Time out: a Patent Office ruling frees the development of new ultrawideband wireless systems
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Time Domain Corp., which owns patents on an ultrawideband pulse radar technology developed by Larry Fullerton in the 1970s, welcomes a ruling in its patent suit against Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The government lab developed its own, similar technology, which Time Domain claimed was dependent on its own.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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Truth or Consequences: A polygraph screening program raises questions about the science of lie detection
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Three national nuclear weapon laboratories have started screening scientists with lie detectors in an effort to prevent espionage. However, many scientists question the effectiveness of polygraphs.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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Fat in the Fire: A researcher found to have faked data on electromagnetic fields says it's all a misunderstanding
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Researcher Robert P. Liburdy published a study in 1992 showing that electromagnetic fields can influence cellular functions. But after receiving an anonymous tip, a government investigation showed that Liburdy's research was falsified.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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