Science and Technology Links for the Week of February 8th

Popular Science-

Superinsulating Aerogels Arrive on Home Insulation Market At Last

Sony's New Internal Wireless Tech Snips Wires Inside Your Gadgets

By Stimulating Stem Cells, Bioactive Nanogel Regenerates Cartilage in Joints

New Armored Wall System Assembles Like Legos, Could Replace Sandbags in Afghanistan

Wonder Material Graphene Becomes Lighting for Future Devices and Homes

California Utilities to Store Off-Peak Power In Blocks of Ice

Discover Magazine-

How Henrietta Lacks's Cells Became Immortal and Changed Medical Science

Looks like the Sun is in its teens again

SDO launches on February 9

In a First, Ground-Based Telescope Measures Alien Planet's Atmosphere

Dew-Spangled Spider Webs Could Inspire High-Tech Water Collection

Scientific American-

The Advantages of Being Helpless

City Dwellers Drive Deforestation in 21st Century

CERN Gears Up Its Computers for More Atom Smashing

Moving forward with electronic health records

Better Broadband: New Regulatory Rules Could Change the Way Americans Get Online

Popular Mechanics-

Toyota Cites Brake Software Problems in New Prius Recall

The MV-22 Osprey Finds Purpose In Disaster Relief

The New NASA: A Path To Anywhere, And Everywhere

Solar-Powered Circuits Charge by Sunlight in Real-Time

The Science Behind 7 Winter Olympic Events

Technology Review-

Micro Solar Cells Handle More Intense Sunlight

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

Graphene Transistors that Can Work at Blistering Speeds

Biofuels from Saltwater Crops

"Melting" Drywall Keeps Rooms Cool

Ars Technica-

The lost souls of telecommunications history

Microsoft: your battery is the problem, not Windows 7

AMD reveals Fusion CPU+GPU, to challege Intel in laptops

Contextualizing the copyright debate: reward vs. creativity

Royalty-free codec still needed despite no-cost h264 license

Science and Technology Links for Week of February 1st

Popular Science-

Ultra-Strong Biomimetic Adhesive Could Allow Human Wall-Walking, Ceiling-Dancing

Bayonet Skills to be Omitted from Basic Training for Modern Soldiers

NASA Budget: Constellation Officially Canned, But The Deep-Space Future Is Bright

French Scientists Build First Transistor That Mimics Brain Connections

Spray-On 'Liquid Glass' Protects Surfaces From Just About Anything

Discover Magazine-

The Intellectual Property Fight That Could Kill Millions

The Lancet Retracts 1998 Paper That Linked Vaccinations to Autism

National Ignition Facility Warm-Up Successful. Next Step: Fusion Tests?

NASA Jet Studies Haiti's Fault Lines for Signs of Further Trouble

Will Genetically Modified Eucalyptus Trees Transform Southern Forests?

Scientfic American-

Over the Top: Data Shows "Green" Roofs Could Cool Urban Heat Islands and Boost Water Conservation

Less than a pretty face: Brain scans show how a disorder leads individuals to perceive themselves as ugly

Can a Brain Scan Predict a Broken Promise?

Microsoft's Hands-Free Answer to the Nintendo Wii

Thinking Outside the Boxes: Robotic Pallet-Stacking Challenge Aims to Create an Automation Benchmark for Industry

Popular Mechanics-

Behind the Scenes of Splice: Interviews with the Director and VFX Supervisor

Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection

How to Fall 35,000 Feet-And Survive

The Panama Canal Gets a New Lane (With Gallery!)

3D Sports TV Debuts With British Football Match

Technology Review-

What's Inside the iPad's Chip?

Roll-to-Roll Plastic Displays

Flexible Sheets Capture Energy from Movement

Skin Cells Turned into Brain Cells

A Safer Way to Coat Long-Lasting Solar Cells

Ars Technica-

No rules: Internet security a Hobbesian "state of nature"

High-energy physics has a case of the Higgs

Levitating magnet could make fusion faster and cheaper

How a stray mouse click choked the NYSE & cost a bank $150K

Insanely great? Ars reacts to the Apple iPad