http://www.trnmag.com en-us Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT Technology Research News (TRN) is an independent publication and news service dedicated to covering technology research developments in university, corporate and government labs. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Seeing_logic_--_TRN_080408.html It turns out that you can compute just by looking at something, as long as the something is a visual representation of a logic circuit. A novel method of computing takes advantage of human visual perception... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Software_sees_structure_--_TRN_080408.html Software that analyzes data sets determines the most appropriate data structure to use. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Programming_biology_--_TRN_080408.html A programming language for simulating biology makes it easier for scientists to create computer models of protein molecules, whole organisms and everything in between. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Tiny_microscope_goes_with_the_flow_--_TRN_080408.html Position a series of microscopic pinholes over digital camera pixels and you have a microscope-on-a-biochip without the bulky lenses of traditional microscopes. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Rubber_biochips_get_sophisticated_--_TRN_080408.html Pretreat portions of the rubber sheets that will form the channels and containers of disposable biochips, and after the biochips are made you can put microscopic pores, patterns and electrodes on channel and container side walls. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.trnmag.com/News/2008/080408/Cut_nanotubes_speed_flexible_circuits_--_TRN_080408.html Cut single layers of overlapping, randomly oriented carbon nanotubes into strips and you've got an inexpensive route to high-performance, flexible electronics.