Popular.Science.March.2008.pdf

(19787 KB) Pobierz
Popular Science - March 2008
Three times larger than a traditional moonroof, the available Vista Roof™
allows you to have a good view no matter what seat you’re in.
Learn more at FORDVEHICLES.COM .
76092285.010.png 76092285.011.png 76092285.012.png 76092285.013.png 76092285.014.png 76092285.015.png 76092285.016.png 76092285.017.png 76092285.018.png
76092285.019.png 76092285.020.png 76092285.021.png 76092285.022.png
 
76092285.023.png
 
76092285.024.png 76092285.025.png 76092285.026.png 76092285.027.png 76092285.028.png 76092285.029.png 76092285.030.png 76092285.031.png 76092285.032.png 76092285.033.png
CONTENTS
march ’08
VOLUME 272 #3
features
CONCEPTS & PROTOTYPES
38 WARSHIPS OF TOMORROW
How a sleek stealth battleship will ferry
robot armies across the seas.
By Christian DeBenedetti
40 MEET THE NAVY OF THE FUTURE
A check-up on the U.S. Navy’s next fl eet.
By Michael Belfiore
38
the P OP S CI RANKING
51 AMERICA’S 50
GREENEST CITIES
From geyser power in Santa Rosa to tidal
turbines in Manhattan, cities are taking
the lead as our environmental saviors.
In our national ranking, we spotlight
the 50 most innovative in the U.S.
P OP S CI INNOVATOR
44 YOUR SEWER ON DRUGS
Scientists are drug-testing entire cities, and
all it takes to analyze thousands of people
is one drop of sewage. By Eric Hagerman
FUTURE TECH: PRIVACY
60 THE ANONYMITY EXPERIMENT
Trying to live a private life in the
information age, our writer encrypts
e-mail and uses a prepaid cellphone.
But threats lurk everywhere, from
Google searches to yoga studios.
By Catherine Price
44
60
51
MARCH 2008 POPULAR SCIENCE 03
THIS MONTH’S GUIDE TO INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY
76092285.044.png 76092285.045.png 76092285.046.png
Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin