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DIYTopicTypeSlideshow

iCandy: June 2010

IEEE Spectrum's monthly slideshow proves that a picture is worth a thousand bytes

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Illustration: The Vivos Group
Forget that time-share in Cabo. Instead, cozy up in these state-of-the-art quarters during the next global disaster. Along with up to 199 others, you can co-own one of 20 fully stocked underground bunkers being built nationwide by The Vivos Group, based in California.
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A yellow drone carrying a red AED case
RoboticsTopicNewsType

Drones Deliver Defibrillators Faster Than Ambulances

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An aerial shot shows dirt roads criss crossing a landscape with mines and mountains. Many large buildings that are small in the overview show the immense scale of the operation.
SemiconductorsTopicTypeComputingNews

The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

11 min read
black and blue stacked images on top of an aerial view of a lake area
Climate TechTopicTypeNewsTelecommunications

When Waters Rise, Satellites Now Lag

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