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IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Alexander Hellemans	Could Belgian Diode Lead to Printable RFIDs? A team of researchers in Belgium are developing printable RFID tags which can reach higher frequencies.
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Willie D. Jones	Hard Drive In the past year, the robotics community has learned a great deal about how to make cars drive themselves. Recently, computer algorithms showed that cars might just be ready to take the wheel without human chaperones.
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Justin Mullins	Long Shot It sounds too good to be true: high-quality flat lenses that focus light and can be made in sheets and cut to size. That's the promise of a new class of materials with a negative refractive index that bend light in the opposite direction from conventional materials.
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 Madani & Novoosel	Getting a Grip on the Grid The findings of major electric disturbances around the world highlight the need for cross-regional grid reforms, so that the best available technology is promptly put to use, without lengthy delays arising from American legislative or regulatory processes.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Wearable, Wrappable Displays Universal Display Corporation (UDC) has developed Flexible OLED (FOLED) technology that will offer significant performance advantages over LCD displays that are built on rigid glass substrates and contain a bulky backlight.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	How OLED Works? OLED devices use less power and can be capable of high, higher brightness and fuller color than liquid crystal microdisplays.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Military Applications of Hybrid Electric Drive With surging fuel prices military forces are re-examining the potential savings of alternative propulsion, primarily hybrid-electric drive systems, promising up to 30% - 40% savings, compared to current internal-combustion engines.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Technical Principles of Hybrid Electric Drive Two versions of hybrid-electric propulsion systems are currently evaluated under different programs.
Fast Company November 2005 Michael A. Prospero	If Popeye Were a Biochemist Spinach is not only good for you, but one day might be good for the environment, too -- in the form of batteries.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2005 Traci Purdum	Technologies Of The Year -- MEMS The Word Siemens' Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems is nanotechnology that will drive sensing, communicating, processing and power management in tiny silicon chips.
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