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An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down

Electricity's Free Ride

01.11.2003
Materials Science, Biotechnology
An electric current can flow forever in superconductors because nothing in them wears it down    
Clockwise: Prof. Ehud Shapiro, Prof. Zvi Livneh, Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur, Ph. D. student Yaakov Benenson and Dr. Rivka Adar. Guinness World Record

DNA Fuels Tiny Computing Machine

01.05.2003
Biochemistry, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biotechnology
DNA is not only the "software" of the world's smallest computing device, it's also the fuel
Kenyan farmer in an experimental corn field

Uprooting Hunger in Africa

01.10.2002
Plants and Agriculture, Biotechnology
A parasite-fighting technique triples corn harvests on experimental plots
illustration: Trillion Computers in one drop

A Trillion Computers in One Drop

01.05.2002
Biochemistry, Genetics, Chemistry, Math & Computer Science, Encryption/Decryption, Biotechnology
Trillions of microscopic biological computers vigilantly patrolling your body in search of disease? Welcome to the brave new world of computer...

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