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Popular Science Sep 2000

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Contents

Politicos and Tax Dodgers
11
Electronic commerce (Taxation)
Underground Water Reservoirs on Mars?
27
Mars Global Surveyor, Mars (Planet) (Water)
Versatile Vessel
28
F. G. Walton Smith (Research ship)
Safe at Sea
31
Marine parks and reserves
Simulated Spacemen
31
Space cowboys (Motion picture), Motion pictures (Computer use), 3-D computer graphics
C is for Coming of Age
48
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (Automobile)
Speed for the Street
50
Ford Mustang (Automobile)
Not Your Father's PC.
51
Internet appliances
Unbreakable Code
51
Quantum cryptography
Virtual Tour Guides Tell You where to Go
52
Electronic books
Ancient Building
32
Homo erectus (Japan)
Dueling Diabetes
33
Diabetes (Therapy), Islands of Langerhans (Transplantation)
Flip Side of Nicotine
33
Nicotine
The Trumped-up Genome
36
Human Genome Project
Wobble Washer
37
Washing machines
Got Slime?
38
Water pipes, Plastic (Contamination), Biofilms
Discs for HDTV.
41
Optical storage devices, High definition television
Driving the 'dreams'.
45
Automobiles, Experimental
New Mission for Missile Boats
56
Nuclear submarines, Cruise missiles (Sea launching)
Testing for Tainted Gold
62
International Olympic Committee, Olympic athletes (Drug use), Olympic Games, Drug abuse (Testing)
Home of the Future
68
Home automation, Smart household appliances
What Will Homes be Like in 25 Years?
76
Architectural forecasting
Get Wired
78
Smart household appliances, Home automation
Egypt's Lost Cities
82
Underwater archaeology, Alexandria (Egypt) (Antiquities)
Pollution Busters
84
Air pollution (California), Automobile engines (Energy usage), Automobiles (Environmental aspects)
Why is the Keyboard on a Computer Arranged the Way it Is? Why Not in Alphabetical Order?
91
Keyboards (History)

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