February 2014: Engineering The Ideal Olympian
February 2014 Letter From The Editor Change Is the Only Constant Features Engineering The Ideal Olympian Technology can determine who medals and who misses. Here's how the U.S. athletes gained an edge this year. By Erica Westly Customized Wind Tunnel For Ski Jumpers Real-Time Data For Going Big In The Half-Pipe Bobsled Built Like A Racecar Personalized Skeleton Sled A Chat With Katie Uhlaender The Games Of Risk Sochi's Snow Strategy Superfast Fitted Ski Suit Talking With Ted Ligety Search For Other Earths Astronomers have found more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system. The next step is finding one like ours. By Katie Peek How To Find Our Planet's Twin So what exactly constitutes an Earth doppelganger? By Katie Peek The End Of Anonymity This year, the FBI will roll out the world's largest database for facial recognition. So far it's just mug shots. But what if the technology could identify anyone? By Erik Sofge Beyond The Boom One company's business jet could usher in a new age...