November 2004 News Analysis

Lost Radio Contact Leaves Pilots On Their Own

Communications error wreaks havoc in the Los Angeles air control system

Life Scientist Takes Helm at MIT

Biologist Susan Hockfield will tackle funding priorities, student concerns, and enrollment issues

Eyeglasses On the Cheap

Graduate student inventor sets his sights on correcting the world's vision problems with tabletop lens molding

Canon and Toshiba Go Their Own Way In Flat Panels

New technology plus competition spawn another Asian alliance

Danish Wind Turbines Take Unfortunate Turn

Problems at showcase Horns Rev project provide wind energy critics with ammunition

A New Way Out of the Prisoner's Dilemma: Cheat

Software agents use a strategy of covert collusion to win game theory championship; auctioneers beware

Can Lithium Deliver the Goods?

Laptop battery is bulked up for service in hybrids

Coughing Up Who You Are

West Virginia researchers believe the human cough may be a unique biometric identifier

Swift Satellite Turns on a Dime

NASA craft to be launched this month must act fast to catch fleeting deep space explosions

Taking Out the Eurotrash

Even with the best of intentions, complying with European e-waste directives is not easy

Trade Rallies

United Nations and Cisco Join Forces in Iraq

Network systems company is setting up regional IT training centers