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National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna	Fuel-Efficient Engine to Increase Range, Power of Army Helicopters The Army over the next decade plans to phase out legacy equipment and introduce a new, more powerful engine that will be able to take a full squad twice as far, all while burning less fuel.
National Defense January 2014 Stew Magnuson	New Cyber Framework Aimed at Small, Mid-Tier Defense Companies A National Institute of Standards and Technology framework intended to help companies and organizations bolster their cybersecurity may have a big impact for small- and mid-tier defense contractors, experts said.
National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna	Sensor Allows Troops to Collect Infrared Images from Vehicles Falck Schmidt Defense Systems and Raytheon have partnered to launch the long-range reconnaissance and surveillance forward looking infrared system, a mast-mounted sensor installed on a wheeled or tracked vehicle.
National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna	New Technologies Boost Radiation Detector Effectiveness As the neutron-detecting material Helium 3 grows ever more expensive and scarce, companies that make radiation detectors are looking for alternatives offering better performance at a comparable price.
National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna	New Suit Conceals Heat Signatures It can be difficult for a soldier to blend into surrounding terrain when an adversary is equipped with infrared and thermal sensors, but a new camouflage suit may be able to conceal users' heat signatures.
National Defense January 2014 Dan Parsons	Academics Tackle Domestic Drone Ethics When revolutionary new technologies like unmanned aircraft become commercially available, the tendency is to focus on all their wondrous potential uses instead of the ethical and public safety concerns the proliferation of such technologies create.
Chemistry World December 2, 2013 Lanay Tierney	US turnaround on Avandia restrictions Restrictions on the controversial diabetes medication Avandia (rosiglitazone) are to be lifted by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Chemistry World November 27, 2013	Forensic chemist imprisoned for falsifying tests A US lab chemist who falsified drug analysis tests used in criminal cases has been sentenced to three to five years in state prison for tampering with evidence and obstructing justice.
National Defense December 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry, Military Emphasize Need for 'Cyberwarrior' Training as Attacks Increase Government and military leaders have for years warned of increasingly pervasive and nefarious cyber-attacks. The network intrusions, perpetrated by nation states, hacktivists and thieves, are growing rapidly, experts have said.
National Defense December 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Sequester Causing Lasting Damage to Defense Sequestration, if continued on present course, will result in serious damage and degradation to U.S. military capability and to our national security writ large.
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