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IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Robert Wood	Fly, Robot Fly Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Chang & Subramian	Electronic Noses Sniff Success E-noses will soon be ubiquitous, thanks to printed organic semiconductors.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Saswato R. Das	A New Light Source for EUV Lithography Extreme ultraviolet laser offers a new route to next-gen chips.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Susan Hassler	Winged Victory: Fly-Size Wing Flapper Lifts Off The hope is to build robotic flies that could work in any situation in which it would be better or safer to send them instead of humans.
Popular Mechanics February 29, 2008 Erik Sofge	MIT Builds Efficient Nanowire Storage to Replace Car Batteries These particular arrays capture ions and give traditional rechargeable batteries a run for their money.
Popular Mechanics February 28, 2008 Erik Sofge	Crash-Proof UAVs Fly Blind at MIT's High-Tech Aerodrome The Real-Time Indoor Autonomous Vehicle Test Environment (RAVEN) lab allows researches to test new designs for unmanned aircraft.
Popular Mechanics February 27, 2008 Erik Sofge	With Electric Scooter, MIT Hopes To Rev Up Practical Transport The future of urban transportation will be entirely electric and will have the ability to fold into itself.
Popular Mechanics February 26, 2008 Erik Sofge	Turning Disabled Into Gamers, MIT Aims to Spread Robot Rehab One study of stroke victims indicated that robot therapy accelerated recovery and patients continued to improve even after the therapy was over.
Wired February 25, 2008 Lisa Freedman	WTF?! Microbots' Fantastic Voyage Through Your Clogged Arteries Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology are building six-legged robots small enough to skitter through your blood vessels.
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Erik Sofge	Souped-Up Contact Lenses Promise On-Demand Bionic Eyesight Researchers develop a flexible contact lens embedded with microcircuits that may provide virtual reality for pilots or telescopic vision for soldier.
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