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In work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the...
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:: 11 November, 2009
Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional...
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:: 11 November, 2009
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have won a $6.5 million grant to develop improved components that will boost the efficiency of...
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:: 11 November, 2009
Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This...
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:: 10 November, 2009
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:: 08 November, 2009
Dampening a light-sensing reaction in the eye might slow a common cause of blindness.
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:: 08 November, 2009
About five years ago, Professor Janet Sawicki at the Lankenau Institute in Pennsylvania read an article about nanoparticles developed by MIT’s...
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:: 03 November, 2009
When searching for basketball videos online, a long list of websites appears, which may contain a picture or a word describing a basketball. But...
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:: 31 October, 2009
A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as...
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:: 27 October, 2009
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:: 21 October, 2009
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:: 16 October, 2009
A functioning strip of heart muscle has been created from mouse embryonic stem cells, thanks to the identification of a new type of cardiac stem...
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:: 16 October, 2009
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:: 16 October, 2009
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:: 16 October, 2009
The destructive force of tropical cyclones in East and Southeast Asia is back in the headlines. ETH-Zurich researcher Michael Faber, Professor of...
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:: 09 October, 2009
People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of...
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:: 07 October, 2009
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:: 05 October, 2009
The properties that make nanotech attractive may make it hazardous as well.
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