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Chemistry World November 2, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	Nanospikes Stick Out From the Crowd Tiny 'nanospikes' cut from surfaces with a laser will drastically improve performance in photovoltaic cells, biomaterials and even computer processors, say US researchers.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Peter Fairley	Electric-Car Maker Touts 10-Minute Fill-up Thanks to an uncommonly stable lithium chemistry and high-surface-area nanopatterned electrodes, Altair Nanotechnologies' lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles charge up fast. Very fast. Skeptics say substation-scale power levels needed are unrealistic.
Popular Mechanics November 2007	Fab at Home, Open-Source 3D Printer, Lets Users Make Anything Hod Lipson, a Cornell University computer and engineering faculty member, says "we need a machine that can fabricate anything, not just complex geometry, but also wires and motors and sensors and actuators."
Popular Mechanics November 2007	Windbelt, Cheap Generator Alternative, Set to Power Third World Shawn Frayne, a 28-year-old inventor, takes a new tack in generating small-scale wind power to juice LED lamps and radios in the homes of the poor.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 John Boyd	Circular LCD Debuts This year's flat-panel-display expo ushers in the age of new display shapes.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Mark Anderson	The Math Says Middlemen Own Online Advertising's Future A new study by engineers concludes that the mainstay of the $14 billion online-advertising industry contains an inherent inefficiency that is destined to give birth to third-party search-term auctioneers and fuel the growth of mediators.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Robert N. Charette	Open-Source Warfare Terrorists are leveraging information technology to organize, recruit, and learn -- and the West is struggling to keep up. The conflict in Iraq highlights how the open global access to increasingly powerful technological tools is in effect allowing small groups to declare war on nations.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 William Sweet	Keeping Score in the IP Game Quantity and concentration of patents strengthen the case for legislative reform.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Joel Schindall	The Charge of the Ultra - Capacitors Nanotechnology takes energy storage beyond batteries.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Saswato R. Das	Terraforming Mars The renewed focus on Mars has rejuvenated the idea of terraforming Mars, which once belonged to the realm of science fiction, but is becoming increasingly possible today.
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