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April 2004 Opinions

Cellphones Pose No Gas Station Hazard

Would You Have A Neural Implant?

Spectral Lines

Slicing the Ham From the Spam

NEWS ANALYSIS

Funding Soars for Weaponry in U.S. Budget

Missile defenses top U.S. budget request, but it isn't quite the bonanza that it appears
Bush Administration's "Science" Is Under Fire

A "pattern of suppression and distortion of scientific findings [is found] across numerous federal agencies"
A Better Way of Making Blue Laser Diodes?

Sharp's new technique could bypass the intellectual property problems of the standard manufacturing procedure

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FEATURE ARTICLES

Sizing Us Up

New 3-D body scanners are reshaping clothing, car seats, and more
Neural Engineering's Image Problem

Despite a string of successes, implanted prostheses remain in the shadows
Tomorrow's TV

A dark-horse technologythe Grating Light Valvemay join the competition to dethrone the CRT

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RESOURCES

The Solution was Sake

Strange ingredients make a better loudspeaker
The Whistle-blower's Dilemma

Speaking out may be the ethical thing to do, but too often it comes at a steep price
The Illusion of Web Privacy

Nowadays, on the Internet, everyone knows if you're a dog

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Hands-On with Biscuit, the Somewhat Obedient Dog

Hasbro's US $180 animatronic dog listens to some voice commands.

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