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Technology Research News June 4, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Plastic transistors go vertical Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have brought inexpensive, practical organic transistors a step closer to your grocery cart by devising a pair of processes that form small, vertical transistors from layers of printed polymer.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Microfluidics go nonlinear Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of California at San Diego have constructed computer-logic-like circuits that control the flow of fluid through a chamber rather than the flow of electricity through a solid.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Browser boosts brain interface Previous research has shown that it is possible to move a cursor by controlling neural activity. BrainBrowser Internet software, developed by Georgia State University researchers, is designed to work with the limited mouse movements neural control allows.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Semiconductor emits telecom light Researchers from Yale University have made a light-emitting-diode that promises to lower the cost of integrating optical communications and computer chips.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	3D display widens view Researchers from Seoul National University in Korea have fashioned a three-dimensional display that has a wider viewing angle then existing 3D screens.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	Study shows DNA will fill tubes Researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany have shown by computer simulation that it is possible to insert DNA into a carbon nanotube.
Technology Research News June 4, 2003	DNA part makes transistor Researchers from the University of Lecce in Italy and the University of Bologna in Italy have produced a transistor made from a derivative of one of the four bases that make up DNA.
CIO June 1, 2003 Bob Violino	Powerful DNA Portable computer vendors like to boast about their small and lightweight devices. But their best efforts are nothing compared with programmable molecular computing machines composed of an enzyme and DNA molecules.
Reactive Reports Issue 31 David Bradley	Tired of old tires A more environmentally friendly car tire made from silica and rubber has low rolling resistance and uses five percent less fuel than standard tires. The hard part is getting silica and rubber to mix.
Industrial Physicist Rubin & Poate	Ion implantation in silicon technology Ion implanters are essential to modern integrated-circuit (IC) manufacturing. Doping or otherwise modifying silicon and other semiconductor wafers relies on the technology.
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