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    <title>IEEE Spectrum At Work Channel</title>
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      <title>Smart Bullets</title>
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      <description>The “Mini-Me” of smart-bomb technology is ready to leave the lab</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Mark Anderson</dc:creator>
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      <title>The Patent Eligibility Bar Gets Raised Again</title>
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      <description>Yet, for the fourth time in 150 years, the Supreme Court fails to clearly distinguish between an invention and an idea</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Kirk Teska</dc:creator>
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      <title>Graphene Adds Rustproofing Steel to Its List of Applications</title>
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      <description>Graphene demonstrates its worth outside of electronic applications</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/graphene-adds-rustproofing-steel-to-its-list-of-applications"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/rsz_sarbajit-banerjee-ub-graphene-1337876130779.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Graphene demonstrates its worth outside of electronic applications<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/_z19t3pxHu8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-24T19:10:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>HP Announces Big Layoffs</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/GYMPZkZzz4I/hp-announces-big-layoffs</link>
      <description>Twenty-seven thousand to go.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/tech-careers/hp-announces-big-layoffs"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/hp copy 2-1337815215316.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Twenty-seven thousand to go.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/GYMPZkZzz4I" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-24T16:18:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Highlights from a 24-hour Hackathon</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/GvIwexgvTnw/highlights-from-a-24hour-hackathon</link>
      <description>Hundreds of hackers gathered to crank out new apps over the weekend at TechCrunch</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/video/at-work/innovation/highlights-from-a-24hour-hackathon"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/IMG_3867TH-1337789356691.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Hundreds of hackers gathered to crank out new apps over the weekend at TechCrunch<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/GvIwexgvTnw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Celia Gorman</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-23T16:42:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A Good Day for Elon Musk</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/RCDL-pWJvuw/a-good-day-for-elon-musk</link>
      <description>A successful SpaceX rocket launch, an ahead-of-schedule delivery announced for the Tesla Model S, makes for a happy entrepreneur.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/space-flight/a-good-day-for-elon-musk"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/Falcon 9 launch-1337724048805.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A successful SpaceX rocket launch, an ahead-of-schedule delivery announced for the Tesla Model S, makes for a happy entrepreneur.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/RCDL-pWJvuw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 22:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-22T22:17:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New Startup Incubators Focus on Hardware Engineering</title>
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      <description>A sign that hardware “makers” are turning from hobbyists to entrepreneurs.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A sign that hardware “makers” are turning from hobbyists to entrepreneurs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/p22XVCzqSpI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/new-startup-incubators-focus-on-hardware-engineering</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-18T15:56:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Facebook IPO in Perspective</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/EbKRNY4Kz7c/the-facebook-ipo-in-perspective</link>
      <description>Facebook’s expected value may dwarf some tech companies, but it’s no Apple</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/the-facebook-ipo-in-perspective"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/05NWFacebookIPODavidPaulMorrisBloombergGettyImagesthumbnail-1337195046005.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Facebook’s expected value may dwarf some tech companies, but it’s no Apple<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/EbKRNY4Kz7c" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-05-16T20:27:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Is College a Good Investment?</title>
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      <description>The 2012 Payscale report shows engineering schools and private research universities are worth their often-high price</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/education/is-college-a-good-investment"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/collegecost_tn-1336677419899.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The 2012 Payscale report shows engineering schools and private research universities are worth their often-high price<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/-5DHA6TzAio" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
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      <title>My Facebook Password for a Job? There Oughta Be a Law!</title>
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      <description>New legislation would ban U.S. employers from requiring disclosure of social media passwords as a condition of employment</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/asking-for-my-facebook-password-there-oughta-be-a-law"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/laptop-peeking thumb-1336577853759.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>New legislation would ban U.S. employers from requiring disclosure of social media passwords as a condition of employment<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/V0wE2zKrBXg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Willie Jones</dc:creator>
