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  Quantum Dots - Breakthrough for Solar Cells and Lasers

  Researcher Adrienne Stiff-Roberts explains how new nanotechnology can enhance and fine-tune vital optical devices.

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  Special Delivery: Antibiotic Viruses Could Kill Bacteria

  Researchers discover powerful molecular-scale motors driving viruses; a major step to to employing beneficial viruses to knock out dangerous diseases. Read Story

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  Zhong Lin Wang on Studying Nanotechnology

  By replicating and learning from biological species, we can build materials and structures that have superior performance.

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  Engineers Create 'Nanobamas'

  Group of engineers use carbon nanotubes to make mini-portraits of Barack Obama.

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  Nanoparticles Taught to Swim

  A scientist can make tiny, metallic objects swim using nano-motors.

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  Video - Nanoparticles Made to Swim

  Platinum/gold nanorods in distilled water migrate toward a source of hydrogen peroxide.

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  Solar Cells Go Organic

  Diane Hinkens was a clothing designer. Now she's designing solar cells.

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  Scientists Create World's Thinnest Balloon

  Scientists have created the world's thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of carbon.

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  Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer

  If the white blood cells of our immune system—particularly the powerhouse "killer" t-cells—could easily identify cancer, they would become a nanoscale army dedicated solely to eradicating mutated cells.

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  Nanowire 'Paper Towel' Designed to Clean Up Oil Spills

  A mat of nanowires with the feel of paper could be a new tool in the cleanup of oil.

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  Nanowire 'Power Shirt'

  Scientists developing a shirt made of nanowires that might be used to harvest energy from a wearer's physical motion.

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  Nano-Dali

  Artwork from the ISIS laboratory

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  Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysis

  Biodegradable soap-like molecule gives rodents some ability to move limbs.

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  New Paper Batteries Powered by Blood

  We'll have the ability to print batteries, researcher says.

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  Nano Sports: The 2-Millimeter Dash and Invisible Soccer

  Tiny robots will pass a “soccer ball� the width of a human hair.

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  Bone's Strength Found in Weird Structure Inside

  The surprisingly uneven structure of bone may help to explain why it is so strong.

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  New Potions to Clean Old Masterpieces

  Advanced salad-dressing-like mixes could help cleanse masterpieces.

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  Water Discovered to Flow Like Molasses

  At the molecular level, water exhibits viscous, even solid-like properties.

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  Tiny Generator Would Make Electricity While You Walk

  Novel nanogenerator could power small electronic devices by harnessing your footsteps or even your blood flow.

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  Cutting-edge Technology: The World's Smallest Scissors

  Scientists in Japan have created molecular clippers that are opened and closed with light.

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  Scientists Create Tiniest-Ever Alphabet Soup

  Scientists have created the tiniest-ever alphabet soup by designing and producing billions of microscale fluorescent particles in the shapes of the 26 letters, all in one font and suspended in a liquid.