On the Leading Edge

The latest and greatest in technological innovation from all fields of research

LATEST NEWS

• Company Finds Faster, Cheaper Way to Make Ethanol
• Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
• Top 10 Real-Life Spy Gadgets
• Japanese Scientist Grows Spare Organs in Sheep
• Brazil, Croatia, Japan Win Paper-Airplane Championships
• GPS Units May Guide Elderly Through Supermarkets
• Apple Gets Set to Make Its Own Computer Chips
• Chemical Robot Walks Like an Inchworm
• South Korea Lifts Stem-Cell Research Ban
• Robot Nearly Kills Man; Owner Pays $3,000 Fine
• Government Report: Non-Lethal Weapon Program a Waste of Money
• New Technology Could Put 500 Movies on One DVD
• IBM Supercomputer to Compete on 'Jeopardy!'
• Army 'Double Laser' Could Take Out Bombs, Trucks
• Spider Silk Made Even Tougher With Metal

BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

• Company Finds Faster, Cheaper Way to Make Ethanol
• Japanese Scientist Grows Spare Organs in Sheep
• South Korea Lifts Stem-Cell Research Ban
• Bacon Blowtorch Cuts Through Steel
• Cloner's Ark: Ten Notable Cloned Animals
• Iran Announces It's Cloned a Goat
• Iowa to Spend $2 Million to Grow Algae for Fuel
• Pond Scum Gets Its Moment in the Limelight
• Harvard Professor Develops Inhalable Chocolate
• Pentagon Plans to Regrow Human Body Parts
• Scientists Build New Batteries That Recharge in Seconds
• Korean Firm Claims Stem-Cells Cloning of Dog
• Scientists Genetically Engineer Mosquitoes to Die Young
• Amateurs Try Genetic Engineering at Home
• Portable Nuclear 'Hot Tubs' Could Power America

BOOTLEGGING & PIRACY

• FBI, Chinese Cops Bust Software Pirates
• China to Work More Closely With U.S. to Fight Piracy
• RFID Chips Could Make Stolen DVDs Useless
• Windows Vista Will Cripple PCs Running Pirated Software
• Microsoft Sues Another 20 Alleged Software Pirates
• China Destroys 13 Million Bootleg CDs, DVDs, Software Disks

COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS

• GPS Units May Guide Elderly Through Supermarkets
• Apple Gets Set to Make Its Own Computer Chips
• New Technology Could Put 500 Movies on One DVD
• IBM Supercomputer to Compete on 'Jeopardy!'
• Gadget Graveyard: 10 Technologies About to Go Extinct
• 'Virtual Cocoon' Helmet Lets You Smell, Taste, Touch
• MIT Team Shows 'Sixth Sense' Wearable Computer
• Fastest Supercomputer Ever to Simulate Nuclear Blasts
• Dutch Company's 'Ecofont' Saves Printer Ink
• 'Audio Aquarium' Technology Helps Blind 'See' Fish
• 'Minority Report' Computer Interface Becomes Reality
• How Green Is a Solar Hands-Free Car Phone Kit?
• Microsoft Files Patent for Robot Chat-Room Monitors
• Russia's GPS Alternative Tested on Putin's Dog
• Computers Compete in Artificial-Intelligence Contest

HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO

• First NFL Game Broadcast in 3D Stumbles, but Ends Up Winner
• Sony Shows Off Paper-Thin, Bendable Video Display
• New Wave of 3-D Movies On Track for 2009
• Virtual-Reality Helmet Gives 360-Degree View
• Cisco Debuts High-Definition Video-Conferencing Systems
• Swiss Researchers Develop 'Muscular' Video Display
• Sony to Debut Blu-Ray Disc Recorder in Japan in December
• Ulanoff: Setting Up a High-Definition TV Isn't for Sissies
• Pioneer Sues Two Samsung Companies Over Plasma-TV Patents
• Samsung Fixing Image Glitch on Blu-Ray Player
• Review: HD DVD Player Slow, Huge, but Picture Is Great
• High-Definition DVD Formats Slow to Catch On With Consumers

