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Researchers synthesize molecule with self-control

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | No comments yet

Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant.


Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools

May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope.


Federal government taps NC State experts to explain nanotech risks

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out ...