September 2009
tTABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS & ANALYSIS
20 | TECH NEWS
Baking powder or anthrax? Ask the Ceeker
Glasses provide information in the blink of an eye
Multitasking fibers weave a new story for imaging systems
Robo-weasel could sniff out contraband
24 | FASTTRACK
Business and Markets
Brighter days ahead for LEDs in signage
Changing of the guard
The Prism Awards Call for Entries
45 | EDUCATION WAVEFRONT
by Gary Boas, Contributing Editor
Understanding the “sex gap” in science and math
47 | GREENLIGHT
by Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor
Back to green school
Zero-net energy on the Washington Mall
PV partnership in Arizona
California community college commitment
Dissolving CIGS for flexible application
Flexible solar from Canada
Solar infusion in the Netherlands
84 | SLICES FROM THE BREADBOARD
It’s All About Patents
by Amanda D. Francoeur, News Editor
TeamPatent: A building block for developing a patent application
47
DEPARTMENTS
THE COVER
This month’s cover was inspired
by the flat screen display feature
on page 56; designed by Art
Director Lisa N. Comstock.
12 | EDITORIAL
16 | LETTERS
86 | BRIGHT IDEAS
97 | HAPPENINGS
100 | PEREGRINATIONS
