Engineering

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National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Microwave Weapon Designed to Render Electronics Useless The Air Force wants to disable enemy electronics without harming nearby buildings or people.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	High-Altitude Aircraft Could Spy for 5 Years Nonstop Scientists would like to create a drone with 1,000 times more durable than today's most persistent unmanned aircraft.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Boeing Creates 3D Maps from Laser Beams Boeing researchers have added another dimension to maps by shooting laser beams from the air.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Research Could Lead to Pocket-Sized Bomb Detectors That is the ultimate goal of university researchers trying to figure out a way to use sound and radio waves to detect bombs.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Changes Possible for F-35's Communication Network F-35 program managers at prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. are eyeing an emerging technology that would enable them to make the full transition from copper wires to fiber-optic cables.
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	Tunnel Detection Task Force Speeds Sensors, Robots to Border A federal task force organized to halt the construction of illegal tunnels being built underneath the U.S.-Mexico border has begun deploying ground sensors and robots in the Southwest.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Double V-Hulls, Chimneys Seen As Viable Alternatives to Armor To counter deadlier threats in Afghanistan and newer ones that may turn up, military commanders are scrambling to find technologies that will improve vehicle survivability.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	In Global Supercomputing Race, China Moves to Front Of the Pack Supercomputers are critical for engineering simulations that lead to the creation of state-of-the-art weapon systems like the stealth aircraft that is now being developed by the Chinese. They help the military develop complex battle simulations.
National Defense March 2011 Eric Beidel	Eyes of Army Drones Multiply, Open Wide Even though unmanned aircraft have generally been spared from the conversation about the Pentagon's spending cuts, Army officials want to increase ISR capabilities without adding personnel or aircraft.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Broadcast Television Tools to Help Intelligence Analysts Wade Through Data The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is preparing to use tools that will help war commanders sift through live and recorded video quickly to pinpoint key clips and highlight information with the ease of sports broadcasters.
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