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      <title>President's Council Wants a Few More Things from the National Nanotechnology Initiative</title>
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      <description>President's Council of Advisors sees NNI moving in the right direction in nanotech's commercialization and environmental issues</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/national-nanotechnology-initiative-meeting-recommendations"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/rsz_1white-house-1335890039668.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>President's Council of Advisors sees NNI moving in the right direction in nanotech's commercialization and environmental issues<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/qWfCUM076H0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
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      <title>Demo Spring 2012: A Startup Is Born</title>
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      <description>A week before their launch at Demo Spring these four entrepreneurs hadn’t even met each other; now they have a company and  (maybe) the next hit smartphone app.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/demo-spring-2012-a-company-s-born"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/P1040368button2-1335804925304.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A week before their launch at Demo Spring these four entrepreneurs hadn’t even met each other; now they have a company and  (maybe) the next hit smartphone app.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/fWcIIC7fs0s" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-05-01T18:15:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Five Essential Skills for the Facebook Era</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/sjbKhU_ORm4/five-essential-skills-for-the-facebook-era</link>
      <description>In a new book, Howard Rheingold says social networks are changing the way we think</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/education/five-essential-skills-for-the-facebook-era"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/04ptwcRheingoldthumbnail-1335530415620.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>In a new book, Howard Rheingold says social networks are changing the way we think<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/sjbKhU_ORm4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
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      <title>100 Years of the Institute of Radio Engineers</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/s1df9ZkPyck/100-years-of-the-institute-of-radio-engineers</link>
      <description>Looking back on a century of innovation, looking forward to the next</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/100-years-of-the-institute-of-radio-engineers"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/spectl-th-1334670194007.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Looking back on a century of innovation, looking forward to the next<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/s1df9ZkPyck" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Robert W. Lucky</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-27T18:32:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>First-Ever Tuition in Over a Century at Cooper Union</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/hOUKTJRmVQo/firstever-tuition-in-over-a-century-at-cooper-union</link>
      <description>Undergraduate tuition is still free for now, but grad students at the presitigious engineering institute will start paying</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/education/firstever-tuition-in-over-a-century-at-cooper-union"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/CU_tn-1335468549129.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Undergraduate tuition is still free for now, but grad students at the presitigious engineering institute will start paying<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/hOUKTJRmVQo" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T21:58:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>NYC Loses Yet Another IT Head, Over Tech Project Problems</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/aCbVYjBHC8w/nyc-loses-yet-another-it-head</link>
      <description>Heralded CIO was Bloomberg's third chief to depart at key department</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/nyc-loses-yet-another-it-head"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/Carole Postcopy-1335468419165.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Heralded CIO was Bloomberg's third chief to depart at key department<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/aCbVYjBHC8w" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Willie Jones</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T20:38:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Demo Spring 2012: Modified Phone Provides On-demand Assistance to Blind Users</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/yHS6S4_5N2Y/demo-spring-2012-modified-phone-provides-on-demand-assistance-to-blind-users</link>
      <description>Eyes On Demand plans to be smart-phone based On Star for the blind.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/demo-spring-2012-modified-phone-provides-on-demand-assistance-to-blind-users"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/P1040368button2-1335372260680.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Eyes On Demand plans to be smart-phone based On Star for the blind.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/yHS6S4_5N2Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T00:11:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Demo Spring 2012: Just for Fun</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/Cf2QdERfy3Q/demo-spring-2012-just-for-fun</link>
      <description>An electric skateboard and a fantasy politics game aren’t going to change the world, but sometimes it’s enough to just have fun.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/gadgets/demo-spring-2012-just-for-fun"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/P1040368button2-1335282785929.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>An electric skateboard and a fantasy politics game aren’t going to change the world, but sometimes it’s enough to just have fun.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/Cf2QdERfy3Q" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/gadgets/demo-spring-2012-just-for-fun</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-24T20:47:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>FDA Invites Industry Collaboration on Nanotech Safety in Food and Cosmetics</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/ohbFyW3EKK8/fda-encourages-food-and-cosmetic-industries-to-collaborate-on-nanotech-safety</link>
