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The true cost of biofuels

Researchers have warned that growing biofuel crops to make eco-friendly car fuel could actually be harmful to the environment.

Aug 17th, 2007

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Nanoscale blasting adjusts resistance in magnetic sensors

A new process for adjusting the resistance of semiconductor devices by carpeting a small area of the device with tiny pits, like a yard dug up by demented terriers, may be the key to a new class of magnetic sensors, enabling new, ultra-dense data storage devices.

Aug 16th, 2007

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DARPA grant to develop CAD environments for NEMS

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) award to participate in a multi-university research center that will develop a computer-aided design (CAD) environment for micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS).

Aug 16th, 2007

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