The tiny toolkit
Article Abstract:
It is held that the workings of cells can be probed without destroying them. Nanotechnology could provide the means to do so and at the same time, scientists in the US are working on tools that could be capable of tracking life within the cell in real time.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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The beat goes on
Article Abstract:
In 1999, scientists asserted they would be able to grow an operational heart in the laboratory within a decade. In retrospect, that claim appears to be wishful thinking, but engineers have not abandoned their ambitious vision.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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T-ray specs
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The author discusses the potentials of new imaging technology. The radiation of the electromagnetic spectrum from the previously unexploited region could help in generating new security devices.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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