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  1. Materials Science

    Nanostructures mimic Inuit stone sculptures

    Chemists have created nanoscale versions Inuit rock sculptures, an advance that could facilitate the development of next-generation sensors and electronic devices.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Hepatitis B link to cancer is clarified

    A kind of hepatitis B called genotype C is more likely to lead to liver cancer than are other genotypes of the hepatitis virus.

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  3. Tech

    Silicon chips land a lasting laser

    The first microchip-size silicon lasers promise to boost the maximum speeds of ordinary computers and electronic gadgets.

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  4. Tech

    Remembering, on the cheap

    A new type of cheap plastic memory bit that stays set even when electrical power is off could facilitate the spread of flexible, radio-equipped tags as price tags, identity labels, and surveillance sensors.