Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

July 23, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically significant new products.

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NeilFarbstein - Jul 23, 2008
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Expect next year's R&D winners to include Vulvox Nanobiotecnology's high strength composite structures! http://vulvox.tripod.com
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