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Designing Structures Made of Nanomaterials: By Katherine Bourzac | 06/19/2009 | 1 Comment; Microsoft researchers hope to simplify algorithms for self-assembling materials.

A Camera from a Sheet of Fiber: By Kate Greene | 06/17/2009 | 1 Comment; By integrating sensors into a plastic fiber, researchers make a large, flexible camera.

A Cheap Route to Robust LEDs: By Anne-Marie Corley | 06/15/2009 | 1 Comment; Chemical bonds put a new spin on quantum-dot hybrid light-emitting devices.

A Two-Pronged Water-Treatment Technology: By Monica Heger | 06/15/2009 | 1 Comment; Combining light and electrical current removes contaminants from water.

IBM Invests in Battery Research: By Katherine Bourzac | 06/11/2009 | 10 Comments; The company hopes to develop powerful, lightweight lithium-air batteries.

A Full-Color Screen That Bends: By Prachi Patel | 06/08/2009 | 1 Comment; A new way to mass-produce flexible OLED displays could mean affordable commercial products.

Cheaper Big-Screen OLEDs: By Katherine Bourzac | 06/05/2009 | 1 Comment; New organic display materials can be printed with ink-jets.

Getting Arsenic Out of Water: By Katherine Bourzac | 06/01/2009 | 2 Comments; IBM is developing a membrane that is more effective at ridding drinking water of arsenic contaminants.

Higher-Performance Plastic Electronics: By Katherine Bourzac | 05/26/2009; A new way of printing organic electronics is more reliable and yields higher performance.

A Drug-Dispensing Lens: By Courtney Humphries | 05/21/2009 | 3 Comments; A startup company is developing contact lenses that deliver medications directly to the eye.

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