Engineering

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Chemistry World January 18, 2007 Michael Gross	Nanoparticles Bond Like Atoms in a Molecule Researchers have now succeeded in breaking the symmetry of nanoparticles using a mathematical principle known as the hairy ball theorem.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Kieron Murphy	When Radio Was America Alfred Balk's book, The Rise of Radio: From Marconi Through the Golden Age, moves rapidly from the invention of the technology to its implementation, proceeding from Morse to Maxwell to Marconi and others.
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Erik Sofge	Bomb-Resistant Buildings: Engineering Reinforcements Spray-on polymer coating for pickup trucks is "drafted" to help bombproof buildings.
Chemistry World January 16, 2007 Michael Gross	Bioassays Work on Paper New analytical techniques with ever smaller volumes, multiple functionalities, and the ability to run masses of assays in parallel, tend to rely on ever more expensive materials and equipment. Chemists have now bucked this trend by developing a bioassay tool that can be printed on paper.
Scientific American February 2007 Steven Ashley	Power Walker Nothing could match the Segway's initial hype, but how far has it come since?
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Adam L. Penenberg	Can't Touch This Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Daniel H. Wilson	DARPA's Tough New Robot Road Test A robot expert explains why DARPA's previous robotic races were GPS-guided cakewalks compared to the upcoming Urban Challenge.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Willie D. Jones	You Tell Us: Flexible Plastic Displays Here's an invention Caesar would have found familiar: a scroll that displays the news and then rolls up for easy storage. However, it is made not of parchment but of plastic.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Willie D. Jones	You Tell Us: Interactive Toy Robot The Pleo, is a robot in the shape of a baby dinosaur that reacts to stimuli. Is it an astounding kid's toy or just another gadget for the adult who has everything?
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Willie D. Jones	You Tell Us: Marine Electronic Highway To head off terrorist threats in the Strait of Malacca, its border countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore propose a marine electronic highway. The real problem is politics.
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