MUCH have I travelld in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. Oft of one wide expanse had I been told That deep-browd Homer ruled as his demesne; Yet...
Second Skin Although soldiers don special suits and masks to protect their skin and airways from toxic chemicals，these defenses are uncomfortable and don't provide sufficient protection against biological weapons．So the Defense Advanced Research...
Temperamental Faucet A single glance will tell you how hot or cold your tap water is with the Chameleon faucet．The prototype faucet，which was designed by Shane Koo，features a color－changing thermo film at its tip．The head turns red when the...
Bacteria Could Help Detect Mines An aircraft flies over a no man's land sown with land mines，scanning it with an energy beam that pinpoints each mine and records its location．That done，the aircraft flies over again，this time detonating each m...
Pillow Talk Dont have time to read your preschooler a book before bedtime？Smart Alex can fill in．With the power of your Windows PC at its disposal，Smart Alex is a lot more intelligent than your average electronic toy．It reads stories，plays...
Is Gm Food Safe To Eat? Traditional plant breeding involve s crossing varieties of the same species in ways they could cross naturally．For example，disease－resistant varieties of wheat have been crossed with high－yield wheat to combine these p...
Picture Snapping Pill Physicians perform more than two million endoscopies a year on the small intestine，looking for cancers and other ailments by inserting fiber－optic tubes via the throat or rectum．This often requires sedation，can be uncomf...
The Wirings on the Wall The downside to being wired at home is，well，finding a place for all the wires．But an upstart company called De Corp promises to make things easier．Its innovation：Flat Wire Ready wiring ――electrical，audio，and...
Virtual Detective Even the best computer games dont literally put you into the action．Thats what sets Majestic apart．The online game，which began clandestine operations last summer，makes you a central character：You get phone calls in the mid...
Your New Pen Pal Its time to flick your Bic――into the trash．The Vpen does it all：handwriting recognition for cellphones，a mouse for PDAs，a drawing implement for a laptop．Its even a regular old pen．The device sends out lasers and colle...
The Bird Flies Again Weve frankly never driven a car thats gotten more stares．The 2002 Ford Thunderbird convertible is a stylish，even whimsical homage to the original， but its much more than a blast from the past．Its longish hood and two－to...
Digital Radio Comes Home When satellite radio launched this fall，it was aimed at cars．Makes sense ――thats where most people listen to the radio．Strangely，no one thought about the millions who might want １００new stations at home．No...
Vaunted Technology: Stealth Avionics Northrop Grumman Corp．（NGC）boasts on its Web site the B－２spirit stealth bomber is nearly invisible．Because the planes composite materials and bat－shaped design make it hard for radar to pick up．How...
The first nano circuit IBM makes the tiniest computer part ever. Even the most optimistic semiconductor researchers say that silicon－based computer chips may only have １５years or so left in them． After that，it will be impossible to fit any...
The Time of Smart Homes Is Coming The year is 2005．Imagine this scenario：B．J．Rogers is woken up in the morning as usual by his computer which has been preprogrammed1)．In front of him is a to－do list supplied by the computer emphasizing th...
