Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Santa Claus Meets the Martians - NASA and the Mars Society will simulate a manned expedition to Mars near the North Pole. It's the closest thing to Mars on Earth. Niall McKay reports from Palo Alto, California. [Wired News]   Satellite Failure Hits AP - The GE-3 satellite spins out of control, forcing the Associated Press to turn to the Internet to distribute its news stories. [Wired News]   Satellite Offenders - It's more than an ankle bracelet. The latest accessory for tracking criminals uses Global Positioning System. By Joseph Rose. [Wired News]   Satellite Searches for Big Bang - A satellite scheduled for launch next month will scan the heavens for a hydrogen isotope that may unlock the mystery of the universe. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]   Satellite Zooming In - Feeling watched? Maybe it's the new high-resolution cameras that will soon be storing and selling pictures of cars, crosswalks, and crowds of people. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Scientists Code Words into DNA - You can hide a message anywhere -- in encrypted code, in briefcases, and now, inside a person's DNA. Scientists revealed the trick Wednesday. [Wired News]   Screening for Lung Cancer - CT scans may help catch the dreaded killer in its early stages. But the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute haven't endorsed screenings -- yet. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Searching for ET with Your PC - The SETI@home project will soon release beta software for seeking traces of alien intelligence. Over 400,000 people have signed up to create what could be the world's most powerful distributed supercomputer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Secure Browsing? Not So Fast - A new Web service promises private, secure Web browsing, email, and chat. But a leading cryptoanalyst claims he hacked the system in 20 minutes flat. By James Glave. [Wired News]   Secure Downloads for Films - The nation's leading film distributor teams up with a firm that develops anti-piracy measures for digital media. The studios are hoping the joint effort will stem the tide of hackers posting films to the Net. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]   Securing Digital Ditties - Zip, Clik, and Jaz go the tunes: Liquid Audio's updated player secures removable media and meets the music industry's new requirements. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Sega Gambles on 'Dream' Game Box - The president of videogame giant Sega shows off Dreamcast, his company's next-generation console. Object of the game: blow away PlayStation and Nintendo. Polly Sprenger reports from Silicon Valley. [Wired News]   Sega Zips Up Web Integration - Iomega has developed a Zip-drive attachment for Sega's new Dreamcast, further integrating the game system with the Web. [Wired News]   Server Bug Places Sites at Risk - About half of the Web sites running Microsoft's popular Web server software can be cracked with six lines of code. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Serving Linux to the Masses - Caldera is launching an easy-to-use Linux for the nontechnical masses. Experts say that it's a tasty appetizer, not a full meal. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Sharpening Up Surveillance - A new software algorithm promises to double the resolution of grainy convenience-store camera footage. More crooks will be caught, yes, but watchdogs are nervous. By Heidi Kriz. [Wired News]   Shedding Light in the Dark - Physicists will run tests during a total solar eclipse next month, hoping to buttress their decades-old argument debunking one of Einstein's relativity theories. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Show Me E-Money - Digital cash promised to let you buy on the Net with a click, only it didn't fly. Now a global bank says Magex has the magic. [Wired News]   Shrewd Science - In the race to map the human genome, the man leading the private sector efforts is a magnet for criticism from those who think the ambitious database should be public domain, not for profit. [Wired News]   Shutting Up Cell Phones - Tired of mobile phones bleating while you're sipping your after-dinner drink? Disrupt their transmission with a nifty little jammer from Israel. If regulators will let you. By Stewart Taggart. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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