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January 2008 Issue

We don't do this because we're mean spirited. We do it because we care

Europe’s answer to GPS isn’t worth it

IBM packs wires in vacuum to speed chips and save power

Sirius’s car TV may be great technology, but it will drive parents crazy

Planktos’s ploy to combat global warming by sequestering carbon in the oceans holds no water

Forterra’s OLIVE software makes the business of virtual-world environments real

A $200 RFID dog tag tells owners—and their neighbors—when their pets are alive, at home, and sniffing things

Nantero’s alternative to flash memory has reached its sell-by date

A team of geophysicists and computer scientists closes in on the ultimate seismic-imaging code for finding oil

A new cellular service will sell high-speed data access instead of phones and phone calls

Swedish energy company takes a novel approach to carbon capture

Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips

Hurricane Katrina can teach engineers a lot about the unintended impact of technology as well as what can be done to prepare for the next catastrophe

On a doctor's advice, an EE decided to become a fighter pilot

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IBM researchers develop 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records

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Charles Perrow, known for his study of industrial accidents, turns his attention to terrorism

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