CEATEC: Panasonic Lifewall Is the All-Knowing Gesture-Controlled TV of the Future

CEATEC: Panasonic Lifewall Is the All-Knowing Gesture-Controlled TV of the Future:
I want one! It is similar to the one described by Ray Bradbury in Farenheit 451. Who needs books? Well, maybe I do, but the wall is pretty nifty!

Scientific American: Scientific American Special Editions

Scientific American: Scientific American Special Editions

Be sure and read this special digital edition of Scientific American. The articles include urban vertical farming, fresh water shortages, and other great features.

FEATURES

Is Focusing on "Hot Spots" the Key to Preserving Biodiversity?
Preserving biodiversity in rich habitats is good. But global warming and other new threats may call for a new strategy
By Robert Kunzig

Energy versus Water: Solving Both Crises Together
Water is needed to generate energy. Energy is needed to deliver water. Both resources are limiting the other—and both may be running short. Is there a way out?
By Michael E. Webber

For National Security, Get Off Oil
Former CIA director R. James Woolsey says America's oil dependence is a grave threat
By Stephen D. Solomon

LEED Compliance Not Required for Designing Green Buildings
Constructing buildings to the LEED standard can conserve energy and materials—or be exploited for promotional gain
By Daniel Brook

Global Warming: Beyond the Tipping Point
The world's most outspoken climatologist argues that today's carbon dioxide levels are already dangerously too high. What can we do if he is right?
By Michael D. Lemonick

Growing Vertical: Skyscraper Farming
Cultivating crops in downtown skyscrapers might save bushels of energy and provide city dwellers with distinctively fresh food
By Mark Fischetti