April 2004 News Analysis

Funding Soars for Weaponry in U.S. Budget

Missile defenses top U.S. budget request, but it isn't quite the bonanza that it appears

Bush Administration's "Science" Is Under Fire

A "pattern of suppression and distortion of scientific findings [is found] across numerous federal agencies"

A Better Way of Making Blue Laser Diodes?

Sharp's new technique could bypass the intellectual property problems of the standard manufacturing procedure

Organic Memory Gains Momentum

Hybrid prototypes promise to give conventional memory a run for the money

Supermarket's Futuristic Outlet

Future Store may be the greatest thing to have happened on the River Rhein since Siegfried slew the dragon

Electric Rainmaking Technology Gets Mexico's Blessing

But for now, doubters prevail north of the border

U.S. Treasury Department Issues Free Press Ruling

IEEE gets OK to resume peer-reviewing, editing, and publishing manuscripts from authors in embargoed countries, but other activities are still in question

Network of Traffic Spies Built Into Cars in Atlanta

A fleet of vehicles equipped with computers and GPS units is helping transportation engineers understand how to keep traffic flowing—even in rush hour

IBM Goes Open Source on Key Microprocessor

Broader applications to come from easier access to its Power architecture

U.S.-Russian Space Cooperation in Doubt

Unease spreads on former Soviet side

Foundry vs. Foundry

TSMC vs. SMIC highlights China's Wild West legal environment

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