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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Robert N. Charette	Visualizing Electronic Health Records With "Google-Earth for the Body" IBM researchers develop a 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Willie D Jones	You Tell Us: Microsoft Surface Runs the Table Microsoft's soon-to-be-introduced tabletop computer, which it calls Surface, is a modified Windows Vista PC. But there ends the similarity to the tower on your desk or the slab in your lap.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Joshua J. Romero	Searching the Sky Image-recognition software for astronomy pictures brings professional and amateur astronomers together.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008	NTT Develops a Smell-o-Phone Not content to serve only its customers' eyes and ears, Japan's NTT Communications, of Tokyo, has just finished testing an Internet-connected odor-delivery system to be used by retailers and restaurants to attract customers.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Sarah Adee	Chip Design Hardwires Security New microprocessor architecture keeps hackers at bay without compromising security.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Susan Karlin	Engineer Turned Jet Jockey On a doctor's advice, an electrical engineer decided to become a fighter pilot
Wired December 20, 2007 Eric Hagerman	1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles -- $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car The Automotive X Prize will award at least $10 million to the team that builds a 100-mpg machine and then wins a race against other green vehicles.
Wired December 20, 2007 Mathew Honan	The X Prize Ecosystem Giving cash Prizes for solutions to thorny problems turns out to be a great way to tap the talents of geeks everywhere.
Popular Mechanics December 20, 2007 Logan Ward	New Nanowire Battery Life Reaches From iPods to Electric Cars Lithium-ion batteries that power most devices may soon be able to hold 10 times as much power.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard	U.s. Intelligence Community Invests in Forterra to Accelerate Virtual Military Training Engineers at Forterra Systems are advancing virtual environments with collaborative, Web, communications, and 3D technologies, to the benefit of warfighters.
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