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  • Nanotech lighting the way

    Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed particles that potentially will make it easy, and cheap, to see in the dark.

  • Squeezing light from nanotubes

    Researchers at IBM and the University of Toronto are squeezing light out of molecules.

  • Building a better computer mouse

    Popularised by Norway's Opera Software, the "mouse gesture" is slowly winning converts among software developers who hope to simplify repetitive tasks in computer applications.

  • GM says hands-free talk won't hurt

    One in 4 million: Those are the odds of getting into a car crash while using a hands-free mobile phone while driving, according to General Motors.

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  • Trained atoms--nanotech breakthough

    As interest in nanotechnology peaks, scientists are claiming a significant breakthrough with the ability to make atoms move one by one.

  • Squeezing light from nanotubes

    Scientists at IBM Research have discovered a new way to get carbon nanotubes to emit light, a breakthrough that might one day lead to advances in fibre-optic technology.

  • Building a better computer mouse

    Popularised by Norway's Opera Software, the "mouse gesture" is slowly winning converts among software developers who hope to simplify repetitive tasks in computer applications.

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  • Trained atoms--nanotech breakthough

    As interest in nanotechnology peaks, scientists are claiming a significant breakthrough with the ability to make atoms move one by one.

  • Squeezing light from nanotubes

    Scientists at IBM Research have discovered a new way to get carbon nanotubes to emit light, a breakthrough that might one day lead to advances in fibre-optic technology.

  • The future's here now -- in wearable PCs

    Once considered the realm of geeks, wearable computing is gaining more acceptance in the corporate world as demand rises for increasingly portable, wireless solutions.

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