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Satellites: The Strategic High Ground
Higher-Speed Access
THE ARCHITECTURE OF A HYBRID FIBER-COAXIAL NETWORK
DSL: Broadband by Phone
The Broadest Broadband
A Less Expensive Way to Bring Fiber to the Home
LMDS: Broadband Wireless Access
PAUL W. SHUMATE, JR., is executive director of the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Prior to August 1999 he was a chief scientist and assistant general manager at Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), in Morristown, N.J...
The Light at the End of the Pipe
Why Things Break
Scientists have known for most of this century that chemistry is responsible for whether a solid shatters or bends. But only now are they finding a way to predict which type of failure will win...
Preserving Nefertari's Legacy
The tomb of this ancient Egyptian queen is testament to the great love of Pharaoh Ramses II. Its preservation is testament to advances in conservation
The Unmet Challenges of Hepatitis C
Some 1.8 percent of the U.S. adult population are infected with the hepatitis C virus, most without knowing it
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It's not Oeuvre Till it's Oeuvre
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50, 100 and 150 Years Ago
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Nitrogen: The Dark Side
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Infamy and Honor at the Atomic Café
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Cone with a Twist
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A Total Eclipse of Reason
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BOOM OR BUST
FAT IN THE FIRE
PIRATE FEAR
DESERTING THE SAHARA
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Men, Women and College
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A Matter of Degrees
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To Err is Mechanical
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TO BOLDLY GROW...
IN THE DRINK
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
