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January 5/12, 2009
Nanotubes boost neurons
Bring brain cells into contact with carbon nanotubes and you can treat diseases and brain injuries, and maybe even improve your thinking. [more]
Gold rolls DNA nanotubes
Tether
gold nanoparticles to bundles of DNA and you can make DNA nanotubes. [more]
Laser tweezers go nano
Condense laser light in a nanoscale channel and you can trap and move nanoparticles and individual molecules. [more]
Chemical logic flips electric switch
Come up with the right electrode and you can make biochemical changes in the body trigger an electronic signal. [more]
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