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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Nanotechnology ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest scale. It would precede the field of nanotechnology by decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Particle Physics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sWg4GLG4AJ8fUjzPpHXL6G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Richard Feynman dreamed up the notion of nanotechnology in 1959, but the word wouldn&#039;t be coined until 1974. Historians debate how much his vision drove innovations in the field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of a spider-looking metal robot grasping a cancerous cell. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will humans ever be immortal? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans are getting better at staving off death our technological and medical advances. But could humans ever become immortal? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HsuXn7YwLqZoR3NsJkusWY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Say Elon Musk's 'Nano' Claims Don't Make Any Sense ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The SpaceX and Tesla founder is having a very public meltdown right now, and making some weird claims about a prefix used in some sciences. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yqEdLyTApYstUqduifpEwT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Tattoo Ink and Gold Could (One Day) Help Restore Vision ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An artificial retina made of organic ink and gold may be able to restore vision someday, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:14:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bahar Gholipour ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uSwCMzGQy5vfJA8pMVuUs-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No Needles: Contact Lens Could Monitor Glucose for People with Diabetes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many people with diabetes need to prick their finger for a drop of blood up to eight times a day to monitor their glucose levels, an uncomfortable and cumbersome task. It can all add up to tens of thousands of finger pricks over a person's lifetime. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christopher Wanjek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fXRndBmSdP9sZTgcg7Mczi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Jang-Ung Park, UNIST]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration shows a contact lens with a glucose monitor, stretchable antenna and LED display. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[contact lens, glucose monitor ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World of Intricate Muscles Revealed Inside Velvet Worm's Wee Leg ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists can now visualize the interiors of structures that measure fractions of a millimeter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:05:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8sSB8QUBGfQJVmX8hyUAuB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 3D Computer Chip Uses Nanotech to Boost Processing Power ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new type of 3D computer chip that combines two cutting-edge nanotechnologies could dramatically increase the speed and energy efficiency of processors, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:14:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Edd Gent ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lnj3kvKDrCiVuj3yUhJdJm-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new type of 3D computer chip layers memory and logic circuits on top of each other, rather than side by side.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The new type of 3D computer chip layers memory and logic circuits on top of each other, rather than side by side.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nanotech's Big Ideas: From Tumor Zappers to Space Elevators ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists and engineers at Future Con described the latest discoveries in nanotechnology that are fueling research in space travel and in medicine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:47:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PitDj7EgVeWgE2rehPqRm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s concept of a space elevator system, looking down at Earth from 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) up.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultrathin Loudspeaker-Mic Also Generates Energy from Motion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have developed a sheet-like device that acts as a loudspeaker and microphone and can generate energy from human motion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 15:59:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tracy Staedter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJYycUjHkxEK7FLb5wejLM-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michigan State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sheet-like, flexible device can transmit sound like a traditional loudspeaker.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sheet-like, flexible device can transmit sound like a traditional loudspeaker.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Laser-Printed Nanotech Makes Colors That Never Fade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Laser printers that "sculpt" images at miniscule scales could one day make color photos that don't fade over time the way ink does, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 10:57:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XogMTrxfXqd2N6ncmtr7oR-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Technical University of Denmark]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[To demonstrate the working principle of resonant laser printing, the researchers printed several macroscopic images in various color tones. Here are examples of several famous paintings laser printed at 500 dots per inch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[To demonstrate the working principle of resonant laser printing, the researchers printed several macroscopic images in various color tones. Here are examples of several famous paintings laser printed at 500 dots per inch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Reviving Frozen Organs: Nanotech May Pave the Way ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found a way to thaw out frozen organs that won't destroy the organs in the process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 23:36:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sneqvUiXyQNiKFccRNgykT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[In an image representing organ donation, one person&#039;s hands give a plastic heart to another person.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[In an image representing organ donation, one person&#039;s hands give a plastic heart to another person.