Engineering

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IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Berlin & Casey	Robert Noyce and the Tunnel Diode A 50-year-old notebook reveals the seed of a great invention.
IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Linda Geppert	Move Over, Quartz The atomic clock gets smaller and cheaper.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	High-Tech Gloves Kill Microbes Two U.S. companies--Polygenex International Inc. and Cupron Inc.--have joined forces to produce gloves that kill a full spectrum of dangerous microbes, bacteria and viruses.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Military Seeks Flexible, Thin Computer Screens The Army Research Laboratory has partnered with another researcher in a $44 million deal to develop computer displays that can be incorporated as part of a soldier's uniform.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	No Need for Heavy Batteries A just-developed fuel cell that is powered by chemical hydride cartridges will allow soldiers to dispense with batteries weighing more than 29 pounds.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Keller	Transforming radio communications The next frontier of wireless radio communications is widely believed to be "cognitive radio" -- RF transceivers that use artificial intelligence, neural networks, or other advanced technologies to make informed decisions based on past usage.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005 Eric Smalley	Machine Reproduces Itself Researchers have built simple modular robots that are capable of reproducing themselves. The robots consist of motorized cubes that can swivel diagonally and connect to each other.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005 Kimberly Patch	Conference System Makes Shared Space Researchers have developed a videoconferencing system that supports stronger collaboration between remote groups of people.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005 Eric Smalley	Nanotube Memory Scheme is Magnetic Researchers have designed a type of nanotube flash memory that has a potential capacity of 40 gigabits per square centimeter and 1,000 terabits per cubic centimeter.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005	Robot Navigation: Getting From Point A to Point B Fundamentally, robot navigation includes just two things: the ability to move and a means to determine whether or not the goal has been reached. The trick is finding the most efficient way to reach a destination.
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