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: Water-Repelling Metals; By Prachi Patel-Predd
Wednesday, October 15, 2008; New metals will keep engines and turbines dry and ice-free.

: Sticky Nanotape; By Katherine Bourzac
Thursday, October 09, 2008; Carbon-nanotube adhesive outperforms gecko feet and could aid climbing robots.

: Flexible Silicon Solar Cells; By Katherine Bourzac
Monday, October 06, 2008; Thin but efficient solar cells use one-tenth the silicon of conventional cells.

: Nanotubes on the Brain; By Katherine Bourzac
Tuesday, September 23, 2008; Neural implants could benefit from coated electrodes.

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Quadrupole DNA sequencing: 09/13/2008 | via nanotechwire.com; Using the Paul trap to manipulate DNA between nanotube electrodes could result in a lower cost alternative to nanopore sequencing, which works by moving ...

Low cost graphite alternative to fabricating nanotechnology biosensors: 09/08/2008 | via nanowerk.com; Carbon nanomaterials have been extensively used in electroanalysis, and the most common forms are spherical fullerenes, cylindrical nanotubes, and carbon fibers and blacks. Since the ...

Nanosensor Detects Immune Cell Signals; Could Fight Aids, Cancer: 09/04/2008 | via dailytech.com; Nanosensor Detects Immune Cell Signals; Could Fight AIDS, CancerDailyTech, IL - 31 minutes agoThe design of the multi-trap nanophysiometer (MTN) is seen on the left, with a ...

Chinese scientists develop new approach for early diagnosis of cancer: 09/01/2008 | via nanowerk.com; A research project entitled 'A real-time analysis of the early diagnosis of cancer markers', undertaken by the CAS Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, recently passed ...

Gadget Designers Push the Limits of Size, Safety: 08/28/2008 | via blog.wired.com; The nano incident illustrates how risk can increase as devices decrease in size, says Roger Kay, an analyst at Endpoint Technologies. ...

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Friday, August 15, 2008
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