Technology
Spy-High: Amateur Astronomers Scour the Sky for Government Secrets
As consumer telescopes and techniques improve, will there be implications for national security?
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Technology
Android's New Ally Against the iPhone: Ubuntu
(Credit: Canonical) Last year was a long time ago for Android. That was when Google's mobile platform was stealing market share from all the other smartphone platforms -- winning even against the iPhone -- and beating a path toward market dominance...
Environment
Where It Rains, It Will Pour--Otherwise, Tough Luck
Ocean floats provide yet more evidence of global warming, revealing that rainy regions are getting wetter and dry regions drier much faster than predicted
Computing
How Alan Turing Invented the Computer Age
In 1936, whilst studying for his Ph.D. at Princeton University, the English mathematician Alan Turing published a paper, “ On Computable Numbers, with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem,” which became the foundation of computer science...
Technology
Big Mac Attack: Apple Security Bruised after OS X Infections
Malware like Flashback, which has infected hundreds of thousands of Macs, could become commonplace as cyber attackers target Apple
The Sciences
Is Supersymmetry Dead?
The grand scheme, a stepping-stone to string theory, is still high on physicists' wish lists. But if no solid evidence surfaces soon, it could begin to have a serious PR problem
Technology
The UVA Bay Game
Online game informs researchers and policymakers about caring for watershed areas
Technology
Computer Effects Virtually Resurrect Tupac
Avatar director James Cameron's effects company created a virtual Shakur using physical characteristics and movements captured from previously recorded performances. Larry Greenemeier reports...
Policy
Readers Respond to "The Coming Mega Drought" and Other Articles
Letters to the editor from the January 2012 issue of Scientific American
Technology
Shorted Circuits: Pentagon Looks to DNA from Plants to Foil Electronic Component Counterfeiters
With federal investigators turning up millions of bogus electronics in military systems, the Defense Department is searching for a better way to spot the fakes
Environment
New Technology Allows Better Extreme Weather Forecasts
New technology that increases the warning time for tornadoes and hurricanes could potentially save hundreds of lives every year
Technology
Stars to the Rescue
Science as a new cause célèbre
Technology
How to Tell Who's Tracking You Online
A new tool reveals your virtual footsteps and who's taking note
Policy
Secret Computer Code Threatens Science
Missing source code can allow bad science to slip through the cracks and means extra headaches for scientists who want to closely follow up on new studies or check for errors
Technology
The Titanic Wreck: Researcher Hopes to Develop Crowd-Sourced, Virtual Exploration
Detailed maps of the debris field, high-definition images and online gaming technology could lead to virtual expeditions to the Titanic site
Technology
A New Crop of Digital Science Books Will Change the Way Students Learn
Next-generation science e-books may help keep young people engaged
The Sciences
Bits of the Future: First Universal Quantum Network Prototype Links 2 Separate Labs
Physicists demonstrate a scalable quantum network that ought to be adaptable for all manner of long-distance quantum communication
Environment
Why E-books Cost So Much
Publishers have a massive problem with perception of value CNET) Here's something that tends to get lost in the debate over e-book prices : Paper doesn't cost very much.
Electronics
AI Me-Rector Sets: Self-Assembling Robotic Cubes Can Replicate Objects
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers experiment with modular bots smart enough to morph into things placed near them
Space & Physics
Entrepreneurs Race to Get a Rover on the Moon and Win $30 Million
The next rover to roam the moon's surface may come not from NASA and its rocket scientists but from college students and private companies working on a shoestring
