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29 July 2005 | ScienceNOW

An e-Tag for Every Bag

by Genevra Ornelas
New modifications may someday make electronic chips as ubiquitous as bar codes
15 June 2005 | ScienceNOW

A Nano-sized Trojan Horse

by Robert Frederick
Researchers use tiny polymers to get cancer cells to eat poison
31 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Savings on the Sun

by Robert F. Service
Nanoparticles may make solar power more economical
17 May 2005 | ScienceNOW

Watching DNA Bind

by Robert F. Service
Nanoparticles offer biologists a way to monitor molecular interactions
26 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Slippery When Dry

by Jessica Marshall
New material has love-hate relationship with water
22 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Magnetic Microbes Show a Knack for Nano-Engineering

by Adrian Cho
Bacteria that align carbon nanotubes might someday help construct nanodevices
19 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

High-Speed X-rays

by Marie Granmar
New technique may allow researchers to discover novel properties of materials
18 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Communication's Cheap Chips

by Robert F. Service
Device boosts prospects for less expensive optical networks
14 April 2005 | ScienceNOW

Teaching An Old Polymer New Tricks

by Kim Krieger
Researchers develop a plastic that changes shape under different lighting
14 March 2005 | ScienceNOW

More Science, Less Friction

by Mason Inman
Simulation study shows how a motor oil ingredient protects engines from wear
25 August 2004 | ScienceNOW

Hot Future for Electronics?

by Charles Choi
Technique for growing silicon carbide crystals could lead to heat-resistant devices
29 July 2004 | ScienceNOW

Yellow Light for Nanotech

by Fiona Proffitt
U.K. panel urges caution until health and environmental effects are known
23 June 2004 | ScienceNOW

Refrigerate Me Magnetically

by Charles Choi
Researchers report a more efficient magnetic refrigerant
23 April 2004 | ScienceNOW

Ring of Hope for Membrane Proteins

by Robert F. Service
Lipid nanodiscs give scientists a closer look at cells' gatekeepers
30 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Buckyballs Bad for Fish

by Robert F. Service
Evidence of brain damage heightens health concerns over nanotechnology
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22 March 2004 | ScienceNOW

Carbon Coaxed Into Magnetic Foam

by Robert F. Service
New material appears to be the first strongly magnetic all-carbon substance
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15 February 2004 | ScienceNOW

Batteries Powered to Taste

by Robert F. Service
Microscale forests of electrodes could provide fast-charging, flexible power
6 October 2003 | ScienceNOW

Liquid Takes a Hard Turn

by J.R. Minkel
Flick of a switch turns a fluid to a solid and back
26 September 2003 | ScienceNOW

Nanoparticles Flag Scarce Proteins

by Robert F. Service
Ultrasensitive technique could revolutionize biochemistry
1 July 2003 | ScienceNOW

Probing Nanotech's 'Dark Side'

by David Malakoff
U.S. and U.K. governments plan to study ethics of new field
11 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

Nanofiber Fabric Unveiled

by Robert F. Service
New weave is tougher than steel and begs to be accessorized
2 June 2003 | ScienceNOW

Better Than Duct Tape

by David Bradley
Scientists unveil supersticky adhesive based on gecko feet
20 May 2003 | ScienceNOW

New Panels Take the Heat

by Robert F. Service
Improved solar cells don't break down as the mercury rises
16 January 2003 | ScienceNOW

Chemists Concoct Quick-Change Surface

by Robert F. Service
A flip of a switch determines whether a new material loves or hates water
17 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

Microwaves Pierce Painlessly

by Mark Sincell
New drill bores dust-free holes silently
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3 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

The Unbearable Lightness of Conducting

by Dennis Normile
A new process turns insulators into conductors with light
1 October 2002 | ScienceNOW

Nanomachines Get Some Fresh Air

by Adrian Cho
Laser light could help minuscule gadgets work in real world
9 September 2002 | ScienceNOW

Superconductors and Magnets Learn to Get Along

by Charles Choi
Fighting magnetism with magnetism, physicists skirt a superconducting roadblock
2 August 2002 | ScienceNOW

Sound Waves Hold Heavy Metal Aloft

by Charles Choi
Relatively simple apparatus levitates gram-sized globs of solids or liquids
3 July 2002 | ScienceNOW

Spintronics Advance Might Bolster Bits

by Robert F. Service
Innovation could lead to magnetic disks with enormous storage capacity
19 June 2002 | ScienceNOW

Bouncing Drops With No Splash

by Andrew Watson
On the right surface, water drops leave no trace behind
26 April 2002 | ScienceNOW

Nanotubes Show Flash of Talent

by Adrian Cho
A camera flash sets high-tech carbon fibers ablaze
19 April 2002 | ScienceNOW

Paradoxical Membranes

by Robert F. Service
Wider mesh catches big molecules, lets small ones through
8 April 2002 | ScienceNOW

Osmium Resists the Squeeze

by Andrew Watson
Metal usurps diamond's claim as most incompressible material
18 March 2002 | ScienceNOW

Turning Diatoms Into Nanodevices

by Andrew Watson
Replacing the tiny organisms' silica shells with more useful material could open the door to miniature devices based on natural designs
6 February 2002 | ScienceNOW

Neapolitan Nanowires

by Robert F. Service
Scientists construct striped nanowires by combining materials
17 January 2002 | ScienceNOW

Mammalian Cells Spin a New Yarn

by Robert F. Service
After a century of effort, scientists spin a spider web
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21 September 2001 | ScienceNOW

Ceramic or Silly Putty?

by Andrew Watson
The stretchiest ceramic yet emerges from the kiln
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22 August 2001 | ScienceNOW

Silicon Lights the Way

by Robert F. Service
New LEDs could replace metal wires to speed up computing power
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2 July 2001 | ScienceNOW

Shortened By the Light

by Charles Seife
New substance shrinks in UV light, expands in the dark
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