      <description>New FDA draft guidelines on nanotech in food and cosmetics seem like an invitation for collaboration between regulators and industry</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/fda-encourages-food-and-cosmetic-industries-to-collaborate-on-nanotech-safety"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/rsz_fda-nanotechnology-nanoparticles-1335284578396.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>New FDA draft guidelines on nanotech in food and cosmetics seem like an invitation for collaboration between regulators and industry<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/ohbFyW3EKK8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-24T20:33:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Demo Spring 2012: Simply Useful</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/wIJAlVyJNcw/demo-spring-2012-simply-useful-1</link>
      <description>Maybe not the highest tech, maybe not the most fun, but these Demo Spring 2012 companies launched software I really need.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/demo-spring-2012-simply-useful-1"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/P1040368button2-1335280937687.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Maybe not the highest tech, maybe not the most fun, but these Demo Spring 2012 companies launched software I really need.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/wIJAlVyJNcw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/demo-spring-2012-simply-useful-1</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-24T20:23:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/n_ucvj_EbAQ/john-l-hennessy-risk-taker</link>
      <description>Stanford University’s president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/john-l-hennessy-risk-taker"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/moe-th-1334599608798.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Stanford University’s president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/n_ucvj_EbAQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/john-l-hennessy-risk-taker</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla S. Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-24T16:55:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>This Is Your Brain on fMRI</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/HXu-vDUj1Js/this-is-your-brain-on-fmri</link>
      <description>The science of mind reading is further along than you might think</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/this-is-your-brain-on-fmri"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/geek-th-1334676915378.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The science of mind reading is further along than you might think<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/HXu-vDUj1Js" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/tools-toys/this-is-your-brain-on-fmri</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark Anderson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-19T15:45:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>Bright Lights, Quieter Cities?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/WYMuMKaVjXg/bright-lights-quieter-cities</link>
      <description>A Techwise Conversation with acoustic engineer Nick Antonio</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/bright-lights-quieter-cities"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/04ptwcQuietCitiesthumbnail-1333982381953.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A Techwise Conversation with acoustic engineer Nick Antonio<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/WYMuMKaVjXg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-17T13:22:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/04ptwcQuietCitiesthumbnail-1333982381953.jpg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/04ptwcQuietCitiesthumbnail-1333982381953.jpg" />
      </media:content>
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      <title>With Jack Tramiel’s Passing, the PC Industry Loses Another Pioneer</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/MZft5MYGvG0/with-jack-tramiels-passing-the-pc-industry-loses-another-pioneer</link>
      <description>Jack Tramiel’s Commodore 64 was my first computer, and I’ve got a lot of company.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/with-jack-tramiels-passing-the-pc-industry-loses-another-pioneer"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/471px-Jack_Tramiel_cropped-1334348170734.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Jack Tramiel’s Commodore 64 was my first computer, and I’ve got a lot of company.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/MZft5MYGvG0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/with-jack-tramiels-passing-the-pc-industry-loses-another-pioneer</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-13T21:23:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/471px-Jack_Tramiel_cropped-1334348170734.jpg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/471px-Jack_Tramiel_cropped-1334348170734.jpg" />
      </media:content>
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      <title>Exit Strategy: HP Labs Director Prith Banerjee Resigns</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/QN4F02U3dqg/exit-strategy-hp-labs-director-prith-banerjee-resigns</link>
      <description>Banerjee leaves behind a controversial restructuring of the venerable laboratories.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/exit-strategy-hp-labs-director-prith-banerjee-resigns"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/1525579-1334003170907.jpeg"/></a><br/><br/>Banerjee leaves behind a controversial restructuring of the venerable laboratories.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/QN4F02U3dqg" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/exit-strategy-hp-labs-director-prith-banerjee-resigns</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-09T21:10:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/1525579-1334003170907.jpeg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/1525579-1334003170907.jpeg" />
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      <title>The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Is Open</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/hsQVdRTuH_s/the-future-of-robotics-and-artificial-intelligence-is-open</link>
