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InternetNews September 8, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	EU Puts Money on Grid Big euro bucks will support efforts that put the power of grid computing into the real world.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004 Eric Smalley	Chip Architecture Uses Nanowires Nanoelectronics could eventually replace today's silicon chipmaking techniques when today's techniques run their course in a decade or two.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004 Eric Smalley	Polymer Serves up Single Photons Researchers have made a room-temperature, single-photon source using polymer molecules that could be used in quantum cryptography devices and eventually for quantum computing
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Alumina Glass Made in Bulk Researchers have found a way to make non-silica glasses in bulk. The bulk glass material could be produced for practical uses like kitchen tiles within a few years; more complicated optical devices will take longer.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Pure Crystal Promises Hardy Chips Silicon carbide is hardier than than the plain silicon most computer chips are made from, and so theoretically could be a useful material for computer chips that must withstand extreme environments and high-power applications.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Nanoribbons Channel Light Researchers have made crystalline oxide nanoribbons that are capable of carrying light and that are flexible enough to form the patterns needed to carry out logic operations.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Photonic Crystal Throttles Light Researchers have showed that the spacing of a photonic crystal can be used to control the timing of light emitted by a quantum dot.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Nano Memory Scheme Handles Defects Nanoscale electronics devices promise ultra-high speed at ultra-low power, but have a fairly high defect rate. Architectures designed to guide their use must take this into account.
Technology Research News September 8, 2004	Nanotube Transistor Has Power Aiming to make electrical componets faster, researchers are working to make components from carbon nanotubes, which are rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms that can be smaller than a nanometer in diameter.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Otis Port	Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry.
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