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Humans

From the November 7, 1936, issue

A tree's age, testing flu vaccine, and the polar ozone layer.

Humans

Protecting Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a blog associated with its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” held Nov. 6-8, 2006. The hearings examined how evolving technology will shape and change the habits, opportunities, and challenges of consumers and businesses in the coming decade. It featured experts from the business, government, and […]

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The Little Chill: Tiny wind generator to cool microchip hot spots

By generating a tiny cooling wind, a microscale silicon needle armed with a powerful electric field has demonstrated its potential as a new way to cool increasingly hot microchips.