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Outside March 2009 Grayson Schaffer	Frame Changer Red's Scarlet and Epic launch a new photo age
Chemistry World February 26, 2009 Nina Notman	Analysis hints at solar energy alternatives Materials such as iron sulfide, copper sulfide and copper oxide could trump today's silicon solar cells in terms of cost, and in terms of rapid production at the scale needed for solar cells.
Inc. March 2009 Jess McCuan	Innovation: The HyDRAS Robot Dennis Hong is looking for funding so he can continue research and development for the HyDRAS, a snakelike robot that can roll up a pole.
Wired Alex Salkever	Doc in a Box -- New Surgery Bot Prepares for Battle Nobody wants to have surgery on a battlefield; the idea of having it performed by a robot spider probably doesn't make it sound any less harrowing.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Mark Anderson	Two Steps Toward a Terabit Internet Nonlinear optics tricks bring terabit-per-second bandwidth within reach
Scientific American February 2009 Steven Ashley	Graphene Electronics Inches Closer to Mass Production These carbon nanosheets are considered the future of smaller, faster and cheaper electronics
National Defense March 2009 Stew Magnuson	Reverse Engineering the Brain May Accelerate Robotics Research Machines that walk upright will assist civilians and the military alike, said Stefan Schaal, associate professor of computer science and neuroscience at the University of Southern California.
National Defense March 2009 Stew Magnuson	Technologists Explore Medical Evacuation Robots There may come a day when the call of "medic!" on a battlefield will be answered by a robot rather than a corpsman.
Popular Mechanics February 11, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Top Military Tech for Unconventional Warfare: Robots, ATVs and Gun Upgrades from the Special Forces Symposium The Special Forces Symposium display a notable collection of weapons, robots, UAVs and gear that vendors from around the world.
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 Sally Adee	Cyborg Moth Gets a New Radio The latest research at ISSCC advances the goal of turning insects into unmanned air vehicles
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