Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   Shuttle Mission Scrubbed - Tuesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Columbia -- the first American space mission with a woman commander -- was aborted a split-second before the engines fired up. NASA blames a faulty detector. By Polly Sprenger. [Wired News]   Shuttle: Three Times a Charm - After two thwarted attempts to launch the Chandra X-Ray Observatory into space, the space shuttle Columbia blasts off, marking the first time in history a woman has commanded a space mission. [Wired News]   Sick Hospitals - Hospitals are no place for sick people. Infectious disease experts share horror stories about improper sanitation endangering patients and health care workers. [Wired News]   Sight for Sore Eyes - A new transplant treatment developed by Japanese researchers could restore vision to people who have suffered severe eye damage. [Wired News]   Silicon Crackers Tackle Casinos - One of the most technically sophisticated cheaters scammed US$6 million by chip-jacking slot machines. His secret? Sorry, pal, he took it with him to jail. Vince Beiser reports from Las Vegas. [Wired News]   Site Offers VCR Programming 101 - Kiss that flashing 12:00 on your VCR goodbye. A new Web site provides interactive guides that make electronic devices idiot-proof. By Tania Hershman. [Wired News]   Skywalker Gets a Bypass - A mock surgery performed on the Star Wars hero is used to demonstrate the operating room of the future to surgeons. The technology is solid, but will insurers cover it? Michael Stroud reports from Santa Barbara. [Wired News]   Small Blue -- Green and Red, Too - For under US$30, you can turn your boring black IBM ThinkPad into a flashy fashion accessory. Wonder where they got the idea for colored laptops? [Wired News]   Smart Band-Aids Deliver Meds - New bandage technology can deliver antibiotics over a period of time, reducing the frequency of dressing changes. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Smart Video = Smart Football - Intelligence gathering has come a long way since the Polaroid camera. Coaches can do more with less -- and do it faster. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Smooth Sailing with GPS Rollover - The Global Positioning System resets its clock without disrupting navigational systems. Some say the smooth transition bodes well for the Y2K rollover. [Wired News]   Snap to Build High-Speed Site - The laggard NBC-CNET Internet index says "Cyclone," a free, high-bandwidth service featuring video, audio, gaming, and animation, will launch this quarter. [Wired News]   Sniffing Out MS Security Glitch - The unique fingerprint that Microsoft Office covertly adds to documents may be found all over your computer. A simple check lets you see where it's hidden. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Sniffing Out Pheromones - Maybe people don't rely on their olfactories when finding mates after all. A molecule discovered in rats adds to the pheromone controversy. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   So Many Problems, So Little Time - Here, a taxi meter goes haywire. There, a ship-tracking terminal fails. It appears that Y2K troubles will dribble out in the coming months, rather than hit at once. [Wired News]   Sobering News for Drunk Drivers - A remote system for monitoring blood alcohol level gives corrections officers a cheap alternative to jailing drunk drivers. By Dan Cox. [Wired News]   Solving the Mystery of Twisters - Space-based observations may be able to identify tornado-generating thunderstorms, say scientists who want to add lightning sensors to North American weather satellites. By Joseph Rose. [Wired News]   Sony Beams in Music - Sony plans to launch a new music distribution channel in April using satellites and set-top boxes to deliver CD-quality music. [Wired News]   Sony's Bark Has Byte - Forget the Furby. Trash the Tamagotchi. Sony's new cyberdog can be programmed to do tricks and senses when you need some lovin', but it will cost you US$2,500 to collar one. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Sony's MP3 Alternative - It answers the recording industry's call with a method it says will allow digital music formats to be "moved" instead of copied. [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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