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National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Bomb Disposal Teams Shed Battery Weight Members of Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams are used to lugging around 50 pounds of batteries and chargers, but scientists are working on a system that weighs just 9 pounds and would give them all the power they need.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Margaret Rhodes	World Engineers' Convention Here, a look at three structures that bridge the gap between sleek and sustainable.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Maria StrA mme On Making A Lithium-Ion Battery Using Algae Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Maria StrA mme was on the research team that developed a battery using algae.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Paula Hammond On Creating Batteries That Release Energy Rapidly Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Paula Hammond makes superthin batteries that can store a lot of energy and discharge -- and charge -- rapidly.
Chemistry World August 10, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery US researchers have demonstrated the first rechargeable battery system using a magnesium anode and sulfur cathode.
Chemistry World August 9, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Ligand could trap actinides from spent nuclear fuel Is the problem of highly radioactive nuclear waste on the verge of being solved?
Chemistry World August 5, 2011 David Bradley	Filming the roundabout production of cells' chemical fuel Japanese researchers have used a high-speed atomic force microscopy to shoot a movie of the tiny rotating enzyme that produces the chemical fuel for cells.
National Defense September 2011 Fumiko Hedlund	Navy to Invest $100 Million In STEM Education The Navy will increase its investment in science, technology, engineering and math education programs from $54 million to $100 million, Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus recently announced.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Here's Looking At You: Iris Recognition on the Move Unlike fingerprints and other biometrics, the iris remains largely immutable to physical changes caused by normal aging processes and environmental factors.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011	Sink or Swim A dozen Janelia Farm scientists and staff gathered at a remote corner of the 689-acre campus to set their handcrafted amphibious vehicle on its maiden voyage. They needed to know if it was ready for the annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland.
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