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What Does a Beer Taste Like After the Singularity? When a kooky-sounding technology theory gains enough intellectual momentum to have its own conference, with smart people discussing it and venture capitalists talking about investing in it—it's worth stopping by to listen.
Is Qualcomm's Mirasol the Future of Low-Power Displays? PM talks with James Cathey, Qualcomm QMT's vice president of Mirasol, about how the future of the e-reader marks the last major transition from analog to digital, and why he thinks their technology will beat the new crop of readers coming out this year.
The Tech Behind Surrogates's All-Robot World PM's Digital Hollywood sits down with Surrogates director Jonathan Mostow to discuss the unexpected challenges of filming a world where everyone looks like a perfect robot. Plus, a chronology of movie androids. (Published in the October 2009 issue)
What You Need to Know About California's Proposed TV Efficiency Standards A rule regulating the power consumption of TVs sold in California could go into effect in 2011. Here, we answer questions and dispel rumors about how the law will effect television use and shopping.
Questions for the Directors of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs We sat down with the film's food-obsessed directors, Chris Miller and Philip Lord, to talk about their new movie and making science cool again, and about some of their own backyard inventions.
Behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' 3D Food FX (With Video!) To create the computer-generated food in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, animators combined hands-on experimentation with tried-and-true animation techniques. The result is photo-real food—in 3D—that will make your mouth water.
Fringe Season Two Premiere Misrepresents Head Trauma In the second season premiere of Fringe the show gives us a healthy dose of medical pseudoscience. PM talked to neurologist Justin Sattin to separate the fact from fiction.
Molecular Chef: This is My Job Most chefs don't have scientists on speed dial and kitchens full of liquid nitrogen and hydrocolloids, but then, most chefs aren't Alex Stupak, who practices molecular gastronomy at New York's avant-garde restaurant wd-50. (Published in the September 2009 issue)
9: The Making of a Stitchpunked World In 9, director Shane Acker brings his lifeless, post-apocalyptic world to the big screen. In this world, nine humbly low-tech, DIY creations—what Acker likes to call "Stitchpunk," a variation on steampunk—try to survive.
Hollywood Reality Check: The Real Science of Brain Puppetry A slate of new Hollywood sci-fi films share a common vision: In the future, we will become a race of puppet masters. While far beyond the current research, these films highlight the promise, and challenges, central to the bizarre new discipline of mind over matter.
6 Geeked-Out TV Shows We Can't Wait For Normally, we'd be sad to see summer go—but with new fall TV just around the corner, we can't get too upset. Our favorites—including Fringe and Lost—are coming back with all-new episodes, and two new series with real sci-fi promise are making their big debut.
Underground High-Speed Internet: Testing WiMAX in Seoul Subways PM gadgets editor Seth Porges visits South Korea and experiences WiMAX high-speed Internet above—and below—ground. When will the U.S. catch up so our smartphones can finally live up to their potential?
Questions For IMAX on Small Screens and New Tech PM's Digital Hollywood spoke with Brian Bonnick, senior executive vice president of technology at IMAX, about the small-screen controversy, the company's newest digital technology and what's next for IMAX.
5 Metamaterials That Make Matter Invisible, Silent or Blindingly Fast Step aside, nanotechnology, the buzzword for today’s material scientist is "metamaterials." These substances are tiny engineered structures from existing composite that are used to manipulate light, sound and radiowaves. Here are 5 examples in action. (Published in the September 2009 issue)
Is Computer Design a Substitute for Hands-on Experience? Mythbuster Jamie Hyneman admits that computer-aided design is one of the most important inventions of our time. But it has its limitations—and no program, no matter how sophisticated, can replace hands-on experience. (Published in the September 2009 issue)
11 Things You Didn't Know About Pinball History Today, pinball may seem like a harmless, all-American pastime. But the game's history—from its rebellious roots to its nerdy present—is more bizarre than most people would imagine.
San Francisco Shows Off Next-Gen Solar-Powered Wi-Fi Bus Stop Bus stops that gather energy, conserve it and send it back to the grid? San Francisco commits to changing the way we think about these simple street shelters forever. (Published in the September 2009 issue)
The Real-Life Science Behind Sci-Fi Flick Surrogates (With Video!) In the sci-fi thriller Surrogates, humans don't venture out into the world; instead, they send robot proxies, which they control with their brains. The film takes place in the near future, and according to some scientists, the premise isn't that far from being a reality.
The World's 18 Strangest Buildings—And Why We Love Them While the demand for high-end design projects may be scaled back in favor of minimal and frugal architecture, unusual design still holds a place for museums and other prominent locations, primarily because it is so effective at turning heads.
How Effects Wizards Transformed G-Force From 2D to 3D G-Force's filmmakers used new technology to create 3D that's different from anything currently in theaters, with some elements surpassing the complexity of the highly detailed robots in Transformers.
3D Films to Look Forward to For Late 2009 and 2010 3D is taking on San Diego's 2009 Comic Con. Organizers converted Hall H into a 3D theater specifically for this year's event. Check out the list of standouts below, along with PM's analysis of the footage—and the technology behind it.
Next-Gen Touchscreens Allow for 10-Finger Multitouch Multitouch capacitive displays, such as those on the iPhone and Palm Pre, typically max out with two-finger tapping. But a new next-gen display, announced Wednesday by touchscreen manufacturer Synaptics, should up that limit by a factor of five.
Inside the New Harry Potter Movie's VFX Tech Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is out now and PM spoke with the film's visual-effects supervisor, Tim Burke, and with Tim Alexander of Industrial Light & Magic, about some of the technical effects behind the new wizarding film.
10 Wind Turbines That Push the Limits of Design The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently released their 20% Wind Report Card and gave the overall U.S. push for wind power a “solid B." Here are 10 wind turbine designs that push the limits of the current design.
Why New Chrome OS Won't Turn Google Into a Monopoly: Analysis As Google announces its intention to create a full Web-based operating system, PM's Glenn Derene has a flashback to the '90s—when the Justice Department brought an antitrust action against Microsoft. Could Google's new OS kill competition?
Wildfire Paramedic: This Is My Job The 2008 wildfire season was a busy time for EMT-paramedic Michael Casey, who battled flames for weeks on end while caring for the wounded along the spine of California’s steep, rugged backcountry. (Published in the July 2009 issue)
5 High-Tech Fixes for Infrastructure To find innovative solutions to the world's toughest technical challenges, we called some of America's smartest engineers and scientists for their quick fixes and long-term plans. Here, we look at 5 ideas that could shape the future of U.S. Infrastructure. (Published in the July 2009 issue)
7 Questions for Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson In the past, if you needed serious firepower in a water fight, you reached for the hose. 20 years ago that changed when inventor and NASA scientist Lonnie Johnson came up with a way to use hand-pumped air pressure to power a water-gun.
Why Apple's New iPhone Doesn't Matter Nearly as Much as its Old One Apple announced the iPhone 3GS—a fast smartphone that also tries to compete with the Flip's pocket video camera. But PM's Glenn Derene argues that the new phone is a distraction from Apple's game-changing announcement: a $99 iPhone.
What to Expect From Apple's WWDC Keynote: Tech Preview Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is days away and the rumors are flying. Check back in on Monday for a Liveblog from Apple's keynote. Here, PM's senior technology editor Glenn Derene weighs in on the geek gossip surrounding the event.
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