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...Qaeda operative, al-Faruq, the CIA report says, was "the mastermind behind all the Christmas 2000 bombings in Indonesia"--a wave of attacks on Christian churches--which killed 18 and injured more than 100. Earlier that year, al-Faruq "cased the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to develop a plan to destroy the embassy with a large car bomb." He abandoned the plan when the U.S. hardened the building's security after a separate, credible threat in October...
...business. Meanwhile, he is working to convince tire manufacturers that by sealing their wheels with his technology instead of butyl rubber, the current sealant, they can produce tires that run cooler and safer, are lighter and increase a car's fuel efficiency. The U.S. Army has asked InMat to develop gloves that will protect soldiers from chemical agents. Goldberg's funding has come mostly from an angel investor and grants, which means he is still on the prowl for cash. "It's been a battle," he says. "It's still a battle. But we're looking at enormous growth prospects...
Baker and his team created a company called NanoBio. An $11 million Pentagon grant allowed the team to develop a cream that can penetrate and kill infectious microbes, everything from the fungus that grows on toenails to flu viruses to anthrax spores. The military version, called NanoDefend, is a liquid designed to decontaminate clothing and surfaces that have come into contact with anthrax, Ebola or smallpox. A creamy gel or goop, called NanoGreen, can be used by the military to decontaminate skin--and may eventually have topical and vaginal applications for consumers, according to NanoBio CEO Ted Annis. The firm...
...which, when combined with reprocessing technology, would’ve enabled Iraq to make its own plutonium. That same year, former International Atomic Energy Agency inspector Roger Richter had warned the U.S. State Department that “available information points to an aggressive, coordinated program by Iraq to develop nuclear-weapons capability during the next five years...
Caples made it clear that Harvard would need to develop a consistent corner attack to be a legitimate contender at the national level. Tomorrow night’s game against Connecticut, who has bested the Crimson 21-2-2 in their all-time meetings, should be the best challenge to date...