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultrathin Electric 'Tattoo' Can Monitor Muscles and More ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have developed a thin, flexible electrode that can measure electrical signals on the skin after being applied like a temporary tattoo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 19:18:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Greg Uyeno ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tua4iYu8Fapx48M34b96yT-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This &quot;tattoo&quot; electrode could make it easier to monitor muscle activity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flexible Electric Tattoo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Got a Scratched Gadget? Self-Propelled Particles to the Rescue ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Electronics such as solar panels and flexible gadgets may someday be able to heal their "wounds," thanks to tiny, self-propelled nanoparticles that detect and repair damage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:41:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Edd Gent ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJ7iMEh7nmRU3Keduxzdm4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wang Lab, UCSD]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Self-propelled nanoparticles could rush to the scene of a scrape in an electronic and bridge the gap to complete the circuit again, shown here in an illustration.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Self-propelled nanoparticles could rush to the scene of a scrape in an electronic and bridge the gap to complete the circuit again, shown here in an illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Learning from Earth's Smallest Ecosystems (Kavli Hangout) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Peering into the planet's tiniest ecosystems, under rocks and in our guts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 21:03:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rhniJL3KjYfD6WGnQcREB8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Richard Feynman's Lessons from Ants, Dinosaurs and His Dad (Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50377-video-richard-feynman-on-life-lessons.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ For Richard Feynman, it was his father who inspired him to find answers to the world's unanswered questions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2015 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Gerlach ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j5RUAWwS7zji9hEfScV82e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of dinosaurs and a pterodactyl overhead.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of dinosaurs and a pterodactyl overhead.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zombie Cyborg Wood May Lead to Better Night-Vision Cameras ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50317-zombie-cyborg-wood-created.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The cyberwood, which continues to work even after its living components die, is made from a combination of tobacco plant and teensy carbon tubes. The result could lead to better technologies in night-vision cameras and temperature sensors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:16:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:58:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NULh2h8Xhst2iQuzzcv4k5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[R. Di Giacoma et al., ETH Zurich/PNAS.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scanning electron microscope picture of cyberwood, a hybrid material made of tobacco laced with carbon nanotubes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scanning electron microscope picture of cyberwood, a hybrid material made of tobacco laced with carbon nanotubes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virus-Crafted Metal Nano-Sponges Boost Boiling ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50277-virus-crafted-metal-nanosponges.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A watched pot may never boil, but a watched pot coated in these super-sponge nanostructures might. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:11:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Britt Faulstick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cZuSbY9aXMFo4PQj63po7A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Drexel University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Close-up image of the Drexel University lab&#039;s virus-templated nickel nanostructures.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Drexel University lab&#039;s virus-templated nickel nanostructures]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nanoscale Super-Sponges Boost Boiling (Gallery) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50278-nanoscale-super-sponges-wick-water-for-power-plant-boilers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using a scaffolding built from tobacco viruses, engineers have created a super-efficient nanoscale sponge. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:10:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9QEReGLSqjeykE2s8eiprj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Drexel University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[High-speed imaging of nucleate boiling on a surface treated with Drexel University&#039;s virus-templated nanocoating.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fast and hot surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chameleon-like Material Changes Color On Demand ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50133-chameleon-like-material-changes-color-on-demand.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New nanoscale technology could have wide-ranging applications in multiple industries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Glenn McDonaled ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/duiv7uCbi8vGrMhRVQgah8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The silicon layer, approximately 120 nanometers thick, is flexible and depending on the spacing of the ridges etched into it produces different colors.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Color-changing silicon layer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Nanotech View of the Microbiome (Kavli Roundtable) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49796-nanotech-view-of-the-microbiome.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New nanotech is behind the latest hunt to find and track the millions of microbes in the microbiome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:04:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NPpnGHbMq5qftCUF2We4RN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Enterococcus faecalis, a bacterium species that lives in the human gut. A new project is looking for volunteers to donate stool, skin and mouth samples for a study about the bacteria that live in human intestines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Colored image of an Enterococcus faecalis bacterium]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is 'Nano' Living Up to the Hype? (Kavli Roundtable) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49464-is-nano-living-up-to-the-hype.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is there a future for nanoscience and nanoscale technology? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:29:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Brown ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fsWprsjTXUG4SejvotAiM8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A computer chip produced using nanotechnology.