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IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Jamieson & Norberg	The Mars Challenge Human exploration of the red planet will inspire new generations of engineers
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 William Sweet	Q&A With Sir Martin Sweeting Surrey Satellite's CEO talks about the future of space exploration
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 William Stone	Mining the Moon How the extraction of lunar hydrogen or ice could fuel humanity's expansion into space
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Virginia Hughes	A New Approach to Predicting Epileptic Seizures Torrents of data produced by implanted microelectrodes could finally yield a prediction system
Chemistry World May 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Nanotube transistors swing both ways Researchers have combined titanium dioxide nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes to make light-sensitive transistors that can be made either to switch on or off in response to UV light.
IEEE Spectrum May 2009 Rosaleen Ortiz	Cold-Plasma Jets for Root Canals Cold-plasma probes promise to kill bacteria deep inside the tooth, possibly preventing the recurrence of infection
Popular Mechanics May 27, 2009 Linda Yin	Live Soldiers Show off Robotic Ones at Fleet Week 2009 A look at the aerial and submarine robots that help Marines do their jobs overseas.
Chemistry World May 26, 2009 Hayley Birch	A concrete solution to climate change? A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete could help scientists accelerate absorption processes and offset a greater proportion of the emissions from cement production
Wired May 22, 2009 Katharine Gammon	Epic Journey of a Water-Gulping Sea Droid An 8-foot-long robot dubbed RU27 may be the first robot to complete a trans-Atlantic voyage.
Wired May 22, 2009 Nate Berg	Deja Poo: The Living Machine Sewage System Picture the lobby atrium of a new, green building, one filled with leafy plants and trees. Now imagine that those trees are growing in waste collected from the building's toilets.
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