August 2006 Feature Articles

Hydrogen on Track

Trains and industrial equipment now, cars later

The Idea Man

Blue-chip companies and reality TV contestants alike want him on their side

Changing Climate, Changing Language

Modeling Toward Accurate Storm Forecasting

Climate Emergency

Former U.S. vice president Al Gore stumps for the environment

A Smashing Bad Time For the United States

Zap

Extreme voltage could be a surprisingly delicate tool in the fight against cancer

Spacesuit, Snowsuit

Alt Fuels Rule at British International Motor Show

Returning to London after 30 years, the show touts technology to raise fuel economy and lower carbon emissions

Engineering Warms To Frozen Light

Slowing light in optical fibers could pave the way for novel data storage techniques

Gilding Your Golden Years

Retirement planning is about more than just money

Forum: Our Readers Write

Q&A With: Grady Booch

The legendary methodologist speaks about architectural patterns, best practices, and the social responsibility of software engineers

Inside the Academy's Science and Technology Council

Our Science of Hollywood columnist reports from a meeting of the "renaissance engineers" responsible for setting the technical standards of the motion picture industry

Summer Reading

With summer in full swing, it's time to lay back on the beach with a good book in hand

Silicon Valley 2.0 (Beta)

They missed the dot-com boom—and the bust. But they say that the time to start a tech company is now and that Silicon Valley is the place to do it.