Tiny nanometer tweezers push science frontiers
Harvard's Charles M. Lieber and a colleague unveil nanometer scale tweezers built from carbon nanotubes attached to a glass rod. The device can pick apart 300 nanometer spheres and nanoscale wires, signaling advances in molecular engineering and nanotechnology.
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Pleiades Star Cluster Across Cultures and Time
The Pleiades or Seven Sisters is a bright sky cluster noted since Hesiod nearly 3000 years ago and found in Chinese annals around 2357 B.C. It appears in biblical references and has influenced many sky cultures. The group lies about 410 light years away, spans roughly 76 light years, and may house up to 250 stars with surrounding dust.
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The Toilet of the 2000s and Its Innovations
A Knight Ridder piece surveys future toilet technology. Bidet attachments, water saving designs, and air drying become common, with high prices up to 1200 dollars for advanced models. Features include warm seats, odor control, and tankless, low water flushes, promising cleaner, more hygienic bathrooms.
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Ing
al Farey
Miami
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Farrey's
Toto
Future phones will fuse faxing, emailing and voice calls
A 100 year evolution changes phones from simple talk devices to wireless compact ones that send faxes, access the Internet, function as calculators and address books. New Motorola models weigh about 27 ounces, with voice controlled dialing and caller ID style features. Internet based calls rely on software from NetSpeak and VocalTec, with digital cameras enabling video look-ins during conversations.
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Motorola
NetSpeak Corp
Vocal- Tec Communications
The Automobile Of The Future By Terry Jackson Knight Ridder
The automobile of the coming decades will keep tires brakes and an accelerator while engines shift to cleaner designs and hybrids rise. Lightweight materials and aerodynamics will boost fuel economy, with battery electric limits and plastics replacing heavy chrome.
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