Engineering

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BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Michael Arndt	Dr. Todd A. Kuiken: Bionic Sensation Dr. Todd A. Kuiken's training in engineering and medicine helps him build some of the best robotic limbs.
National Defense January 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Agency Grapples With Demand For Detailed, Timely Intelligence In response to a soaring demand for battlefield imagery and digital maps, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is seeking to automate the parsing and analysis of intelligence, and to make its products more easily available to front-line commanders.
National Defense January 2006 Michael Peck	Undersized Drone Promises Extended Maritime Surveillance It looks like a cross between an airplane and an artillery shell, but a 12-pound unmanned aircraft named Coyote may prove to be a potent tool for maritime surveillance. Coyote is scheduled for a test launch from a Navy C-12 aircraft next spring.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Laser-Based Sensor Will Sniff Out Chemicals on the Move U.S. Army scientists are working on a next-generation, laser-based chemical detector capable of operating in reconnaissance vehicles while traveling at high speeds.
National Defense January 2006 Robert H. Williams	Long-Range Infrared Binoculars Developed Thermal binoculars that provide for the first time dual-channel, high-resolution imaging and geo-locating have been developed for military and security personnel by FLIR Systems.
Wired January 2006 Robert Capps	The 50 Best Robots Ever They're exploring the deep sea and distant planets. They're saving lives in the operating room and on the battlefield. They're transforming factory floors and filmmaking.
Wired January 2006 Joshua Davis	Say Hello to Stanley Stanford's souped-up Volkswagen blasted through the Mojave Desert, blew away the competition, and won Darpa's $2 million Grand Challenge. Buckle up, human - the driverless car of the future is gaining on you.
Technology Research News December 19, 2005	Quantum computing: qubits Quantum bits, or qubits, are the quantum equivalent of the transistors that make up today's computers. There are four established qubit candidates: ion traps, quantum dots, semiconductor impurities, and superconducting circuits.
Scientific American December 5, 2005 Graham P. Collins	Cheaper Dots A new process slashes the cost of quantum dots (fluorescent nanoparticles of semiconducting material).
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2005 John McHale	ISR to Develop System for Thermal Management on Aging Military Aircraft Engineers at ISR, are developing next-generation common thermal-management systems for the U.S. Air Force current and future aircraft.
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