Published by MIT English en Español auf Deutsch in Italiano 中文 in India Subscribe Login Search Home Computing Web Communications Energy Materials Biomedicine Business Magazine Technology Review January February 2012 Subscribe now Can We Build Tomorrow's Breakthroughs Manufacturing in the United States is in trouble . That's bad news not just for the country's economy but for the future of . innovation The Chinese Solar Machine Layer by Layer Fire in the Library The Mystery Behind Anesthesia Letters and Comments From the Editor Graphiti Notebooks Demo Hack To Market Q A Photo Essay Business Impact Reviews From the Labs 72 Years Ago in TR Blogs Video Next Video Consumer-Driven Disruptions A look at some of the small-scale innovations that went on to upend entire industries . Licensed under
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating new Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Brand new island rises from Red Sea depths 15:14 29 December 2011 Picture of the day Andrew Purcell , online producer Image : NASA Earth Observatory Throw away that shiny new atlas you got for Christmas it's already out of . date Volcanic activity in the Red Sea is causing the formation of a new island in the Zubair archipelago as lava is cooled by the surrounding seawater and solidifies . The underwater volcanoA retro arcade system, a screen for business road warriors, and a brain wave reader are some of the best gadgets the editors of Technology Review have come across in the past year.
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating new Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY Death-defying comet lights up huge desert telescope 17:00 28 December 2011 Picture of the day Space Andrew Purcell , online producer Image : Guillaume Blanchard ESO On 22 December , Guillaume Blanchard of the European Southern Observatory captured two impressive objects in one shot : the recently-discovered comet Lovejoy and ESO's Very Large Telescope which lies in the arid Atacama desert in Chile The comet was first
Man's best friend on the front lines.
North American airlines lost their bid to throw out a carbon tax on aircraft flying to Europe. Expect transatlantic fares to go up.
During 2011, NASA said goodbye o the Spirit Mars rover and the space shuttle program — but there's hope that during 2012, new players will trut their stuff n the space effort's huge stage, stretching from Cape Canaveral to the Red Planet.
This is my 15th hellip;Some of the coolest gadgets Technology Review has come across in the past year.
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Alert: If you see a Starfighter in a parking lot, contact this Dutch museum.
Astronomers will get to watch a black hole devour material for the first time, as a gas cloud barrels towards the center of the Milky Way. 
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating new Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY New taker for world's smallest frog' crown 17:40 16 December 2011 Picture of the day Colin Barras , biomedical and environment news editor A Paedophryne dekot B Paedophryne dekot C Paedophryne verrucosa D Paedophryne verrucosa Image : Freed Kraus These frogs are , by a whisker , the smallest in the world . Adults of the two new species Paedophryne dekot and Paedophryne verrucosa are just 8-9 millimetres in length . That
: Log in Email Password Remember me Your login is case sensitive I have forgotten my password Register now Activate my subscription Institutional login Athens login close My New Scientist Home News In-Depth Articles Blogs Opinion TV Galleries Topic Guides Last Word Subscribe Dating new Look for Science Jobs SPACE TECH ENVIRONMENT HEALTH LIFE PHYSICS MATH SCIENCE IN SOCIETY World's largest river dolphin looks pretty in pink 15:38 15 December 2011 Picture of the day Rowan Hooper , news editor Image : Kevin Schafer naturepl.com Meet the Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis also known as the boto , or , if you believe Amazonian folklore , dad . Legend has it that the dolphin can transform itself into a handsome young man who is a willing dance and conversation partner for village women . The
Instant Eyes, a 9-inch UAV, could be a no-brainer for military reconnaissance.
Whether you love it or hate it, John Gillespie Magee's "High Flight" remains the most enduring of aviation poems.
The Allen Telescope Array is back online.
Two brothers pay tribute to a pilot who barely escaped the December 7
attacks.
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Spaceport Sweden Hosts Space Industry Summit on Collaboration and Innovation NASA Dryden and Mojave Air & Space Port hosted by Spaceport Sweden in Swedish Lapland News Release December 6, 2011 Just one month after Mojave Air and Space Port and Spaceport Sweden signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU), Sweden hosted executives, [...]