      <description>Openness is disruptive, profitable, and will allow participation in robotics and AI to take off</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/the-future-of-robotics-and-artificial-intelligence-is-open"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/open robotics tb-1333658048124.png"/></a><br/><br/>Openness is disruptive, profitable, and will allow participation in robotics and AI to take off<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/hsQVdRTuH_s" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>William Hertling</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-05T20:34:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>Getting a Handle on the EU’s Definition of Nanomaterials</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/6wc0qSMJ1R8/getting-a-handle-on-the-eus-definition-of-nanomaterials</link>
      <description>A definition of nanomaterials so broad industries are in shock that they are now included in regulations</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/getting-a-handle-on-the-eus-definition-of-nanomaterials"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c82423-1333544833346.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A definition of nanomaterials so broad industries are in shock that they are now included in regulations<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/6wc0qSMJ1R8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-04T17:00:00Z</dc:date>
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        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c82423-1333544833346.jpg" />
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      <title>Does Lifecycle Analysis Make Sense for Nanotechnology?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/T4mxiCPxfVE/researchers-offer-lifecyle-method-for-assessing-nanotechnologys-impact</link>
      <description>Nanotechnology is an enabling technology, not an industry</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/researchers-offer-lifecyle-method-for-assessing-nanotechnologys-impact"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c43968-1333452955711.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Nanotechnology is an enabling technology, not an industry<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/T4mxiCPxfVE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-03T17:47:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>Occupy English</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/2cbro6bvvKI/occupy-english</link>
      <description>The 99 percenters now have new ways to talk about the other 1 percent</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/occupy-english"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/techsp-th-1332354736156.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The 99 percenters now have new ways to talk about the other 1 percent<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/2cbro6bvvKI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Paul McFedries</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-27T20:13:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The World According to DARPA</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/I22dQJIBESM/the-world-according-to-darpa</link>
      <description>The most famous name in American innovation today isn’t Apple or Google. It’s DARPA. Here’s why</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/military/the-world-according-to-darpa"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/spectl-th-1332334694966.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The most famous name in American innovation today isn’t Apple or Google. It’s DARPA. Here’s why<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/I22dQJIBESM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>G. Pascal Zachary</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-26T19:19:00Z</dc:date>
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    <feedburner:origLink>http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/military/the-world-according-to-darpa</feedburner:origLink></item>
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      <title>A Mysterious Signature from 1902</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/MO_xNIjeS24/a-mysterious-signature-from-1902</link>
      <description>Marconi, Graham Bell, Steinmetz—and Sanderson?</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/profiles/a-mysterious-signature-from-1902"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/4ac6-thumbnail-1332513874360.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Marconi, Graham Bell, Steinmetz—and Sanderson?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/MO_xNIjeS24" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jean Kumagai</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-23T14:35:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Fixing the Brain With Computers</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/zQzb6F3tkv0/fixing-the-brain-with-computers</link>
      <description>A Techwise Conversation with neurosurgeon and hacker Dr. Richard Bucholz</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/fixing-the-brain-with-computers"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/03ptwcNeurosurgeonBrainImplantthumbnail-1332162746192.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A Techwise Conversation with neurosurgeon and hacker Dr. Richard Bucholz<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/zQzb6F3tkv0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/fixing-the-brain-with-computers</guid>
      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-19T15:27:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Carbon Nanofibers Improve Silicon Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries, But Is It Enough?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/oxsPupno8O0/carbon-nanofibers-improve-silicon-electrodes-for-liion-batteries-but-is-it-enough</link>
      <description>Researchers peer into silicon nanocomposite electrodes to get them to last longer</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/carbon-nanofibers-improve-silicon-electrodes-for-liion-batteries-but-is-it-enough"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c95183-1331840270931.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Researchers peer into silicon nanocomposite electrodes to get them to last longer<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/oxsPupno8O0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/carbon-nanofibers-improve-silicon-electrodes-for-liion-batteries-but-is-it-enough</guid>
