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National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Researchers Develop Tow Truck for Space Scientists want to launch a robot into space that would remove functioning parts from retired satellites and transport them to a different orbit for continued use.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Water Repellent Discovery Could Aid Military A powerful new water repellent may be able to keep water off military uniforms and help ships reduce drag in the water.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	New Products May Enhance Processing Power in Space The massive amount of data being collected on modern space missions is creating a need for higher performance computing on board satellites.
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	Adapter Could Help Air Force Get More Out of Its Launches Moog Space and Defense Group is offering an adapter that can be placed aboard Delta 4 or Atlas 5 rockets.
National Defense June 2012 Tom Price	Solar Energy at Military Bases, Once Too Expensive, Is Now Within Easy Reach The Defense Department's energy mandates are as clear as they are difficult to reach: Procure at least 25 percent of facility energy from renewable resources by 2025.
Chemistry World May 9, 2012 Jon Cartwright	Cracks break the rules of nanofabrication When it comes to nanofabrication, cracks are usually best avoided. But now researchers in South Korea have discovered that cracks aren't always bad - if harnessed, they can be used to make controlled patterns.
Chemistry World May 9, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Disposable paper electronic touch pads on their way Researchers in the US and France have developed a paper-based electronic touch pad, opening the way for low cost, throwaway touch pads to be incorporated into anything from food packaging to disposable or sterile medical devices.
Fast Company May 2012 Rachel Z. Arndt	Progress Report -- Intel Fireball Build an orb that can be tossed inside a burning building to gather information and send it back to firefighters -- almost like a satellite sending data back to NASA. The 1.5-pound Fireball gathers data and uploads it instantly via built-in Wi-Fi. Firefighters can pull up information on an app.
IEEE Spectrum May 2012 Mark Harris	Light-Field Photography Revolutionizes Imaging A new generation of cameras promises an imaging revolution
IEEE Spectrum May 2012 Rachel Courtland	The Kilogram, Reinvented Two difficult experiments are poised to remake one of the world's most fundamental units
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