November 2006 Feature Articles

Impossible Tradeoffs

Holiday Gifts

This year's roundup of gadgets and gizmos

U.S. Climate Technology Plan

White House task force gets credit for talking a good game

Serpent Mother

The Big Picture

And More Forum...

Breathing Easy in Space Is Never Easy

Problems with oxygen generators aboard the space station could have big implications

The New Search for E.T.

If extraterrestrials are trying to communicate with us, they're probably using lasers, not radio waves

Certification Uncertainty

What professional certifications can do for you—maybe

Forum: Our Readers Write

And More Forum...

Wi-Fi for the People

Philadelphia plans to become the biggest wireless hot spot ever

Q&A: Paul G. Richards, Nuclear Arms Seismologist

When North Korea detonated a nuclear device, he helped to measure it

Q&A: Richard L. Garwin, Expert on Nuclear Weapons

Is North Korea getting ready to stage a second test?

Metcalfe's Law: Right? Wrong?

Pulse Prediction

The Back Story

Laser on Silicon

A new glass glue opens the path to optical computing

Swiss Invent a Muscular Display

Artificial muscles that manipulate diffraction gratings may bring truer color and a sharper image

The Case of Earth's Incredible Shrinking Field

Naval logs reveal a weird history

Q&A With Bioengineer Tejal Desai