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...company typically uses moldable plastic over several layers of metal, but the details depend on the application. Creating the sensors hasn't been easy. Vice president of engineering Jonathan Luke says that rather than any one eureka moment, there has been "a lot of trial and error" - right out of the Thomas Edison playbook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shape Of Things To Come | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...tame as household pets. They remain wild animals and, says Scarpuzzi, each trainer has to make a decision for every show whether he or she can get into the water with a specific whale and whether the animal is ready psychologically and physically for a safe performance. Trainers depend on their long and close relationship with each animal to read their moods. Kasatka is likely to undergo a lengthy period of evaluation, with trainers working backward with records from weeks and months past to figure out what may have led to this incident. (She'd had a minor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Punishment for 'Shamu' | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...come into play, including the rewards of risk, whether they are financial, physical or emotional. It is this very human context in which risk exists that is key, says Adams, who titled one of his recent blogs: "What kills you matters - not numbers." Our reactions to risk very much depend on the degree to which it is voluntary (scuba diving), unavoidable (public transit) or imposed (air quality), the degree to which we feel we are in control (driving) or at the mercy of others (plane travel), and the degree to which the source of possible danger is benign (doctor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hidden Danger of Seat Belts | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...potential payoff for Zambrano is great. Chamorro-Padilla says her yearly income totals about $60,000, which means the family might qualify for HFAI. The financial picture, however, will ultimately depend on whether Zambrano’s father, who is divorced from his mother, decides to pitch in. “We’re trying to contact him about that,” Zambrano says...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Playing Catch Up | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

...When will the "frank" public dialogue with Islam recommence? Can he lay out a new vision for a modern secular state - in both the Western and Muslim worlds - that gives due space to faith? And, perhaps just as importantly, can he keep the world's attention? The answers will depend on whether Benedict can strike the right balance between his newfound flexibility and an ancient, iron-clad faith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pope Tones Down His Act in Turkey | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

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