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Extreme Tech 10/26/09
Staying Out of a Jam: Air Force Looks at Nanotube Sheets for Electromagnetic Shielding
Strong, lightweight materials made from nanotubes could protect aircraft and satellites from harmful electromagnetic interference

Extreme Tech 10/5/09
(Un)inflated Expectations: Airless Lunar Wheel Concept Gets a Workout on Moon Rover Prototypes [Slide Show]
A tire company works toward a design for the extremes of space that doesn't need inflating
Extreme Tech 9/23/09
New Cooling Technology Uses Air "Bullets" to Shoot Down Overheated LEDs
Light-emitting diodes generate much less heat than traditional lightbulbs, but the heat they do radiate makes them dimmer and cuts short their life spans
Extreme Tech 9/15/09
A 360-Degree Virtual Reality Chamber Brings Researchers Face to Face with Their Data
Scientists can climb inside the University of California, Santa Barbara's three-story-high AlloSphere for a life-size interaction with their research
Extreme Tech 9/11/09
Underwater Rover Searches the Ocean Floor for Signs of Climate Change
Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute sent an aquatic robot on a test run deep below the Pacific Ocean this summer

Extreme Tech 8/19/09
New Bone Cement Could Improve Spinal Treatments for Osteoporosis Sufferers
Vertebroplasty, a procedure to shore up fractured bones, has at times been dismissed as unnecessary, but a new bonding material could change this

Extreme Tech 8/12/09
Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Could Replace Imprecise Eye Drops
Researchers investigate new biodegradable polymer lens materials that could ensure the proper delivery of medicine for treating glaucoma, chronic dry eye, corneal ulcers and other ocular ailments

Extreme Tech 8/10/09
Getting Back the Gift of Gab: Next-Gen Handheld Computers Allow the Mute to Converse
The latest assistive communication devices are here, and they work a bit like your iPhone

Extreme Tech 8/6/09
Going with the Flow: The Recipe for Baking a Better Solar Cell
Researchers seek to understand how organic thin-film solar cells work at the nano level

Extreme Tech 7/22/09
Biomass-Fueled Robot to Chow Down On Veggies, Not People, Makers Insist
Two tech companies grapple with this challenge as they develop an autonomous hybrid vehicle that can feed itself

Extreme Tech 7/17/09
What Will NASA's Next Spacesuit Look Like?
40 years after the first moon walk, designers and engineers discuss the continuing evolution of astronaut apparel

Extreme Tech 6/19/09
Human-Powered Subs--Start Your "Engines"
Student submariners gather at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Maryland to compete in a race that tests their engineering skillsand ability to pedal under water

Extreme Tech 6/12/09
Plug and Play: Researchers Expand Clinical Study of Neural Interface Brain Implant
BrainGate moves to phase II testing as scientists search for a way to return life to paralyzed limbs

Extreme Tech 5/22/09
Cool Idea: Fan-Free Technology Could Put a Chill on Hot Laptops
New technology creates a high-intensity electrical field inside electronics that whisks away hot air generated by powerful processors

Extreme Tech 5/18/09
Slo-Mo Flow: Modeling Combustion to Pump Up Engine Efficiency
Pressure from the government to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and toxins has engine-makers taking a closer look at how new fuels combust

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