulator is constructed and a space-station test is planned

4 min read
Opinion
Spectrum editors and columnists comment on major tech trends
ComputingOpinion

Remembrance of Everything Past

More information could enhance cognition and lead to better decision making—or drown us in a deluge of data points

3 min read
CareersOpinion

Pi Versus Information Theory

The mathematical constant pi is packed with meanings—or it’s meaningless

3 min read
Departments
Articles on DIY projects, engineering careers, and tech history
EnergyNews

Fighting Coal to a Draw

Renewables are making progress, but not enough to dent emissions

2 min read
CareersNews

Where the Jobs Are: 2013

Opportunities are opening up in manufacturing

2 min read
CareersNews

Inside the World’s First Braille Cellphone

Bringing smartphone capabilities to India’s blind

2 min read
DIYProfile

Bre Pettis

MakerBot’s founder is on the edge of the 3-D printing revolution

2 min read
DIYHands On

A $40 Software-Defined Radio

A repurposed TV tuner can reveal a wide swath of spectrum

5 min read

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