Tapping the code; encryption
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The federal government is promoting, and will begin using, a new communication encoding chip. The new computer chip should put an end to telephone eavesdropping and, at the same time, make it easier to perform legal wiretaps. Controversy surrounding the chip is discussed.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1993
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24 hours in space
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Astronauts who will board the International Space Station in year 2006 practice everyday activities to prepare to life in outer space. There are differences when sleeping, showering, preparing and eating meals using appliances also found on Earth.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
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Arsenal of the sun
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The Space Environment Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the US Air Force, monitors the activities of the Sun, which erupts every 11 years into explosive electrical bursts called coronal mass ejections.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2000
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