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IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Paul Wallich	Home Fabrication for the Fumble-Fingered The Cupcake CNC makes 3-D printing as easy as pie. Copy that: When assembled, the Cupcake 3-D printer kit, from MakerBot, "photocopies" physical objects at a half-millimeter resolution.
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Harry Teasley	Review: Microsoft Touch Mouse Gestures creep into mouse interfaces -- and the change isn't entirely for the better
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Prachi Patel	Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima A comparison of three nuclear reactor calamities reveals some key differences
Chemistry World October 27, 2011 Elinor Richards	Graphene Robot Has Some Smooth Moves A remote controlled graphene-based robot that picks up an object, moves it to a desired location and then drops it, has been developed by scientists in China.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Plastic 'Envelope' Can Protect Buildings A Pittsburgh-based company has developed an "envelope" that can protect buildings and their occupants against bombs.
National Defense November 2011 Dan Parsons	Solar Storms Could Plunge Nation into Darkness Researchers are racing to understand the effects its energy might have on the U.S power grids in hopes that potential cataclysm can be avoided.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Contractor Rolls Out Invisible Tank A new camouflage coating can make tanks vanish from the view of infrared cameras.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	New Generator Shrinks Power Footprint ITT Corp. unveiled its CRUX (an acronym that stands for create, regulate, utilize, eXport) generator in September at the Defense and Security Equipment International trade show in London.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Turns to Blast-Mitigating Floor Mat Military officials recently warned soldiers in Afghanistan that they were putting their lives at risk by removing floor mats added to the latest variant of the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle.
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al.	10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications.
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