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Fast Company February 1, 2008	Is Bacteria Fuel the Next Big Thing? While LS9's research seems promising, bacteria fuel will have some competition to become the fuel of the future. Here's a look at how it compares with three other major players among alternative fuels.
Wired January 18, 2008 Eva Kokopeli	Most Dangerous Object in the Office: The CO2-Fueled Twister 325 Air Cannon The Twister 325 Air Cannon generates thrust from compressed carbon dioxide and shoots anything you can fit in the barrel.
Popular Mechanics January 16, 2008 Erin McCarthy	New Minn. Bridge Plans Arise as Bad Plates Fingered in Collapse New construction on St. Anthony Falls Bridge will make it one of the safest in the country.
Popular Mechanics January 11, 2008	Four Engineering Breakthroughs Changing the Skyscraper Race Super-strong, next-generation steel... Nanotech-enhanced concrete... Thick cores for disaster... Building in a smart way out...
PC Magazine January 1, 2008 Angela Chang	Gaze into My Screen Researchers at Stanford University have developed a gaze-based user interface so you can point and click by looking at an object on the screen and pressing a hot key.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Neil Savage	Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to Electricity Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips.
Chemistry World January 10, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Green Light for UK Nuclear Power The UK government has formally announced its long-awaited decision to support a new generation of nuclear power stations. Scientists, while welcoming the government's decision, also warned that plenty of detailed decisions remained.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Mark Anderson	What a Wi-Fi Worm Outbreak Would Look Like A future form of computer malware might infect Wi-Fi routers and steal data.
Chemistry World January 9, 2008 Lewis Brindley	A Silicon Surprise Two teams of US scientists have demonstrated silicon-based 'thermoelectric' materials that could convert waste heat back into electricity.
Outside January 2008 Megan Miller	The Cyborgs Are Coming! The government's latest biotech robot is a stealthy, sweater-eating spy.
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