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Cloning for machine

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The reproduction of two lambs at Roslin Institute, Scotland in 1995 through the use of cloning technology witnessed the rise of biomedical research. Cloning, based on the nuclear transfer of two cells derived from surrogate sources, may point to a number of practical benefits in animal husbandry and medical science.

Author: Wilmut, Ian
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Research, Genetic aspects, Cloning, Reproduction (Biology), Reproduction, Roslin Institute

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Spies in the xerox machine: how an engineer helped the CIA snoop on Soviet diplomats

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Ray Zoppoth was the mechanical engineer who designed a device that was utilized by the Central Intelligence Agency to monitor photocopied documents from the Soviet embassy. The device is a miniature surveillance camera that is inserted in Xerox photocopier machines.

Author: Stover, Dan
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1997
Methods, Political activity, Achievements and awards, Photocopiers, Copying machines, Espionage, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, Zoppoth, Ray

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The crash in the machine

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Most automobile manufacturers are turning to the use of computer simulations in doing crash tests of vehicles that are to be introduced in the market. They have found this technique effective in producing safe and efficient cars with less time and costs.

Author: Thomke, Stefan, Holzner, Michael, Gholami, Touraj
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
Production management, Automobiles, Automobile industry, Computer simulation, Crashworthiness (Vehicles)

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