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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Tech

    Nanotube Press: Printing technique makes nanotransistors

    A new technique for printing networks of carbon nanotubes on a wide range of surfaces is a step toward mass production of nanotubes devices.

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  2. Tech

    Spot On: Printing flexible electronics one nanodot at a time

    A new high-resolution printing technique could make flexible electronics such as plastic displays and solar cells easier to produce.

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  3. Tech

    Corny collagen

    Corn engineered to produce collagen may someday replace slaughterhouse leftovers as a source of gelatin.

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  4. Computing

    Can You Face It?

    The University of St. Andrews, in Scotland, has developed some face-transforming software that allows people to change the age, sex, or ethnicity of the person in an image that you export from your computer. Or, blend features from a number of faces into one amalgam. If all that is too creepy, then just import art […]

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  5. Computing

    Squashing Worms

    Defeating computer worms that mutate will take some smart defense strategies.

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  6. Tech

    Fire Inside

    The events of 9/11 put new urgency into efforts to design buildings able to withstand the structural damage that fire can cause.

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  7. Tech

    A Moment in the Life of a Cell: Microscopic scan images without intruding

    A laser technique similar to a CAT scan produces 3-D images of living cells without the need for chemical staining.

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  8. Tech

    Uncharted atomic landscapes

    A refinement to electron microscopes enables them not only to visualize atoms but also to identify different elements.

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  9. Computing

    Cloudy Crystal Balls

    Computer programs that model climate may be so complex that global warming predictions will never settle on a single, definitive answer.

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  10. Computing

    Virtual Surgery

    Computer simulations of blood flow in the heart allow doctors to test surgical innovations before trying them on patients.

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  11. Computing

    Check on Checkers: In perfect game, there’s no winner

    Thanks to an immense calculation that worked out every possible game position, computers can now play a flawless game of checkers and force a draw every time.

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  12. Tech

    Double-decker solar cell

    A two-layer, polymer-based solar cell has good efficiency and could be cheap to mass-produce.

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