Popular Science - March 2010 PDF
Name Digital Magazine: Popular Science
Year: 2010
Issue: March
Country: US
Language: English
Format magazine: PDF
Pages: 97 pages
Size: 14.6 Mb
About Popular Science:
The "What's New" magazine of science and technology. Covering the latest developments in cars, electronics, communications, tools, energy, aviation, science, space exploration and much more.
Content issue Popular Science - March 2010 PDF:
36 A Field Guide to FlyinG Robots PopSci’s illustrated guide to the unmanned aerial vehicles—from hunt-andkill drones to tiny pollinating bee ’bots—that will soon rule the skies. By Eric Hagerman FronTiers oF meDicine vital signs disconnected 54 The radiation from cellphones and other electronic devices might not be causing brain tumors, but cases like Per Segerbäch’s suggest that electromagnetic fields could be harming your health in subtler ways. By James Geary 44 RebootinG tHe body Reprogramming the immune system could eradicate the autoimmune diseases—such as Type 1 diabetes— that affect as many as 50 million Americans. After nearly a decade of treatment, our writer knows what progress feels like. By Catherine Price 50 RAdicAl cuRes Restoring sight, waking people from vegetative states, curing cancer: What was once quackery is now grounds for the next breakthroughs in medicine. By Corey Binns Q megapixels 10 A toxic disaster; a ping-pong-playing terminator. Q WhaT’s neW 15 GAdGets Set your camera on your laptop to transfer pics wirelessly. 16 tHe Goods The trillion-color TV; a device to text via satellite. 22 Automotive Apps for controlling your car with your cellphone. 24 RecReAtion A treadmill that re-creates any hike on earth. Q heaDlines 27 ReseARcH Will brain-scan lie detectors free the innocent, or jail them? 28 disAsteR tecH Tracking firefighters to get them out alive. 30 biGGeR, GReeneR, FAsteR Stopping bleeding quicker, and other superlatives. 33AstRonomy The flying telescope that sees more than Hubble. Q hoW 2.0 65 you built WHAt?! A bad-ass jet-powered ATV. 68 build it Make your own mini-megaphone. 70GRAy mAtteR Making an LED with sandpaper crystals. 72 Ask A Geek What’s the best way to back up your computer? Q Fyi 76 Why you shouldn’t dump nuclear waste into volcanoes. Q oTher sTuFF 06 From tHe editoR 08 tHe inbox 92 tHe FutuRe tHen
