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Articles in March 2002 issue of Poptronics

• The basics of SMPS troubleshooting. (Service Clinic).
  by Goldwasser, Sam
• Infrared Thermometer. (New Gear).
• Transistor innovation. (Prototype).(Intel TeraHertz transistor)(Brief Article)
• Wireless USB Client device. (PC Gizmo[R]).
• Broadband DVR. (Gizmo[R]).
• X-radiation rule changes? (Research Notes).(Consumer Electonics Assoc seeks changes)(Brief Article)
• UFO Detector, Part 2. (Amazing Science).
  by Iovine, John
• Electromagnetic field sensor. (New Gear).
• "Un-generated" electricity. (Prototype).(new form of semiconductor technology)(Brief Article)
• PC Sound Morpher. (PC Gizmo[R]).
• Taking it to the streets. (Gizmo[R]).
• Q & A.(building a radio transmitter, other questions and answers)(Column)
• Lockout system. (New Gear).
• Anthrax-scrubbing bubbles. (Prototype).(decontaminating foam)(Brief Article)
• It's MaGIC! (Research Notes).(Gibson Labs technology for networking audio equipment)(Brief Article)
• Mega CD storage. (Gizmo[R]).
• Dateline: March 1992 (10 years ago). (Yesterday's News).
• John Hays Hammond, Jr. "The Father of the Remote Control".
  by Orlando, Maria
• ToolCaddie. (New Gear).
• Heat-activated epoxy. (Research Notes).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
• Back to the FutureTruck. (Prototype).(group seeks to make SUVs more environmentally friendly)(Brief Article)
• Classy clicker. (Gizmo[R]).
• Dateline: March 1972 (30 years ago). (Yesterday's News).
• Build a Smart Flashlight: The power's out again! Don't worry--with this one-night project, there's always light on hand.(Brief Article)
  by Dee, Robert Nance
• Ignition-Firing Indicator. (New Gear).
• Hollywood victory. (Business Buzz).(DVD-decryption code ruled to be piracy)(Brief Article)
• LCD TV. (Gizmo[R)).
• Dateline: March 1952 (50 years ago). (Yesterday's News).
• Artificial Muscles: An arm wrestle with Mother Nature.(electroactive polymers)
  by Laarhoven, James Van
• Single-board computer. (New Gear).
• Classroom monopoly. (Business Buzz).(Microsoft's proposed settlement could prolong monopoly)(Brief Article)
• Nine-bBand Radar Detector. (Gizmo[R]).
• Letters.
• Basic regulator circuits. (All About).
  by Graf, Rudolf F.
• Radiation Monitor. (New Gear).
• Broadening broadband. (Business Buzz).(Brief Article)
• Where's the dish? (Gizmo[R]).
• Stranger than fiction.(process of innovation in consumer electronics industry)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
  by La Morte, Chris
• Homeland Radar defense. (Phototype).(Telephonics Corp's Ground Surveillance Radar)(Brief Article)
• Your own Monster Workstation, Part 1. (Peak Computing).(building a high-performance personal computer)
  by Needleman, Ted
• Free Sampler Kit. (New Gear).
• Multi-platform printer. (PC Gizmo[R]).
• Projection: Affordable. (Gizmo[R]).
• People-friendly technology. (Surveying the Digital Domain).(speed in computers and Web access is artificial need)
  by Goldsborough, Reid
• Pencil-style Visual-Fault Locator. (New Gear).
• Web mice. (PC Gizmo[R]).
• Personal warning system. (Gizmo[R]).
• Fun with magnets and motion. (Basic Circuitry).
  by Rakes, Charles D.
• Capacitance Meter. (New Gear).
• Doubly strange brew. (Phototype).(double-quark nuclei)(Brief Article)
• Virtual rock star. (PC Gizmo[R]).
• Boxed set. (Gizmo[R]).