Here is my weekly selection of articles that were not commented here — except if I missed them. As you didn’t complain last week, you’ll find below only links, without any summaries or comments. If you don’t like this new format and prefer a quick summary of these articles, like I did before, please post a comment.

Bay Area schools turn to breathalyzers to curb student drinking
Source: Associated Press, via KESQ.News, January 9, 2005

Momentum Is Gaining for Cellphones as Credit Cards
Source: Matt Richtel, The New York Times, January 10, 2005 (Free registration, permanent link)

A Portable Infectious Disease Detector
Source: Vanderbilt University, January 11, 2004

Should robots carry weapons? Should they win patents?
Source: Jordan Pollack, Wired Magazine, Issue 13.01, January 2005

Giant robot helps prevent landslides
Source: European Space Agency, January 12, 2005

Snooping by satellite
Source: Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, January 12, 2005

Iceland buses come clean with hydrogen
Source: Reuters, January 12, 2005

Proposal to build biodefense lab clears final local hurdle
Source: Stephen Smith, Boston Globe Staff, January 13, 2005

Military Tests Lasers To Warn Off Aircraft
Source: Sara Kehaulani Goo, The Washington Post, January 14, 2005 (Free registration)

GPS Proliferates as Costs Fall; Privacy Strained
Source: Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post, January 15, 2005 (Free registration)

See you next week…