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March 2013 Issue

The Gene Machine and Me

Ion Torrent’s chip-based genome sequencer is cheap, fast, and poised to revolutionize medicine

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March 2013 Issue

Ion Torrent’s chip-based genome sequencer is cheap, fast, and poised to revolutionize medicine

What I’ve learned from 35 years of wearing computerized eyewear

How Kaspersky Lab tracked down the malware that stymied Iran’s nuclear-fuel enrichment program

We need them because thin, pliable organic semiconductors are too slow to serve in tomorrow’s 3‑D chips

Some ships could cut across the pole by midcentury

To be nice, robot rhetoric should be less precise

Rescue robots respond to operator stress levels

Belarus’s somber, sprawling capital sprouts a flourishing computing scene

Despite fires in the 787’s lithium-ion batteries, planes will become more dependent on electricity and batteries

Compressed sensing is brought to a CMOS image sensor

It’s already possible to have your own genome sequenced. But personalized medicine based on sequencing still has a way to go

Nassim Taleb’s distinction between “robust” and “antifragile” is worth reflecting on

NASA brings its missions to the smallest screen

BC “Heavy” Biermann creates high-tech art projects with a civic mission

How a smart-meter kit changed my energy habits

Videos and slideshows are taking center stage in presenting technical information

Tablets were the brightest spot in sales for the U.S. 2012 holiday season

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