Technology Review AudioDizer Podcast - Top Stories

An Early Warning System for Cancer

Jennifer Chu — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Autoantibodies could alert doctors to cancer development.

Micro Solar Cells Handle More Intense Sunlight

Katherine Bourzac — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Cells absorb sunlight concentrated 1,000 times without cooling.

Getting a Grip on Online Buzz

Erica Naone — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Service tracks social network chitchat about a product.

U.S. Solar Market to Double in the Next Year

Kevin Bullis — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Government incentives and lower solar prices are starting to pay off.

Finding a Parking Space Could Soon Get Easier

Erika Jonietz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Networking sensors attached to taxis could ease the hunt for street parking.

Searching for Disease Clues in Genetic Diversity

Emily Singer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Research on the Mexican genome could broaden the scope of personalized medicine.

Graphene Transistors that Can Work at Blistering Speeds

Katherine Bourzac — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IBM shows that graphene transistors could one day replace silicon.

From Hope to Reality in Personalized Medicine

David Ewing Duncan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Francis Collins's book offers optimism but no grand plan.

Biofuels from Saltwater Crops

Kevin Bullis — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A research project will make jet fuel without wasting fresh water or farmland.

How Legal Wiretaps Could Let Hackers In

Erica Naone — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Scheme gives law enforcement officials access, but flaws could make it useful for criminals as well.

"Melting" Drywall Keeps Rooms Cool

Katherine Bourzac — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Developers think these phase-change materials could reduce the need for air-conditioning.

Brain Imaging Lets Vegetative Patient Communicate

Emily Singer — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The surprising new research is likely to challenge our notions of consciousness.

Obama Goes Nuclear

Kevin Bullis — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Loan guarantees in the 2011 federal budget could help revive the nuclear power industry.

Crafting Light-Sensing Cells from Human Skin

Janelle Weaver — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Photoreceptors created from induced pluripotent stem cells.

What's Inside the iPad's Chip?

Christopher Mims — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Cost and power efficiency may have pushed Apple to create its own microchip.

iPad Rattles the e-Bookshelves

Erica Naone — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

But Amazon's e-book dominance may be hard to change.

New Test Screens Prospective Parents for 100-Plus Diseases

Emily Singer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Startup aims for routine preconception genetic testing.

Budget Charts a New Course for NASA

Jeff Foust — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Moon and Mars missions are scrapped, but radical new technology gets funding.

Monitoring Cell Death Could Help Cancer Treatment

Lauren Gravitz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

An earlier measure of treatment could improve patients' prognosis.

Roll-to-Roll Plastic Displays

Kate Greene — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A new company puts silicon transistors on plastic for flexible displays.