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A computer chip produced using nanotechnology.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google's Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles: Are There Drawbacks? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48533-google-nanoparticles-cancer-heart-disease.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google is developing nanoparticles that the company hopes will catch early signs of disease, but are there potential drawbacks to the technology? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:37:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:16:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QypXAhBQVEZLGXoVxAiMJH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At a technology conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal, Andrew Conrad, of the Google X research lab, announced a research project to design nanoparticles that can catch diseases at an early stage.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colorful Butterfly Wings Inspire Counterfeit-Proof Tech ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48167-butterfly-wings-photonic-material.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ To stop identity thieves and counterfeiters, a group of researchers is looking for inspiration from an unlikely source: butterflies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:15:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hhgTTRKBBCq9EcdtGs7GHA-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mathias Kolle/Harvard]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The butterfly Pierella luna appears to change color because of the microstructure of its wings, which feature slightly curved scales.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The butterfly Pierella luna.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atom-Sized Construction Could Shrink Future Gadgets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. military doesn't just build big, scary tanks and giant warplanes; it's also interested in teeny, tiny stuff. The Pentagon's latest research project aims to improve today's technologies by shrinking them down to microscopic size. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:37:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fsWprsjTXUG4SejvotAiM8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A computer chip produced using nanotechnology.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A computer chip produced using nanotechnology.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nano Webs Could Counterfeit-Proof Credit Cards ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45021-nano-fingerprints-stop-fakes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Money, gadgets and credit cards could soon have tiny, invisible anti-counterfeiting "fingerprints" embedded into them, making it pretty much impossible to falsify such objects, say scientists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:21:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:12:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katia Moskvitch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QQezwidg7mHFJfY8hueeqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed tiny, invisible anti-counterfeiting &quot;fingerprints&quot; that could be embedded into money, gadgets and credit cards, making faking such objects pretty much impossible.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Credit card secured by a metal lock. Digital illustration. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bacteria Could Grow Futuristic 'Self-Healing' Materials ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Living materials produced by bacteria could lead to interactive structures programmed to self-assemble into specific patterns, such as those used on solar cells and diagnostic sensors, and even self-healing materials that could sense damage and repair it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:46:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katia Moskvitch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6otZbaHBv6AGGykqp6YeP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yan Liang]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have produced &quot;living&quot; materials by nudging E. coli bacteria (oblong object) to grow biological films that contain a special type of protein called curli fibers (blue lines). The team also modified these proteins to make inorganic materials, such as gold nanoparticles (gold) and quantum dots (green and red dots), to grow on the biofilms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bacteria grow living materials]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nano[Ag]ressions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tiny silver particles protect against microbes, but are they dangerous? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:34:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:45:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cat Ferguson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PPPD8sj9JPNAm9vBm74jV3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mauro Cateb via flickr | http://bit.ly/1pFZrFI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tiny silver particles protect against microbes, but are they dangerous?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[silver, nanotechnology, nanoagression]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New High-Tech Plants Could Detect Bombs or Chemical Weapons ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44265-high-tech-plants-could-detect-bombs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plants already provide food, fuel and oxygen, but now researchers want to make plants produce even more energy and perform jobs such as detecting environmental pollutants or even explosives or chemical weapons. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:37:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tanya Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LUVnKGwTVKzeXFhaK2aaNP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Flickr user Blue Ridge Kittens]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Far Out! Making Crystals Ripple with Light ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44026-crystal-ripples-light.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crystals hit with infrared light could be the next generation of nanometer scale devices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:10:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:55:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djRzRGGiy42TEG4DcMdAjM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Siyuan Dai]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows surface phonon polaritons launched by infrared light propagate across layers of hexagonal boron nitride, a van der Waals crystal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[crystal ripples from light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nanotech Delivers Needle-Free Vaccine in Mice ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39943-nanotech-needle-free-vaccine.