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Technology Review: January/February 2009

Lifeline for Renewable Power
Without a radically expanded and smarter electrical grid, wind and solar will remain niche power sources.
By David Talbot
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From the Editor

The Geological Strata of Things
Old technologies seldom die; they get upgraded.
By Jason Pontin

Contributors

Contributors

Notebooks

Rebuilding the Power Grid
Clean energy depends on new infrastructure.
By Cathy Zoi
Cancer Genomics
DNA sequencing will transform our understanding of cancer.
By Elaine Mardis
Multicore Programming
We need languages that take full advantage of multicore processing.
By Paul Tyma

Forward

Touching the Future
Researchers are reinventing the touch screen.
Patching Hearts
A new tissue-engineered material closely mimics the properties of the heart.
The Cost of Carbon
Will putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions really increase use of renewable energy?
Beyond Blu-Ray
Cheap holographic devices offer vast storage capacity.
Cells as Circuits
Computer science tools could help identify drug targets.
Recession-Resistant Medicine
Novel medical treatments thrive as investors get cautious.

Features

Interpreting the Genome
New technologies will soon make it possible to sequence thousands of human genomes. Now comes the hard part: understanding all the data.
By Emily Singer
Parallel Universe
In its effort to move forward, Intel dusts off old supercomputing technology.
Robert X. Cringley

Essay

"Very Stunning, Very Space, and Very Cool"
An oral history of space tourism.
By Adam Fisher

Q&A

Gilbert Metcalf
A leading economist explains why a carbon tax is the best strategy for cutting greenhouse gases and the use of fossil fuels.
By David Rotman

Photo Essay

Moore’s Law
The computer chip has evolved from a simple integrated circuit to a microprocessor with millions of transistors.
By Kristina Grifantini

Reviews

Bootleg Battle Lines
Rival aesthetics in pop music's mashup community.
By Larry Hardesty
RFID's Security Problem
Are new driver's licenses with RFID truly safe?
By Erica Naone
Our Past Within Us
The new field known as archaeogenetics is illuminating prehistory.
By Mark Williams

Hack

Philips iPill
A tiny electronic device delivers drugs where they're needed.
By Erica Naone

Demo

Spinning Silk into Sensors
A simple process turns cocoons into optical materials.
By Katherine Bourzac

71 Years Ago in TR

"Wavy Lines of Sound"
A research physicist looks to the past and future of recorded music.
By Matt Mahoney

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