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November 24/December 1, 2008

Microrobot takes cue from nature

Make a tiny octopus from the right type of rubber and you have a prototype microrobot that works in watery environments. [more]

Nanotubes crank out tunes

Attach electrodes to an ultrathin sheet of carbon nanotubes and you have a simple, lightweight, transparent and flexible loudspeaker. [more]

Chaotic lasers encrypt fast data

Measure the rapidly and randomly fluctuating light of a pair of chaotic lasers and you can encrypt secret high-speed communications. [more]

Curves bring invisibility into focus

Map the mathematics of invisibility onto curved shapes and you have a route to making invisibility cloaks that work across a wide range of light wavelengths. [more]

Silk builds bone

Meld silk and calcium and you have an artificial bone material that does a good job of approximating the real thing. [more]


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November 21st, 2008
Science news roundup: mind speaking, pot memory and laser hearing
Interesting news from around the science press: A locked-in syndrome patient with an electrode implanted in his brain was able to control a speech synthesizer with his thoughts... [more]

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