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A nanotech-based vaccine that can be applied to the body's mucus membranes could be an effective, needle-less vaccination method, a new study in mice shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:19:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bahar Gholipour ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7eF69URsdxDpxKJ7v6UUg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Going Small To Mop Up Big Oil Spills ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reusable, magnetic nanoparticles can remove crude oil from water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:21:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jenna Bilbrey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yGfstTx4jzmCCa3RaujLAV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kris Krug via flickr | http://bit.ly/16XKRDu]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Make the Smallest Mona Lisa ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The enigmatic image is perhaps the most reproduced in art history, but it's never before been painted on such a small canvas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 21:00:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RLPt8Nq2Jh7DJhC8Veh49e-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Georgia Tech]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 30-micron Mona Lisa demonstrates a technique that could potentially be used to achieve nano-manufacturing of devices.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nanotubes Could Help To Detect Lyme Disease Earlier ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38064-nanotubes-could-help-to-detect-lyme-disease-earlier.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ultramicroscopic technique may speed up diagnosis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:39:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Gwynne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UaebLwhpwuDGXcAhwcf2dm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The University of Pennsylvania]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ An illustration of a Lyme antibody attached to a carbon nanotube.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[biology, materials, physics, lyme disease, nanotechnology, nanotubes, Lyme disease]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Butterflies Inspire Anti-Counterfeit Technology ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37306-butterflies-inspire-anti-counterfeit-technology.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nanotechnology emulates a South American insect's wings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:28:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel N. Shurkin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ws6tvpPsmrWLGPBo6aWLSm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton via Flickr]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[butterflies inspire anti-counterfeit technology]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[butterflies inspire anti-counterfeit technology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tech Fashion Statement: The New World of Wearable Computing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29369-fashion-technology-smart-textiles.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smart textiles are reinventing how we use clothing in our everyday lives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:57:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmdeGnKMADgChuHQ7886qa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory/Cornell University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Garments created in the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The brown and blue dress on the left was produced without any pigments or dyes. The colors were created by coating cotton fibers with nanoparticles and manipulating the way matter and light interacts between the particles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Smart textiles dress created at Cornell University]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gallery: Futuristic 'Smart Textiles' Merge Fashion with Tech ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29374-gallery-smart-textiles-fashion-technology.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists and fashion designers are teaming up on innovative projects that turn clothing into wearable devices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:53:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:32:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uifuU3wAMMZpdZcoCy3wK4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory/Cornell University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Abbey Liebman, a design student at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., created a dress made with conductive cotton that can charge an iPhone via solar panels.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dress Made with Conductive Cotton]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nanoparticle Tech Could Bring Clean Water to Rural Poor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29349-water-purification-system-nanotechnology.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The purification device can remove bacteria, viruses and other contaminants from water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 19:06:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:06:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ge2u5sDsqDt33wnKcRyvV8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Thalappil Pradeep/Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A prototype of the water purification device developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Water Purification System]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Teensy Sponge Soaks Up Venom in Blood ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29063-nano-sponge-fights-all-toxins.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny particle dressed up as a red blood cell could fight snake venom, deadly bacteria and several other pathogens ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:21:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRsWX4Lq8Czxaj4bcsja3A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Zhang Reserach Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cross section of nanosponge that may be able to protect against infections and venoms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[biology, human body, nanotechnology, health, nanosponges, venom, toxins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nanosponges' Sop Up Bloodstream Toxins ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29058-nanosponges-sop-up-bloodstream-toxins.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tiny ball-like particles could someday neutralize venom and bacteria in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryder Diaz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xRsWX4Lq8Czxaj4bcsja3A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Zhang Reserach Lab]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cross section of nanosponge that may be able to protect against infections and venoms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[biology, human body, nanotechnology, health, nanosponges, venom, toxins]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intricate Pattern Has Surprising Origin ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/28696-intricate-pattern-surprising-origin.