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Technology Research News May 7, 2003	Gold connectors stretch Researchers have developed a type of conductor that is stretchable. The flexible conductor promises better connections for devices that attach to flexible surfaces like skin or that span oddly shaped spaces.
CIO May 1, 2003 John Edwards	Bubbling Up Nanostructures Nearly boiling, acidic hot springs could lead to the creation of electronic components that are 10 to 100 times smaller than today's smallest parts.
CIO May 1, 2003 Susannah Patton	A Smart Card Day in Paris A look at how smart cards pervade a Parisian's life, using a fictional character named Isabelle who works as a computer programmer in the modern suburb known as La Defense and lives with her husband, 3-year-old daughter and seven smart card applications.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003 Eric Smalley	Nanocomputer skips clock Harnessing nanotechnology to build computer chips could lead to ultrafast, ultracheap, low- power computers. But today's chip designs don't translate well to the molecular scale. One proposal calls for throwing out the clock.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA motor keeps cranking Researchers have been making DNA perform all sorts of shape-changing tricks in recent years, but the need to add pieces of DNA at every step has made it a bit of a stretch to call these molecules motors. A method that keeps the process humming changes things.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003 Eric Smalley	Silver bits channel nano light Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California have found a way to guide near-field light over short distances through channels that are several times narrower than the wavelengths of light.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003	Tiny drug capsules shine German and Russian researchers have made a microcapsule that is able to communicate its progress in delivering drugs to biological tissue.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003	Casting yields non-carbon nanotubes Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have developed a method of making minuscule tubes of gallium nitride that have useful electrical and optical properties.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003	Material makes backwards lens Researchers from the University of Toronto have constructed a prototype lens composed of a network of wires and tiny split rings that causes microwaves to have a negative bend, or index of refraction.
Technology Research News April 23, 2003	Juiced liquid jolts metal into shapes One strategy for constructing microscopic devices is finding ways to make materials assemble themselves. Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory and the Russian Academy of Sciences have found a way to use electricity to drive metal microparticles into patterns.
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