In stories you might have missed this week, Republicans are trying to give medical device excise tax repeal a piggy back ride. Also, EE Times takes a look at R&D at TI's Kilby Labs and brings you some of the messiest desks in engineering.
Medical Device Exise Tax Repeal Tries to Piggy Back on Free Trade Act (MEDCITY News)
How R&D is Done at Kilby Labs (EE Times)
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Some decisions are easy (yes, I WILL have dessert). Others are not. Take the question of whether women in their 40s should get a mammogram. Some say yes, others say not necessarily. Add to the mix a certain daytime talk show host who suggested that radiation from mammograms could be contributing to increased rates of thyroid cancer, and it’s not surprising that many women are confused....