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April 2010 Issue

Features

In-depth articles from top experts, Spectrum editors, and contributors

Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself

A Japanese roboticist is building androids to understand humans—starting with himself

11 min read

Handcuffed: When the Government Wants Your Invention

A new U.S. court decision gives the government even more rights to use your invention

3 min read

SESAME Synchrotron's Battle for Light

In Jordan, a particle accelerator struggles to create a photon beam

11 min read

Shooting Stars Can Shoot Down Satellites

We don’t know enough about meteoroids

8 min read

Volkswagen's Up Lite Marries Electricity to Diesel

The VW Up Lite hybrid concept car is small, light, and diesel

2 min read

Ford Taurus Comes With Air-Force-Grade Radar

Ford’s Taurus puts a very big radar in a very small package

2 min read

The Audi e-Tron Concept Car Can Change Its Shape to Slip Though the Wind

Audi's e-Tron shows what active control can do—not just to the engine but the body

2 min read

The BMW X6 M Packs a Surprisingly Small V-8 Engine

BMW used a lot of tricks to squeeze a lot of power out of a small package

4 min read

The Honda CR-Z Is a Hybrid Bred for Sheer Performance

Honda's CR-Z gets more oomph per gallon—and doesn't stint on the gallons

2 min read

The Aptera 2e Is the Wildest-Looking Electric Car You’ll Ever See

Aptera’s 2e is the world’s first electric two-seater on three wheels

4 min read

Nissan’s All-Electric Leaf Doesn’t Stint on Performance

The Nissan Leaf is limited only by the range of its battery’s charge

4 min read

News

Insight and analysis on the latest advances in technology

Wesley T. Huntress: Author of NASA's New Strategy

Questions for the originator of the "stepping-stones to Mars" approach

6 min read

Better Baking Puts the "Super" in Chip-Scale Supercapacitor

Solid-state devices benefit from better batter and adjustments in cooking time and temperature

3 min read

A Robot in the Kitchen

Roboticists in Japan and South Korea are designing the household servants of the future

2 min read

Opinion

Spectrum editors and columnists comment on major tech trends

Attention-Getting Language

Multitasking requires more than a new mindset; it needs new words as well

3 min read

Departments

Articles on DIY projects, engineering careers, and tech history

Build a Custom-Printed Circuit Board

PCBs aren’t so hard to make and needn’t break the bank

5 min read

Film Preview: Hubble 3D

Hubble 3D is as close to a space walk as most of us will ever get

2 min read

The iPad Is Not a Computer

Apple has come a long way from its personal-computer origins

2 min read

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