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IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Vaclav Smil	A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Miguel Miranda	The Threat of Semiconductor Variability As transistors shrink, the problem of chip variability grows
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Jean Kumagai	Fixing Wind Power's Bat Problem Turbines kill hundreds of thousands of bats each year, but new technology could drastically cut the toll
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Rachel Courtland	Power-Saving Clock Scheme in New PCs Resonant clocking recycles energy in new AMD processors
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Ariel Bleicher	The On-Demand Olympics Engineers gear up for history's largest broadcasting operation
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Robert W. Lucky	Curiosity Do engineers have more of it than others do? Do you?
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Mosko & Bellotti	Smart Conservation for the Lazy Consumer People aren't conserving energy for love or money -- you have to trick them into it
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 David Schneider	Teleconferencing on the Cheap With Skype and a little hacking with webcams and microphones, you can converse clearly with a room full of people
Chemistry World June 28, 2012 Laura Howes	Fracking given green light by UK report The controversial practice of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has been given a boost by a new report published today by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Chemistry World June 26, 2012 Charlie Quigg	For clean water, just add sunlight Researchers from Japan have developed a photocatalytic reactor for a water purifier that does not require batteries.
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