  In the last few years many advances have been made in the field of dark
matter direct detection. In this article I will review the progress and status
of experiments that employ detection techniques that do not use noble liquids.
First, I will give an introduction to the field of dark matter and discuss the
background challenges that confront all dark matter experiments. I will also
discuss various detection techniques employed by the current generation and the
next generation of dark matter experiments. Finally, I will discuss recent
results and the status of current and future direct detection experiments.
