search  
Animal Machine Interface
Artificial Life
Asteroid Defense
Biological Warfare
Cloning
Cryptography
Energy
Genetic Engineering
Information Warfare
MEMs
Metacomputing
Missile Defense
Nanotechnology
Neurotechnology
Nuclear Proliferation
Physics
Satellites
SETI
Space Expansion
Space Warfare
Surveillance Technology
Virtual Reality



Subscribe with Bloglines

Science Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory



SUBSCRIBE
for updates

   BROWSE BY SOURCE : CNET
From medicine to military, machines finally arrive -- Michael Kanellos  -- CNET  -- March 10, 2004

Mirroring trends in the personal computing industry boom, intelligent robots that can perform tasks usually reserved for humans are starting to creep into mainstream society and could become a multibillion-dollar market in a few years.

Explore Related:


Nanotech funding bill in the wings -- Declan McCullagh  -- CNET  -- September 16, 2002

The U.S. senate is considering funding for nanotechnology but free-market critics argue that the industry does not need government subsidies.

Explore Related:


Safety: Assessing the infrastructure risk -- Robert Lemos  -- CNET  -- August 26, 2002

While warnings pervade government and the media, doomsday scenarios of cyberterrorism that result in massive deaths or injury remain largely the stuff of Hollywood scripts or conspiracy theory. Although it is possible for electronic intrusions to damage infrastructure and threaten physical danger, taking control of those systems from the outside is extremely difficult, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge and must overcome non-computerized fail-safe measures. As a result, government and corporate security experts--while careful not to dismiss the gravity of the issue--point to this indisputable fact: It is still easier to bomb a target than to hack a computer.

Explore Related:


RFID tags: Big Brother in small packages -- Declan McCullagh  -- CNET  -- January 13, 2002

Advances in manufacturing radio frequency identification could soon make it feasible for manufacturers to insert them into their products to track and identify consumers.

Explore Related: