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Minds, Machines and the Multiverse : The Quest for the Quantum Computer,
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Raymond L. The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention : Day by Day Facts, Figures, and the Fanciful,
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Projects explore the fields of technology, science and culture, reform of the law, national defense, the environment and the economy, the future of democratic institutions, transportation, religion and public life, government entitlement spending,
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Engineering
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EurekAlert
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http://www.nationalacademies.org/
- News service from the US National Academy of Sciences and its sister organizations -- the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
The Institute for Systems Biology at the University of
Washington is combining systems biology and global
technologies to reshape the future of biology and medicine.
The National
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appropriate dissemination of information concerning its activities and the results thereof.
Planet Ark is a comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net.
Established in 1991, Planet Ark’s aim is to show a global
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Santa Fe Institute is a private, non-profit, multidisciplinary research and education center, founded in 1984. Since its founding SFI has devoted itself to creating a new kind of scientific research community, pursuing emerging science.
Science
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"hard news" stories for television and the Internet. Co-produced by award-winning ScienCentral Inc. and the non-profit
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