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IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Wesson & Anderson	The Gravity Probe B Bailout Perhaps the most sophisticated satellite ever flown was nearly doomed by a tiny error, and NASA planned to end the experiment. But with a little creative fund-raising, the project may have bought enough time to prove its worth
Popular Mechanics September 30, 2008 Kevin Hall	5 Homemade Robots That Offer Hope for DIY Geeks (With Video) Ever wanted to build your own bot but didn't think you had the know-how? Take hope and read about average people who built geeky items ranging from automated furniture to a walking webcam.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Peter Fairley	Largest Solar Thermal Storage Plant to Start Up Spanish solar power station will produce 50 MW in the dark
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Robert W. Lucky	Ten Favorite Columns Spectrum's favorite columnist reflects on 26 years of reporting.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Erico Guizzo	The Steampunk Contraptors Hardware hackers are creating fantastical machines from a Victorian age that never was.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008	Slideshow: Steampunk Sensation Do-it-yourself enthusiasts are drawing on the elaborate aesthetics and romantic worldview of the Victorian era to create steam-powered machines, brass-adorned computers, and other fantastical contraptions.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Glenn Zorpette	Bomb Squad Diary A high-tech form of bomb disposal has evolved on the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan. It may be coming to a city near you
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Willie D. Jones	Colon Cancer Screening, The Easy Way Radiology researchers devise a workaround for a nasty problem.
Popular Mechanics September 30, 2008 Erik Sofge	5 Engineering Lessons From the New, Reopened Minnesota Bridge The St. Anthony Falls Bridge reopened months ahead of schedule. Read why the new bridge should set an example for urban planners everywhere.
Popular Mechanics September 29, 2008 Erik Sofge	MIT Submarine Is Most Autonomous Robot Ocean Researcher Yet On the heels of successful bot building by land and air, the all-new Odyssey IV explores the ocean's depths on its own while fighting strong currents and gathering crucial data.
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