March 2008Resources

	Of Giant Tortoises and Men The back story
	Oscar-Winning Software The folks at the Foundry didn't need a pretty face to win an Academy Award
	Copying NASA's Mistakes The Soviet version of the U.S. space shuttle was an engineering marvel but a total waste
	Robotic Photographers The GigaPan takes the tedium out of shooting panoramas
	Software Patents 101 To protect your intellectual property, choose the best tool for each stage in its creation
	Supply Risk, Scarcity, and Cellphones The data

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Electronic Circuits That Bend and Stretch

Silicon CMOS printed on plastic can do contortions
Audio Transcript: Interview with Arthur C. Clarke
Random Nanostructure Boosts Thermoelectric Power

Efficiency increase opens the door to many new applications for thermoelectric converters

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A Manhattan Project for the Next Generation of Bionic Arms

Johns Hopkins researchers lead a nationwide effort to make a bionic arm that wires directly into the brain to let amputees regain motor control—and feeling
Final Thoughts from Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

The last interview with the late Sir Arthur in a Sri Lankan hospital in January found the famed author still entranced with terraforming planets, space elevators, and the search for extraterrestrials
Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Treasure-Diving Days