October 2006 Feature Articles

The Next Voting Debacle?

Database problems may disqualify legitimate voters in upcoming U.S. elections

When Good Clicks Go Bad

Shaman, Bless This Lab

How to cross the cultural divide when working overseas

Hardware for Your Software Radio

How to get to the cutting edge of radio technology

Forum: Our Readers Write

I've Got the Power

Backyard wind turbines turn energy consumers into suppliers

Does NASA Need A Better Launch Site?

Europe Dithers Over Digital Radio

Is the continent's digital AM and shortwave system stillborn or still to be born?

And More Forum: Our Readers Write

Making Computer Crime Sexy

Our Science of Hollywood columnist looks at cybercrime in the movies and in real life

Creating a Better Oil Pipeline

Smarter pipeline technology can catch catastrophes before they happen

A New Spin on the Computer Mouse

How Logitech engineered a high-speed scroll wheel that lets users whiz through long documents with the flick of a finger

When Engineers' Genes Collide

Could modern patterns of marriage be concentrating the genes that predispose people to autism?

Slideshow: Art, Engineering, and Sensory Overload