MILITARY & LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Saudi 'Killer Chip' Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
• Top 10 Real-Life Spy Gadgets
• Government Report: Non-Lethal Weapon Program a Waste of Money
• Army 'Double Laser' Could Take Out Bombs, Trucks
• U.S. Army Tests Flying Robot Sniper
• Navy Working on Missile-Killing Laser Weapons
• British Secret Service Seeks High-Tech Gadget Guru
• Ten High-Tech Weapons to Repel Pirates
• New Airport Body Scans Reveal All
• Rocket Scientists Shoot Down Mosquitoes With Lasers
• New Army Field Manual Deals With Electronic Warfare
• Expert: Robots Will Fight Wars of Future
• U.S. Military to Buy Thousands of Electric Vehicles
• 'Bulletflight' iPhone App Helps Snipers Hit Targets
• History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Spider Silk Made Even Tougher With Metal
• Tiny Fuel Cell Feeds on Human Blood
• Flowing Blood Could Power iPods, Cell Phones
• Running Hamster Powers Tiny Generator
• Cloak of Invisibility Gets Closer to Reality
• Future Electronic Devices Could Power Themselves
• University of Michigan's 'Nanobama' Hopes to Popularize Nanotechnology Research
• British Panel: Nanotechnology Grave Threat to Human Health
• Cute Name, Strong Claim: 'Buckypaper' May Be Future Building Material for Planes, Cars
• Esquire Magazine Unveils Electronic-Ink Cover
• New Microwavable Pots Cook Themselves
• Japanese Scientists Create World's Smallest Ramen Bowl
• Neuron-Like Molecular Transistor Incredibly Powerful
• Tech Pundit Sees Bright Future for Solar Energy
• Researchers Develop Electricity-Generating Clothing

PATENT AND TRADEMARK DISPUTES

• Amazon Sued Over Kindle Patent
• Court: Business Method Can't Be Patented
• Supreme Court Lets Stand TiVo Win Against Dish Network
• Web Site Uses 'Crowdsourcing' to Analyze Patent Applications
• Apple, AT&T Settle 'Visual Voicemail' Patent Lawsuit
• Low-Cost Laptop Makers Sued in Federal Court
• Police Raid Exhibitors at German Tech Fair
• NTP Sues Top Cell-Phone Carriers for Patent Infringement
• Judge Undoes $1.5B MP3-Patent Ruling Against Microsoft
• Microsoft Claims Open-Source Software Infringes on 235 Patents
• Amazon Pays Off IBM to Settle Patent-Infringement Suit
• Rapoza: Supreme Court's Patent Ruling Makes Obvious Sense
• Supreme Court Scales Back Reach of Patents in Microsoft, Teleflex Cases
• Vonage: No Service Outages in Wake of Verizon Patent Judgment
• Jury Orders Vonage to Pay $58 Million to Verizon in Patent Case

ROBOTICS & BIONICS

• Chemical Robot Walks Like an Inchworm
• Robot Nearly Kills Man; Owner Pays $3,000 Fine
• U.S. Army Tests Flying Robot Sniper
• Belgians Build Cuddly Robot to Help Sick Kids
• 'Iron Man'-Like Robot Suit Helps Disabled Move
• Honda Develops Brain-Reader to Control Robot
• Japanese Robot Walks the Catwalk in Fashion Debut
• Robot Fish to Monitor Pollution in Spanish Port
• Japanese Robot Fashion Model to Make Runway Debut
• Robot Teacher Makes Debut at Japanese School
• New Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Soldiers Carry More Weight
• Filmmaker to Install Mini Camera in His Prosthetic Eye
• Bionic Eye Gives Blind Man Sight Once Again
• 'Bionic Hamster' Steers Robot by Spinning in Ball
• British Military: Wars of Future Will Pit Machine Against Machine

TRANSPORTATION

• Brazil, Croatia, Japan Win Paper-Airplane Championships
• Portable 'E-Bombs' Could Take Down Jetliners
• Jetpacks Soar in Popularity, If Not Use
• NASCAR Technology Makes Passenger Cars Safer
• NASCAR Technology Makes Passenger Cars Safer
• NASCAR Technology Makes Passenger Cars Safer
• German Jetpack Runs for Hours on Water
• French Parking Meters Call Cops When Time's Up
• Jet Packs May Be Only First Step in Personal Flight
• Man Flies Jet Pack Across Colorado Gorge
• Segway Inventor Touts Island as Energy Model
• Honda Unveils Robot That Helps You Walk
• How Parked Cars Could Power the Future
• U.K. Government Pushes for Nuclear-Powered Aircraft
• British Rocket Car Could Reach 1,000 MPH

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