winding up
Two companies—one big, one small—aim to put wind turbines on the U.S. electrical map.

children of the corn
A growing contingent is at work to light a fire under ethanol.

alphabet soup
There are a lot of acronyms out there. We'll help you sort them out.

staking claims
A patent may cover more than it says.

measuring across space and time
Large-scale metrology moves GPS in out of the rain.

engines for the cosmos
Exploration of deep space requires systems of propulsion that can go the distance.

input/output
Let's See How It'll Fly

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