      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-15T20:20:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Open Source Comes to Textbooks</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/cPpX0MuKTpY/open-source-comes-to-textbooks</link>
      <description>College professors are ready to reinvent the textbook. The new price: $0</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/education/open-source-comes-to-textbooks"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/03ptwcOpenSourcedTextbooksthumbnail-1330961830610.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>College professors are ready to reinvent the textbook. The new price: $0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/cPpX0MuKTpY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-15T20:01:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>Hacking in the Streets</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/tftCg28rujE/hacking-in-the-streets</link>
      <description>They’ll be coding, networking, and, most likely, starting a few companies in the streets of Palo Alto this month.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/hacking-in-the-streets"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c90561-1331749053331.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>They’ll be coding, networking, and, most likely, starting a few companies in the streets of Palo Alto this month.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/tftCg28rujE" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-15T01:51:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Ditches Print Edition</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/mBdOax1PR0U/after-244-years-digital-only-for-encyclopaedia-britannica</link>
      <description>The encyclopedia will be digital-only going forward</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/computing/it/after-244-years-digital-only-for-encyclopaedia-britannica"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/Britannica-1331733414126.gif"/></a><br/><br/>The encyclopedia will be digital-only going forward<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/mBdOax1PR0U" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Robert Charette</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-14T15:12:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>China Surges ahead of India in Nanotechnology: Does it Matter?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/YltMN86sEcQ/china-surges-ahead-of-india-does-it-matter</link>
      <description>The nanotech race seems to rile people up, but it isn't clear what difference it makes</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/china-surges-ahead-of-india-does-it-matter"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c24064-1331060871440.png"/></a><br/><br/>The nanotech race seems to rile people up, but it isn't clear what difference it makes<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/YltMN86sEcQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-06T20:20:00Z</dc:date>
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    <item>
      <title>Obama Wins</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/Ayippse61gY/obama-wins</link>
      <description>Two economists from Yahoo Labs predict the 2012 election</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/obama-wins"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcElection2012thumbnail-1330523305499.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Two economists from Yahoo Labs predict the 2012 election<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/Ayippse61gY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-02T21:25:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcElection2012thumbnail-1330523305499.jpg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcElection2012thumbnail-1330523305499.jpg" />
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      <title>Nanotechnology’s Threat to Privacy Over-Hyped</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/VtK9ESqUEH4/nanotechnologys-threat-to-privacy-over-hyped</link>
      <description>Nanotechnology poses little threat to our privacy but the ignorance produced by claims that it does is dangerous</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/nanotechnologys-threat-to-privacy-over-hyped"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c7616-1330695614809.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Nanotechnology poses little threat to our privacy but the ignorance produced by claims that it does is dangerous<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/VtK9ESqUEH4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/nanotechnologys-threat-to-privacy-over-hyped</guid>
      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-02T16:45:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c7616-1330695614809.jpg">
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      <title>Law, as Much as Tech, Made Silicon Valley</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/vybnRcwtcG8/law-as-much-as-tech-made-silicon-valley</link>
      <description>A Techwise Conversation with Anupam Chander, author of “How Law Made Silicon Valley”</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/law-as-much-as-tech-made-silicon-valley"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcSiliconValleyLawBruceTBrownGettyImagesthumbnail-1330095230589.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A Techwise Conversation with Anupam Chander, author of “How Law Made Silicon Valley”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/vybnRcwtcG8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/law-as-much-as-tech-made-silicon-valley</guid>
      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-03-01T13:49:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Stanford Names Eight Engineering Heroes</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/7eyQE1H4p4Y/stanford-names-eight-engineering-heroes</link>
      <description>Inventor of first working laser, chief architect of Global Positioning System, among recipients</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/stanford-names-eight-engineering-heroes"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c24218-1330470952127.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Inventor of first working laser, chief architect of Global Positioning System, among recipients<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/7eyQE1H4p4Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/stanford-names-eight-engineering-heroes</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-29T18:07:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Lessons From Korea Inc.</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/Zt3hDm8Ny3Y/lessons-from-korea-inc</link>
