Intelligent Machines Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die From typewriters to vacuum tubes, these 10 technologies aren’t as obsolete as you might think. by Eric Scigliano 2004-02-01T00:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy 10 Technology Disasters What do a 17th-century Swedish warship, an opulent Chicago theater and a Kansas City hotel “skyway” have in common? All met catastrophic ends–and they have important lessons to teach today’s innovators. by Eric Scigliano 2002-06-01T00:00:00-04:00
Featured Story Delayed Takeoff Five years ago, the FAA set out to revolutionize air traffic control. Their comprehensive plan failed to attain airspeed-will an incremental approach fly before aerial gridlock sets in? by Eric Scigliano 1999-09-01T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Tide of Prints The FBI has struggled for decades to automate its vast and cumbersome collection of fingerprints. A new system is set to come online in July…but it could be obsolete even before it’s introduced. by Eric Scigliano 1999-01-01T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Honey, They've Shrunk the Rover The Sojourner vehicle that trekked across the Martian surface captured the world’s fancy last summer, but we haven’t seen anything yet. Next will come rovers that can roam miles across Mars and “aerobots” able to survey other planets. by Eric Scigliano 1998-01-01T00:00:00-05:00