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  1. Tech

    Wanted: Better Yardsticks

    A new federal survey has found that a lack of measurement tools may jeopardize the United States' edge in technological innovation.

    By Janet Raloff
  2. Computing

    The Machine’s Got Rhythm

    By teaching computers how to transcribe musical recordings, a relatively mundane task, researchers are opening new musical possibilities.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  3. Humans

    Letters from the April 21, 2007, issue of Science News

    How the West isn’t one The author of “Why So Dry? Ocean temperatures alone don’t explain droughts” (SN: 2/10/07, p. 84), seems to feel, like most other writers do, that “the western United States” properly covers all geographical bases. Believe me, the Pacific Northwest is anything but dry.