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Nanosecrets of Everyday Things
prostoalex writes "A recent issue of Berkeley Lab Research Review discusses the nanosecrets of everyday things. The article talks about common everyday applications of nanotechnology advances, as well as takes a look at tools used to manipulate itty-bitty widgets."
"'If you're going to manipulate small things, you need small tools,' says Keith Jackson....Jackson, a physicist in the Materials Sciences Division's Center for X-Ray Optics"
It took a Physicist to figure that out? I thought little kids can figure that out. I am glad to learn the obvious from a physicist.
Meg Ryan in the film Innerspace(1987)started the nano-craze for me!
In other news, scientists have discovered the many difficulties of rematerialization as seen in science fiction works such as Star Trek ("Beam me up, Scotti!"). However, they realized the basics of the technology are already applied in our daily activities, ie: when we drive our cars from point A to point B.
TodayTM BillyJoelTM GoogleTMd for StitchTMes due to WindowsTM while RollerbladeTMing with an AppleTM and a PopsicleTM
The technical meaning of blob is Binary Large OBject. It turns out that at a small enough level the universe appears to be a database.
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