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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.
Chemistry World December 9, 2013 Jon Cartwright	Micromotors clean polluted water Researchers in Germany have invented micromotors that can propel themselves through water while degrading organic pollutants.
Chemistry World December 6, 2013 Elisabeth Ratcliffe	Self-defending seeds A two-layered protective coating that releases cyanide when bitten into could protect seeds from pests, say scientists in Switzerland, who were concerned over the effect of pesticides on the environment.
Chemistry World December 5, 2013 Martin Smith	Renewable From the perspective of someone who knows little about energy systems, Jeremy Shere sets out in his book, Renewable, to survey where energy will come from in the future and how that will impact life.
Chemistry World December 4, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Nike eliminates water at new Taiwanese dyeing plant Sports equipment giant Nike has opened a new fabric dyeing plant in Taiwan that uses a water-free dyeing method.
HBS Working Knowledge December 4, 2013 John Macomber	The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems -- and opportunities -- for businesses and governments all over the world. The author examines nascent privately-funded municipalities in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam.
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 Stephen McCarthy	Scorched hair makes supercapacitors greener Researchers in China have used human hair to make a vital component of energy-storage devices. The discovery could lead to more efficient and environmentally-friendly replacements for traditional batteries.
Chemistry World November 29, 2013 Gareth Davies	Renewables pair up to power tiny generator Tiny generators that harvest light and wind energy together have been developed by scientists in China. This technology works 24 hours a day to generate power and could run sensors or LEDs, or even charge lithium-ion batteries.
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