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prosthetics Bionic hands controlled by new "minimuscles" implanted in the wearer's arm David Pescovitz
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computer science DARPA's Spectrum Collaboration Challenge: finally some progress towards a "Cognitive Radio" future Cory Doctorow
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politics NSA domestic surveillance debate returns to Congress with 'Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act' Xeni Jardin