      <description>Korean companies have spun a high-tech success story that has some surprising lessons for Americans</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/lessons-from-korea-inc"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/spectl-th-1330027575515.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Korean companies have spun a high-tech success story that has some surprising lessons for Americans<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/Zt3hDm8Ny3Y" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>G. Pascal Zachary</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-27T15:37:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/spectl-th-1330027575515.jpg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/spectl-th-1330027575515.jpg" />
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      <title>Is Math Still Relevant?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/zothzy81pbI/is-math-still-relevant</link>
      <description>The queen of the sciences may someday lose its royal status</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/is-math-still-relevant"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/reflect-th-1330031136798.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The queen of the sciences may someday lose its royal status<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/zothzy81pbI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/is-math-still-relevant</guid>
      <dc:creator>Robert W. Lucky</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-24T18:34:00Z</dc:date>
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        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/reflect-th-1330031136798.jpg" />
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      <title>Should You Still Choose Nuclear Engineering as a Career?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/ExTXNUvXV6Q/should-you-still-choose-nuclear-engineering-as-a-career</link>
      <description>Despite Fukushima, nuclear engineering still promises a stable career</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/tech-careers/should-you-still-choose-nuclear-engineering-as-a-career"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/care-th-1329945493402.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Despite Fukushima, nuclear engineering still promises a stable career<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/ExTXNUvXV6Q" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-24T16:55:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/care-th-1329945493402.jpg">
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      </media:content>
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      <title>Job Hunting in the Internet Age</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/1l2R7K6o2t0/job-hunting-in-the-internet-age</link>
      <description>A Techwise Conversation with Mike Junge, Google’s senior recruiter</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/tech-careers/job-hunting-in-the-internet-age"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcJungeJobHuntthumbnail-1330092486055.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A Techwise Conversation with Mike Junge, Google’s senior recruiter<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/1l2R7K6o2t0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/tech-careers/job-hunting-in-the-internet-age</guid>
      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-24T14:34:00Z</dc:date>
      <media:content url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcJungeJobHuntthumbnail-1330092486055.jpg">
        <media:thumbnail url="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcJungeJobHuntthumbnail-1330092486055.jpg" />
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    <feedburner:origLink>http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/tech-careers/job-hunting-in-the-internet-age</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item>
      <title>LCD Pioneers Honored with Draper Prize</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/63ZotWFoaJ4/lcd-pioneers-honored-with-draper-prize</link>
      <description>The National Academy of Engineering presents its top honor to inventors of the liquid crystal display</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/lcd-pioneers-honored-with-draper-prize"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/01CES2012_th-1329948181952.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>The National Academy of Engineering presents its top honor to inventors of the liquid crystal display<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/63ZotWFoaJ4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Benjamin Gross</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T22:17:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Can Software Predict Repeat Offenders?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/VADyTqXq2uY/can-software-predict-repeat-offenders</link>
      <description>Criminologist Richard Berk’s algorithms are getting better and better at it</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-22T13:42:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>With the “Wonders and Worries” of Nanotechnology, the Worries Seem to Be Accentuated</title>
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      <description>A video intended to aid the discussion of the societal implications of nanotechnology is long on satire and short on balance</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-21T21:51:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>What’s Wrong With Flight Simulators</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/f8y5YTc_E38/whats-wrong-with-flight-simulators</link>
      <description>A leading test pilot says they’re not training pilots for situations like the one Air France 447 found itself in</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/aerospace/aviation/whats-wrong-with-flight-simulators"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcTestPilotsthumbnail-1329503473746.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A leading test pilot says they’re not training pilots for situations like the one Air France 447 found itself in<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/f8y5YTc_E38" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-17T18:35:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Programmable Drug Delivery Implant Performs Well in Clinical Trials</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/4KLIcJKbthU/programmable-drug-delivery-implant-performs-well-in-clinical-trials</link>
