January 2010 Issue: The New Space Rush
Who needs NASA? This year, the civilian space industry finally takes off
Features
In 2010, The Civilian Space Industry Finally Takes Off
Who needs the space shuttle? Take a tour inside the private space industry and its innovative, efficient plans to get astronauts into space when NASA retires its old ride By Sam Howe Verhovek
Your Guide to the Year in Science: 2010
A deeper look at polar ice. An electric-car renaissance. The death and rebirth of major scientific experiments. Read on to discover what this year has in store
Greetings From Future Camp
According to Ray Kurzweil, the Singularity is a point at which man will become one with machine and then live eternally—which makes Singularity University, a nine-week academic retreat named for the concept, sound a little cultish. Our writer traveled west to investigate and found 40 stunningly sane brainiacs out to change the world. By Josh Dean
James Cameron’s Avatar: Inside the Scene-Stealing 3-D Technology
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Green Dream: Installing a Rooftop Garden
Rooftop greenery guards against water damage and bland mealsBy John B. Carnett
Headlines
- A New School Teaches Students Through Videogames
- Flight Of the RoboBee
- 30-Second Science: Plants to the Rescue
- Inhalable Chocolate Paves the Way for a Safer TB Vaccine
What’s New
- Cellphone Watches Aren’t Just for Dick Tracy Anymore
- Audi’s Electric Supercar
- Sensors to Record Snowboarders Every Move
- Electricity Without Wires
- Track Household Electricity Use with Web-Connected Monitors
How 2.0
- A Robot Buddy for Your Bicycle-Built-For-Two
- Gray Matter: Trapping Burning Gasses With a Thin Wire Screen
- Build It: The Pizza Cam
- Cheap Tricks: Use a Vintage Lens To Get More From Your Digital SLR
- Ask a Geek: How Can I Stream Music Around My House?