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• Technology of deception

  The art of technological make-believe.

  
  

• Ruled by engineers

  Why has the engineering profession always been so good at producing authoritarian rulers?

  
  

• Chips feel the crunch

  The chip industry has taken a few knocks from the economy, but bigger issues lurk underneath.

  
  

• Five steps to serial joy

  Top tips for getting good debug information out of serial buses.

  
  

• Impatient for robots

  Robots performing surgery is a reality. Their human counterparts, however, are holding back development.

  
  

• Targeting tumours

  A new radiotherapy treatment can significantly lower treatment time and reduce the side effects.

  
  

• The colour of money

  Renewable energy continues to flourish despite the bleak economy.

  
  

• State of the nation

  The US is set to adopt renewable energy, but it faces some familiar challenges.

  
  

• Legacy data - leaping the generation gap

  Programmers are looking to grapple with the convolutionary nature of legacy data.

  
  

• Keeping data healthy

  Informatics hold the key to more efficient, reliable and safer healthcare.

  
  

• Weathering the storm

  British industry has lost a million jobs in a decade, but may still have a rosy future.

  
  

• Steely resolve

  A UK metals group is on course to forge a successful year despite the economic downturn. 

  
  

• Wheely friends

  Volkswagen offers its vision of the cars of the future.

  
  

• From slow to 60GHz

  Faster wireless networking is on the horizon, if we can agree how to use the 60GHz spectrum.

  
  

• Top 10 marketing mistakes

  Run-down of marketing boo-boos, and some tips to avoid them.

  
  

• Letting the cat out of the bag

  Pre-announcing products is an easy way of keeping your market informed - but it all has pitfalls. 

  
  

• Deadly deeds done decisively

  Difficult decisions can be made easier with the application of the 'Four Cs'.