Tech
The Good Hacker
BY CHRIS HIGGINS
As digital security breaches skyrocket, a cybersleuth everyman takes center stage.
Nuclear fingerprints
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
At Oregon State University, a 21st century version of the bad dream — nuclear terrorism — is alive and well. This winter, the Department of Nuclear Physics and Radiation Health Physics created a new interdisciplinary graduate emphasis in nuclear forensics, a Sherlock Holmes-sounding program that aims to identify how and where confiscated nuclear and radiological materials were created.
Light Moves
BY JACOB PALMER
Fittingly, Light at Play — a business whose sole purpose is to create mesmerizing ambience — was conceived at Burning Man.
I Know How You Feel
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
Most smartphones come equipped with speech recognition systems like Siri or Cortana that are capable of understanding the human voice and putting words into actions. But what if smartphones could do more? What if smartphones could register feeling?
Constant Contact
BY AMY MILSHTEIN
To prevent burnout, companies are banning email and after-hours communications. But is the 24-hour workday here to stay?
Startup or Grow Up?
Startup culture is all the rage. Is there a downside?
Gender Code
BY COURTNEY SHERWOOD
Janice Levenhagen-Seeley reprograms tech.