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You may be surprised to find out the somewhat icky place where this image came from. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:19:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:20:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fxbPqFgL8tZ3zE7XLBMpNa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Prajnaparamita Dhar, University of Kansas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This black-and-white pattern reveals the surprising shapes made by molecules of lung surfactant. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lung surfactant in black and white. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Researchers to Harness the Power of Molecular Self-Assembly ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Looking into how peptides self-assemble has great implications for nanotechnology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:54:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ellen Ferrante ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9FxipRsbnd8hMXFsgkDbc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Professor Mehmet Sarikaya, GEMSEC, University of Washington ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a molecular dynamics (computer simulation) model of a graphite binding dodecapeptide bound onto graphene.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[self-assembly, protein, graphite, grapheme, atomic force microscopy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cute Cupid Is Year's Tiniest Valentine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Cupid's arm is the width of a human hair. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iJgFs4eiiwp7Ct8DAcNnDS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brigham Young University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Cupid made of carbon nanotubules. Cupid&#039;s arm is the width of a human hair. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cupid made of nanotubules]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spider Silk-Spinning Technique Key to Stronger Fibers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The electrical conductivity of the new fibers is on par with copper, gold and aluminum wires. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:16:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vCbMghYxi8em4LXuKuyjs9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[D. Tsentalovich/Rice University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nanotubes are tightly packed in the new carbon nanotube fibers produced by Rice University and Teijin Aramid. This cross section of a test fiber, which was taken with a scanning electron microscope, shows only a few open gaps inside the fiber. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[CNT Fiber Section]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Use for Those Incredible Nanotubes: Holograms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The carbon nanotube hologram has the highest resolution of any yet created. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:26:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FhpuLUqqKQjNmFrusyxeXb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Haider Butt et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A holographic image of the word &quot;CAMBRIDGE&quot; generated using carbon nanotubes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[holograms, nanotechnology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Distortion-Free Photos Possible With Flat Lens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new flat lens could allow cameras to take distortion-free photos in the near future, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:35:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2dh4EspEeXnvhNhtCxv6rR-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Francesco Aieta]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new ultrathin, flat lens focuses light without imparting the optical distortions of conventional lenses. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Harvard Flat Lens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Use Mathematical Shortcut to Create New Metals ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/22644-mathematical-shortcut-create-new-metals.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creating new alloys used to be a matter of trial and error, but now a technique developed at MIT could change that. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:25:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XvBzLC7Xr65wTLTKVYnsaC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Eugene Sergeev  | Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rise of Robots Revives US Manufacturing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Factory robots, nanotechnology and 3D printers can revive U.S. manufacturing, but may not bring back human jobs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:26:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Material Allows Electronics To Stretch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new work brings wearable electronics and flexible displays closer to reality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:51:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RikgbHi9UZT5g4BbGYsc2n-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Junyong Park and Seokwoo Jeon]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image illustrates the underlying mechanics of enhanced stretchability in materials through the use of 3D nanostructures. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flexible Nanostructures]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jewel-like Nanowires Pretty As Well As Efficient ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A simple treatment deposits lacy branches on tiny, nano-size wires. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:42:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qrEc5Lf8R6QzrChZGsHDUH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image courtesy of the Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One decorated nanowire, created in a new process by Stanford University engineers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scanning electron microscope image of one decorated nanowire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baratunde Cola is Engineering a Sustainable Future ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former Vanderbilt University football player Baratimde Cola discusses his engineering research and mentoring role. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:26:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:15:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Baratunde Cola ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7uLs5B2jYn7GgxnQwj5dVF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Baratunde Cola, a former Vanderbilt University football player works as a mechanical engineering researcher and mentor.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baratunde Cola works with local high school kids at Georgia Institute of Technology]]></media:text>
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