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NEC
Lumina "Smaller than dust, stronger than steel".
Viola Vogel, associate professor of bioengineering at the
University of Washington, uncovered the molecular switch operation while
investigating fibronectin, a molecule that plays a role in the cell binding
functions of living proteins.
See the story at EE Times.
It's the smallest train in the world, but it's no toy. The
nano-express could take us closer to the dream of incredibly
Bell labs Nov 15 99. Or see it reported at Slashdot.
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