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...wonder the prospect of artificial muscles has NASA, well, pumped. Traditional robots, even in today's miniature sizes, draw heavily from the limited power supplies on a space probe, and their weight translates into higher launch costs. Bar-Cohen says the components required to construct each strip of artificial muscle cost a total of $200, need just four volts of power and weigh only a fraction of an ounce. Says Rob Manning, chief engineer for nasa's Mars Lander missions: "With all of our basketball-sized spacecraft, we're going to need this kind of technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASA Builds Muscles | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

Starr has throughout his probe repeatedly been accused of being manipulative and overzealous, and some of these charges will soon get a new airing, perhaps as soon as next week at Whitewater partner Susan McDougal's contempt trial. "Her defense will highlight her contention--after being tried three times--that he has been trying to get her to lie against Clinton," says Novak. "Her lawyers will be putting Starr's office on trial and may even call him." Clinton's acquittal in the impeachment proceedings weakened Starr politically, and he does not noticeably lack enemies who would take advantage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ken Starr, for the Defense--His | 3/12/1999 | See Source »

...Interior Secretary Babbit asks Congress for $9.1 million to probe U.S. frog-population decline; waning salamanders and toads also slated for probe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top 50 News Stories (Of Last Wednesday) | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

Finally, in August of 1993, theUniversity-represented by then Vice President andGeneral Counsel Margaret H. Marshall-released aninternal probe of the discrimination claims...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Security Guards Stuck In Limbo | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...hard to imagine they ever will. The ultimate question for Starr is what to do legally with the case that fell short politically. A sign that an indictment isn't imminent is the departure for private practice of Starr's day-to-day manager of the Lewinsky probe, Bob Bittman, and his top appellate litigator, Brett Kavanaugh. Soon after the trial ends, Starr will come under pressure to shut it all down and return to private practice. He is famously immune to such pressure, but if he decides not to indict Clinton, there's little reason to keep going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Will Starr Pull the Plug? | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

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