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  Graphene Nanopores Can Be Controlled: Less Costly Ways of Sequencing DNA

  October 3, 2012 — Engineers have used advanced techniques to make the material graphene small enough to read DNA. Shrinking the size of a graphene pore to less than one nanometer opens the possibility of graphene as a ... > full story
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  New 3-D Camera for Space Missions

  October 3, 2012 — A new 3-D camera has been developed for space missions. Researchers are now completing a study identifying alternatives to the cameras currently deployed on spacecrafts and space ... > full story
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  Thanks for the Transparent Memories: Progress in Quest for Reliable, Flexible Computer Memory for Transparent Electronics

  October 2, 2012 — Researchers are building transparent, two-terminal, three-dimensional computer memories on flexible sheets that show promise for making transparent electronics and sophisticated heads-up ... > full story
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  Digital Mammography Improves Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening

  October 2, 2012 — New research from the Netherlands shows that the switch from screen film mammography to digital mammography in large, population-based breast cancer screening programs improves the detection of ... > full story
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  Android-Based Network Built to Study Cyber Disruptions and Help Secure Hand-Held Devices

  October 2, 2012 — As part of ongoing research to help prevent and mitigate disruptions to computer networks on the Internet, researchers have turned their attention to smartphones and other hand-held computing ... > full story
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  Sun Unleashes a Wide, but Benign, Coronal Mass Ejection

  September 29, 2012 — The sun erupted with a wide, Earth-directed coronal mass ejection on Sept. 27, 2012 at 10:25 p.m. ... > full story
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  Wide Discrepancy in Multidrug Surveillance Among Intensive Care Units

  September 28, 2012 — Screening practices for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely from hospital to hospital, according to a new ... > full story
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  Bioengineers Introduce 'Bi-Fi' -- The Biological 'Internet'

  September 28, 2012 — Bioengineers have created a biological mechanism to send genetic messages from cell to cell -- something they've nicknamed the biological Internet, or ... > full story
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  Catalysis: Optimizing Water Splitting

  September 28, 2012 — Computer simulations of a metal–sulfide alloy unlock the secrets to designing solar-powered catalysts that generate hydrogen fuel from ... > full story
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  New Material, Graphene, May Soon Replace Silicon for Technology Industry, Experts Say

  September 28, 2012 — Researchers have now developed a method for producing semiconductors from graphene. There are hopes that this new ultra-thin material will revolutionize the technology industry within about 5 ... > full story

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