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Wireless Microgrippers Grab Living Cells
Posted on January 13, 2009 at 11:07:31 am
Researchers have invented dust-particle-size devices that can be used to grab and remove living cells from hard-to-reach places without the need for electrical wires.

Flexible Photodetectors Could Help Sharpen Photos
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 10:50:12 am
Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past.

Evidence Of Ancient Chemical Warfare
Posted on January 15, 2009 at 10:41:12 am
A researcher from the University of Leicester has identified what looks to be the oldest archaeological evidence for chemical warfare -- from Roman times.

Mass Of Sticky Tentacles To Stop Fleeing Criminals
Posted on January 16, 2009 at 09:49:29 am
What’s possible when a group of scientists are inspired by a famous superhero and a giant creature from the sea? How about a new technology for stopping the bad guys in their tracks?

Medical 'Mini-submarine' To Blast Diseased Cells In The Body
Posted on January 18, 2009 at 02:01:55 pm
Ever since the 1966 Hollywood movie, doctors have imagined a real-life Fantastic Voyage a medical vehicle shrunk small enough to “submarine” in and fix faulty cells in the body. Thanks to new research that reality may be only three years away.

Students Launch Their Own Video Game
Posted on January 19, 2009 at 10:59:04 am
Most students like to play video games, but Georgia Tech students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week of Xbox Community Games in November.

Software To Connect Flood Of Computerized Devices With Vast Networks
Posted on January 20, 2009 at 10:50:44 am
Middleware is the software glue that could connect a wide array of personal devices – from mobile devices to the on-board navigation systems of automobiles – to various networks.

"Hobbit" Skull Study Shows Species Not Human
Posted on January 21, 2009 at 10:21:36 am
In a an analysis of the size, shape and asymmetry of the cranium of Homo floresiensis, a researcher concludes that the fossil, found in Indonesia in 2003 and known as the “Hobbit,” is not human.

Microbot Motors To Swim Human Arteries
Posted on January 23, 2009 at 10:55:19 am
A range of complex surgical operations necessary to treat stroke victims, confront hardened arteries or address blockages in the bloodstream are about to be made safer.

Secrets Of Stradivarius' Unique Violin Sound Revealed
Posted on January 25, 2009 at 05:45:12 pm
For centuries, violin makers have tried and failed to reproduce the pristine sound of Stradivarius and Guarneri violins, but after 33 years of work put into the project, a Texas A&M University professor is confident the veil of mystery has now been lifted


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