October 2007Resources

	How the U.S. Patent Office's New Patent Rules Affect You What you need to know about the USPTO's new patent rules to protect your intellectual property
	Hard Drives vs. Hard Drugs How an engineer is making computer models to tackle addiction
	From Nerd to Wonk Tired of designing devices that policy-makers will misuse? Go back to school and train to become a policy maven yourself
	How High Is the Patent Bar Now? Has the Supreme Court's ruling eviscerated the patents for hosts of products—even Apple's iPod?
	Blast From the Past Hewlett-Packard is offering a calculator that looks like the first one it ever sold. Big deal
	When Chris Met Fred The Back Story

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Deep-Brain Stimulators for Parkinson's Disease Increase Impulsive Decision Making

Electronic brain implants make it harder to decide what's better than good
Imperceptible Vibrations Slow Weight Gain

Low-level mechanical signals inhibit fat-cell production in mice
Nanowire Silicon Solar Cell for Powering Small Circuits

Harvard group builds working photovoltaic cell just 300 nanometers across

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How the U.S. Patent Office's New Patent Rules Affect You

What you need to know about the USPTO's new patent rules to protect your intellectual property
Can plug-in hybrid electric vehicles keep the electric grid stable?

Speakers at an IEEE-USA symposium on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles debate the promises and challenges of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology
Deep-Brain Stimulators for Parkinson's Disease Increase Impulsive Decision Making

Electronic brain implants make it harder to decide what's better than good