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Scientific American January 30, 2006 Steven Ashley	Bouncy Proteins Scientists have recently synthesized nature's version of the Superball. Called resilin, the ultraenergy-efficient elastic protein enables fleas to make their leaps, and flies to flap their wings. An artificial version might find use in biomedical or industrial applications.
Scientific American February 2006 Mark Alpert	My Virtual War A disturbing stroll through a simulated battlefield.
Scientific American February 2006 Steven Ashley	Bouncy Proteins Synthetic version of insect super-rubber springs forth.
Science News January 21, 2006	Bizarre Stuff Curious about airships or zoetropes? This Web site spotlights unusual inventions and bizarre items.
PC Magazine January 18, 2006 Sebastian Rupley	Talking Bot It looks a little like a 23rd-century kangaroo, but RIDC-01, from the Japanese robot maker Tmsuk, is one of the most ambitious examples of human mimicry ever.
PC Magazine January 18, 2006	Bits & Bites v25n2 Researchers have produced a stretchable type of silicon that could lead to stretchable electronic gadgets, artificial muscles and tissues, and flexible skins for robotic sensors.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson	Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 Ben Ames	Rugged Computers Power the Digital Battlefield Troops are pushing rugged computers harder than ever, as manufacturers seek tougher display screens, more reliable hard drives, and faster processors. A major challenge for engineers is to keep pace with fast upgrades in COTS technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 Ben Ames	Three teams compete to build NOAA climate satellite The next-generation GOES-R satellites will collect 100 times more data and scan the Earth three- to-five times faster than previous systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 John McHale	Infrared Products Continue to Improve Warfighter Capability Designers of infrared technology for military applications are all in agreement-business is not only good, but continued growth and support for new designs and capability are expected. Success on night battlefields has made the U.S. soldier hungry for even more products and new capabilities.
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