Engineering

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Chemistry World February 22, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Hydrogels Make Programmed Chemical Origami Israeli scientists have created elastic sheets which buckle into pre-programmed 3D shapes on command.
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Organic Electricity Generator is Hot Stuff Researchers have successfully demonstrated the thermoelectric effect in an organic molecule. The findings open up the possibility of potential new energy sources, and also present a novel way for probing the electronic structure of molecular junctions.
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 Anton Galang	The Water Drive Is data storage going liquid?
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Navy Begins Work on Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robot Robots have been credited with saving countless lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. In light of this success, the Navy has embarked on an ambitious program to build its next generation of counter-explosives machines.
National Defense March 2007 James F. O'Bryon	Defense Dept. Needs More Technical Expertise, Says Chief Weapons Tester Despite decades of acquisition reforms, major military procurement programs continue to experience cost growth and technology readiness problems. Often the wrong decisions are made because the government lacks enough technical expertise to oversee complex programs.
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Sea-Based Missile Defense Scores Hits, But Will it Work in a Real Attack? There is still one major weakness in U.S. missile defense systems that neither the Navy nor the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has yet been able to overcome -- the ability to discern real warheads from harmless decoys.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Communications Improving, But Not Perfect, Operators Say A half-decade after unreliable radio communications proved catastrophic for U.S. special operators in Afghanistan, special ops troops say their communication systems have improved. But they still have items on the wish lists, including better batteries, lighter equipment and simpler designs.
National Defense March 2007 Robert H. Williams	Thin Air Yields Gallons of Drinking Water Water drawn from the atmosphere is being provided by a new technology originated by Aqua Science Inc.
Chemistry World February 14, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Slim-Line Silicon Speeds up Protein Separation Tough, ultra-slim silicon membranes could drastically improve the performance of lab-on-a-chip micro-analytical systems, kidney dialysis machines and, in the future, even produce an artificial kidney, claim researchers.
Popular Mechanics February 2007	Toy Mini Helicopter: Upgrade Wish List The Micro Mosquito Mini Helicopter is the smallest, lightest radio-controlled chopper you can buy.
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