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IDB America August 2007	Potholes on the Road Toward Sustainable Fuels An interview with independent consultant and Greaseball Challenge survivor Suzanne Hunt about her trip and the outlook for biofuel producers in Central America.
Popular Mechanics September 2007 Tom Colligan	Tennis Physics: Anatomy of a Serve PM analyzes what the average tennis player won't: What happens in the two-thirds of a second between toss and ace.
Chemistry World September 2, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Nanoparticles Paint a Finer Picture Swiss scientists have developed a process that can print detailed images using nanoparticles as 'ink', while maintaining their catalytic and optical properties.
Popular Mechanics October 2007 Alex Hutchinson	Scientists Use Gecko's Spider-Man Grip to Develop Super Tape A team at Ohio's University of Akron has produced a new kind of "gecko tape" that mimics the thousands of hairs on the gecko's footpad. And a Stanford group envisions that tape being used in space.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 John Voelcker	Lithium Batteries Take to the Road Hybrid electric cars need much better batteries -- and A123, a plucky Massachusetts start-up, says it's got them.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Jean Kumagai	Swimming to Europa A robot designed to explore Mexican sinkholes is pointing the way to Jupiter's watery moon.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Lieven Vandersypen	Dot-to-Dot Design Researchers are connecting tiny puddles of electrons in a chip and making them compute -- the quantum way.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Karn & Matthews	Nano Particles Without Macroproblems Quick and dirty advice for keeping nanotech clean.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Tekla S. Perry	The Zero-Zero Hero David Kaneda's San Jose office building will use zero electricity, produce zero carbon dioxide, and still be a comfortable workplace.
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Seema Singh	Indian Start-ups Lure Silicon Valley Cash Tech giants invest in Bollywood, e-government, and more.
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