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The Nanotech Nose: Towards A Smaller Future

Posted by michael on from the bigger-and-better dept.

Farrax writes "One of the first steps to nanotechnology, either strong or weak, is the ability to even talk about materials on this scale with precision. Thursday, with the successful test of a nano-tech "nose," that step was achieved: weight fluctuations of 5.5 femtograms were detected on a bar of gold. The dream of nano-technology moves forward: maybe we'll see it by 2020 after all."

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  1. Sir Mix-a-lot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    For some reason, the first thing I thought of when I saw this story was Sir Mix-a-lot and his gold nose.

  2. Re:In case of slashdotting.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    for the love of god cnet doesnt get slashdotted