Nanotechnology Quantum dots for sale Building the nanofuture with carbon tubes Tiny tips probe nanotechnology Biomedical applications of nanotechnology   Biophysics Bioinfomatics moves into the mainstream Protein research calls for advanced instruments Switching from physics to biology Biomaterials facilitate medical breakthroughs New tools for imaging the brain Biometric identification Building the bionic ear   Computers Grid computing made simple Recent advances in computer vision Curve fitting made easy Computer models define tide variability Modeling the fuel cell Solving differential equations Crytography and the new economy   Microsystems A new wave of microfluidic devices Here come the micro-engines Microsystems in Japan Military applications of microsystems   Optics Developing a chemical-imaging camera Terahertz radiation: Applications and sources How fiber optics works Seeing the future in photonic crystals Careering through optics Developing fiber optic communications   Energy What's wrong with the electric grid? Thin films seek a solar future Energy barriers Nuclear security in a new world Microwaves from the moon Return to the moon Barriers to thinking new about energy Solar power via the moon Energy for the city of the future Fusion at the crossroads Where is energy going?   R & D Fraud shows peer-review flaws Will innovation flourish in the future?   Business Building success into a high-tech startup Steps to high tech success Hiring and firing Ten ways to create a winning team A scientific approach to managing business Buying patterns in e-commerce   Lasers Tunable lasers and fiber-Bragg-grating sensors Laser fabrication of glass microstructures Laser tracker maps three-dimensional features Quantum cascade lasers turn commercial Ultrafast lasers open new doors   Semiconductors Ion implantation in silicon technology Hybrid semiconductor--molecular nanoelectronics Silicon-germanium gives semiconductors the edge Semiconducting polymers on display Can anything stop the transistor?   Space Understanding and predicting space weather Global Positioning System: A high-tech success Space-based Earth sensing Plasma propulsion in space   Materials Smart fluids move into the marketplace Industrial diamonds gather strength Will MgB2 work? Exploiting molecular self-assembly   Instruments Compact accelerator neutron generators Science goes exploring under the sea Raman scattering becomes more accessible Detection on the cutting edge   Electronics Spin and energy--free? Electronics with a twist A new way to deposit organic thin films Radio on a chip Can anything stop the transistor?   Intellectual property Are you carrying trade secrets? Managing conflicts of interest Privacy issues tangle the web Trademarks: How do they work? Should you copyright it? Do you need to patent it?