Engineering

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IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Sarah Adee	New Water Technology Headed for Parched Places Capacitive deionization to debut in drought-struck Australia.
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Michael Dumiak	Magnetic Field Sensors Could Help Halt Runway Crashes European engineers harness Earth's magnetic field to improve airport safety.
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns	Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere.
Chemistry World March 27, 2008 Kira Welter	Silicon Circuits do the Twist Silicon circuits that can be bent, stretched and twisted without breaking or losing their electronic properties have been developed by US scientists.
Wired March 24, 2008 Mark Anderson	Never Mind the Singularity, Here's the Science Many computer scientists take it on faith that one day machines will become conscious.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Willie D. Jones	Electronic Circuits That Bend and Stretch U.S. scientists claim they have developed an improved plastic circuit that is not only flexible but also stretchable and foldable.
Wired March 24, 2008 Clive Thompson	Clive Thompson on Why the Next Civil Rights Battle Will Be Over the Mind New technology broadcasts audio in a focused beam that only a person standing directly in its path hears the message.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Turner & Ettenberg	Shortwave Infrared Laser Detection and Tracking on the Battlefield As warfare modernizes, improved pointing and targeting while remaining covert to the enemy from far away is critical to ensuring success. New shortwave infrared (SWIR) technology is helping to meet these critical goals.
Fast Company April 2008 Robert Levine	The Amazing Race Can the wisdom of crowds design a next-generation car?
Popular Mechanics March 21, 2008 Masamitsu & Sullivan	Automotive X Prize Revs Up for 100-mpg Race (With Video!) The X Prize Foundation threw its official coming-out party yesterday for a 100-mpg challenge that could upend the automotive industry.
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