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Industrial Physicist Paul Lethbridge	Multiphysics Analysis In the absence of a superphysicist, all members of the team can help solve these multiphysics problems.
Wired December 2004 Jeffrey M. O'Brien	To Hell and Back Bill Stone has invented diving gear and roving robots to explore the deepest - and deadliest - caves on earth. In the icy water 4,500 feet below Mexico he had to figure out how to bring his dead friend home.
Reactive Reports David Bradley	Nanotechnology Sticks its Neck Out An unexpected finding by a team of physicists and biologists could become instrumental in making nanoscale materials with a range of applications in gene and drug delivery, enzymatic synthesis, and encapsulation systems for biosensors as well as optoelectronic components.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Rachel Tiplady	Walking With A Seeing-Eye Computer A research team at Japan's Kyoto Institute of Technology, led by Tadayoshi Shioyama, is developing a system that will use a tiny video camera and an earphone, both mounted on eyeglasses and connected to a handheld computer to help blind people get around..
Science News November 20, 2004 Ivars Peterson	Cruise Control and Traffic Flow A physicist at the University of Michigan has used computer simulations, applying concepts from statistical mechanics, to study how the use of adaptive cruise-control technology might affect traffic flow... Puzzle of the Week...
IndustryWeek December 1, 2004 Tim Stevens	Technologies Of The Year -- IBM Corp.'s Nanotechnology For Semiconductor Processing Polymer molecules that self-assemble will enable smaller, more powerful semiconductor devices for the future. The technology promises significantly reduced feature size, higher component density, improved performance and lower voltage requirements for microelectronic devices.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2004 Traci Purdum	Technologies Of The Year -- Machine Tools Re-discover Gravity Driven-at-the-center-of-gravity technology -- which minimizes the distance between the center of gravity of the moving components and the driving force of that component -- improves accuracy and lengthens machine-tool life.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fibers Mix Light and Electricity Scientists have demonstrated that it is possible to make some semiconductor devices in optical fiber form.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Software Sorts Out Subjectivity Enabling computers to deal with meaning is an extremely difficult challenge. Researchers have devised a way to improve sentiment classification that sidesteps having to deal with meaning by instead concentrating on context.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 Eric Smalley	Nanomechanical Memory Demoed Several research teams have designed nanomechanical memory cells based on carbon nanotubes or buckyballs that could lead to extraordinarily fast, ultrahigh capacity computer memory.
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