      <description>Implanted microchips are as effective as injections</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Morgen Peck</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-16T19:03:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>America's Path to One Million More Science and Engineering Grads</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/jiO53lNaYr0/the-path-to-one-million-more-science-and-engineering-grads</link>
      <description>President’s science and technology advisory council reveals strategy to reform undergraduate education in the US</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/education/the-path-to-one-million-more-science-and-engineering-grads"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/Math_tn-1329340532587.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>President’s science and technology advisory council reveals strategy to reform undergraduate education in the US<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/jiO53lNaYr0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-16T14:18:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Innovation Is Hard</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/7nBCFjnqgsM/innovation-is-hard</link>
      <description>Kodak got a lot of things right—and still got it wrong</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/innovation/innovation-is-hard"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcKodakInnovationthumbnail-1328728394259.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Kodak got a lot of things right—and still got it wrong<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/7nBCFjnqgsM" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T15:08:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Magnetic Tag Replicates When Cells Divide</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/fZ0y5k5Fa_8/magnetic-tag-replicates-when-cells-divide</link>
      <description>Bell Biosystems claims to have done the impossible, wows crowd at Stanford’s StartX event</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-10T21:04:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Some Australians Prefer Skin Cancer to Sunscreens with Nanoparticles</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/tNam2t108ho/some-australians-prefer-skin-cancer-to-sunscreens-with-nanoparticles</link>
      <description>Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, some consumers believe nanoparticles in sunscreens are a greater danger than skin cancer</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/some-australians-prefer-skin-cancer-to-sunscreens-with-nanoparticles"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/c54380-1328892823210.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, some consumers believe nanoparticles in sunscreens are a greater danger than skin cancer<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/tNam2t108ho" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Dexter Johnson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-10T18:09:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Bone Transplantation Without Rejection</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/_nfltNNEcV0/bone-transplantation-without-rejection</link>
      <description>How a 3-D-printed titanium jawbone was transplanted into an 83-year-old patient</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/biomedical/bionics/bone-transplantation-without-rejection"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02ptwcJawbonethumbnail-1328886928057.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>How a 3-D-printed titanium jawbone was transplanted into an 83-year-old patient<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/_nfltNNEcV0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-10T16:54:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Who Owns Valuable (But Not Patented) Ideas?</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/uOV2HlT7Qfw/who-owns-ideas</link>
      <description>A high-stakes legal battle over cancer research spotlights important questions about intellectual property</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/innovation/who-owns-ideas"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/IPtn-1328724487217.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>A high-stakes legal battle over cancer research spotlights important questions about intellectual property<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/uOV2HlT7Qfw" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T20:41:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Geek Spotting For Super Bowl Ad-Watchers</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/WFyXGZ8HZw4/geek-spotting-for-super-bowl-adwatchers</link>
      <description>Look for celebrity geeks in Best Buy’s commercials.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/tech-careers/geek-spotting-for-super-bowl-adwatchers"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/10309-1328311144405.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Look for celebrity geeks in Best Buy’s commercials.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/WFyXGZ8HZw4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-03T23:22:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Reinventing the Lecture</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/-YQlrP59xYU/can-an-online-course-be-more-personal-than-an-inperson-one</link>
      <description>Stanford University is blending the online and in-class experiences</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/at-work/education/can-an-online-course-be-more-personal-than-an-inperson-one"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/01ptwc26KollerClassroomthumbnail-1328120359013.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Stanford University is blending the online and in-class experiences<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/-YQlrP59xYU" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-02-03T16:02:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Review: Liars &amp; Outliers</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/huvKEg8hWlI/review-liars-outliers</link>
