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July/August 1998
The Troubled Hunt for the Ultimate Cell
Capturing the human embronic stem cell might change the face of medicine. But to get there, a small band of researchers and biotech firms must endure a federal funding ban and ethical controversy.
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Features

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The Big, Bad Bit Stuffers of IBM

The ferocious progress in disk storage densities has come thanks to an IBM lab that was slated for elimination–until it met the “gigabit challenge.”
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Plastic Batteries: All Charged Up and Waiting to Go
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Staring into Space
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A Lucky Hit

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Courage Needed

From the Editor in Chief

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A Flip of the Wrist

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Lab-on-a-Tip

Tiny and Tunable

Sustainable Energy

Bone Phone

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Laser Linen Tag

Untangling Web Searches

A more discerning way to find information

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United States Slips in the Materials World

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New Starring Roles for Collagen

Structural insights could expand uses

Avoiding the Rough Spots

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Plant Startups Find Fertile Ground

Gene hunters test their skills on crops

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Molecular Tinkertoys Yield a Box

Teaching Iron New Tricks

Running the (Bacterial) Film Backward

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Zen of the Net: Devour Yourself

Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance

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Score One for Hope

A Beautiful Mind

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Peering in at Soviet Science

What Have We Learned About Science and Technology From the Russian Experience?

The Long Shadow of the Bomb

Hiroshima’s Shadow

Making Steel Speak

Lessons from Innovations Past

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Time for Fresh Air!

The distinction between operating systems and browers is an awkward anachronism. It’s time for a fresh approach that lets us deal with information more uniformly.

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Blue-Collar Cell Therapy

It’s possible now to grow cartilage cells in the lab and reintroduce them into human joints. Skiers and quarterbacks, take heart.

The Rage for Global Teams

Despite language and cultural barriers, global teamwork is all the rage in technology companies.

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The South Face of the Mountain

Powerful and inspired computer art requires a melding of the aesthetic and engineering sensibilities in the same person

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Venturing into Capitalism

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Rewriting Life

She'd Rather Be Fishing

MIT’s Best and Brightest

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