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Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2009 Todd Stocker	Getting More Out of Today's Pulse/Pattern Generators Modern pulse/pattern generators give users a lot of control over the signals they create. Going beyond basic settings will allow designers and test engineers to better match outputs to application needs and improve test results.
Popular Mechanics January 5, 2009 Andrew Moseman	New Earthquake-Proof Alloy Allows Bridges to Bend but Not Break (With Video!) In a recent test simulating the intensity of a magnitude 8 quake, a 100-ft-long model bridge built with the new earthquake-proof material suffered a little surface damage but remained structurally intact.
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Joseph J. Morrissey	The Cellphone and the Hearing Aid: The Odd Couple Cellphones and hearing aids aren't always compatible in close proximity, but they're starting to get along
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Philip E. Ross	Winners & Losers VI Special report -- We're engaging in a reality check. And we're also indulging in yet another magazine list.
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Sandra Upson	Winner: Hot Rocks Geodynamics is turning Australia's natural radioactivity into the country's first geothermal power plants
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Douglas Heingartner	Loser: Mental Block Emotiv says its game controller works at the speed of thought, but it doesn't
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Sally Adee	Winner: The Revolution Will Be Prosthetized Darpa's prosthetic arm gives amputees new hope
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Steven Cherry	Loser: That Sinking Feeling In the teeth of a global recession, an aquatic-car company ramps up to enter a market that's never made money
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Jean Kumagai	Winner: Quantum Leap Quantum-dot lasers from Japan's QD Laser will make high-speed "fiber to the home" networks simpler, cheaper, and more power-efficient
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Tekla S. Perry	Loser: Fruitless A strawberry-picking robot won't be displacing farmworkers anytime soon
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