      <description>Bruce Schneier’s new book explores the relationships of trust on which civilization depends</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/review-liars-outliers"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02RWSchneierthumbnail-1328126222287.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Bruce Schneier’s new book explores the relationships of trust on which civilization depends<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/huvKEg8hWlI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-02-01T21:18:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: P2P Politics</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/9JJRIDaEmnA/dream-job-p2p-politics</link>
      <description>Ever since the Obama campaign, former AOL executive Jascha Franklin-Hodge has been using the Web to improve political campaigning</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Marisa Plumb</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T19:49:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Designing Automation for Acrobats</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/Oq6zwiJ-Tbk/dream-job-2012-designing-automation-for-acrobats</link>
      <description>Phillip Toussaint‘s computer code moves the scenery, props, and other gear that make magic for Cirque du Soleil and other extravaganzas</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Alaina G. Levine</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T19:49:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Sports Geek</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/duji4ec5hpU/dream-job-sports-geek</link>
      <description>Athlete/engineer Antoine Ravisé finds his calling developing next-generation sports gear</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Quick-Draw Animator</title>
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      <description>Software creator Kevin Wang’s tools turn news stories into viral videos</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Eliza Strickland</dc:creator>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Bridging Brazil’s Digital Divide</title>
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      <description>Brazilian engineer José Edimilson Canaes teaches people to turn the power of computers onto social problems</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Building a Hybrid-Electric, Unmanned Heliplane</title>
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      <description>The leader of Aerovel’s avionics design team, John Stafford, gravitates to small, informal companies</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>David Schneider</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T19:47:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Rube Goldberg 2.0</title>
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      <description>Brent Bushnell is a jack-of-all-tech-trades with a whimsical take on real-world engineering</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tekla S. Perry</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T19:47:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Special Report: Dream Jobs 2012</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/W5CPZfSOfYU/special-report-dream-jobs-2012</link>
      <description>There's nothing textbook about the careers of the 10 engineers profiled in our annual Dream Jobs roundup</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Lego Queen</title>
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      <description>Nicole Richard uses Lego kits to educate budding engineers</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rachel Courtland</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T18:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Building Ocean Explorers</title>
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      <description>Ocean engineer Kevin Hardy’s creations plumb the depths of the Mariana Trench</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Eliza Strickland</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T17:04:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Engineers: What’s in a Name?</title>
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      <description>The words we use for engineering disciplines have changed dramatically</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Ada Brunstein</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T16:30:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Dream Jobs 2012: Web Guru for the Blind</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/XoFtiBw-XX8/dream-job-2012-web-guru-for-the-blind</link>
      <description>IBM researcher Chieko Asakawa can’t see your website, but she can make it better</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/dream-job-2012-web-guru-for-the-blind"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/02DJAsakawa-th-1327520480251.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>IBM researcher Chieko Asakawa can’t see your website, but she can make it better<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/XoFtiBw-XX8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Eliza Strickland</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-31T12:59:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Tufte-isms</title>
      <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~3/dBWc09FwK-4/tufteisms</link>
      <description>The proponents of information design, present—and talk about—data efficiently</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Paul McFedries</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-30T17:30:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Silicon Valley Salaries Top $100 000</title>
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      <description>Salaries and bonuses for engineers are up, with the average pay in Silicon Valley reaching six figures.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/tech-careers/silicon-valley-salaries-top-100000"><img border="0" alt="null" src="http://spectrum.ieee.org/img/moolah_tn-1327440716815.jpg"/></a><br/><br/>Salaries and bonuses for engineers are up, with the average pay in Silicon Valley reaching six figures.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IeeeSpectrumAtWork/~4/cFJtMOJHqj0" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Prachi Patel</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-01-25T03:43:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Apple and Amazon’s New Battleground: Textbooks</title>
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      <description>iPads are still more expensive than printed books—but what about Kindles?</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Steven Cherry</dc:creator>
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      <title>CES 2012: A Week at CES in Tweets</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-20T19:15:00Z</dc:date>
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