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National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Labs Look for Edge as Night Vision Technology Spreads While night vision technology is ubiquitous, military research labs continue the push to give U.S. war fighters nighttime optics that are several steps ahead of what can be bought at any hunting and fishing store, or duplicated by foreign militaries.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	15-Year Battery Sought for Civilian, Military Satellites Production of a relatively lightweight battery with an operating life of 15 years in space is the goal of Yardney Technical Products Inc.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Air Force, Guard Aircraft Gain Defensive Clout A variety of Air Force and National Guard fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters are benefiting from software that is making possible on-board, integrated defensive avionics systems.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Easy Access to Hydrogen Proposed A Massachusetts company believes it has perfected technology that removes a key roadblock -- the scarcity of fuel outlets -- to the widespread use of hydrogen powered automobiles.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	High-Speed Imaging Advance Offers Fast Retrieval Adding "brains" to high-speed cameras is permitting industrial and military users to rapidly detect product defects or ephemeral targets of opportunity on the battlefield.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Secure Docking Permits Global Reach for Military World Communication Center has developed a secure docking station for Iridium satellite phones that can be used at sea, in vehicles and elsewhere.
National Defense October 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	Air Force Lab Aims for Relevant Research At a time when our military is transforming into high-tech forces, scientists and engineers working at Air Force laboratories not only are pursuing the next big tech breakthroughs, but they also are improving existing weapons to make them more relevant.
National Defense October 2006 Sandra Erwin	Roadside Bombs: An `Arms Race' With No End in Sight Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Douglas Stone conveys to defense contractors and government scientists the frustration that military commanders experience in the war zone, where inescapably, almost on a daily basis, troops are killed and maimed by hidden explosives.
Scientific American October 2006 Andrew Lippman	The New Age of Wireless Technologies that turn broadcasting "bugs" into features that open radio spectrum to novel uses will be a boon for consumers
Chemistry World September 19, 2006 Michael Gross	Any Colour so Long as it's Green Researchers have developed a polymer coating that kills microbes on contact and thus renders a surface permanently sterile without releasing a chemical into the environment.
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