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Under this section you will find links to the original articles and press releases from hand selected science and technology stories from various online sources.

November-December 2001

	Yale Researchers Develop First Microarray chip for complete Analysis of Proteins Yale University researcher Michael Snyder and his colleagues have created the first microchip able to analyze virtually all yeast proteins.. Source: ScienceDaily
	Tiny organic transistors may lead to less expensive, more powerful chips Scientists from Lucent Technologies'Bell Labs report that they have created organic transistors with a single- molecule channel length. (may need registration) Source: Solid State Technology
	Photonic Crystals deposited on-chip A self-assembly technique for making practical photonic crystals on chip has been reported by researchers form Princeton University and NEC research Institute Source: Optics.org
	Nanotech's Super Models Simulation teams unravel the mysteries of the mesoscale. by Alan Leo Source: MIT Technology Review
	Solid Acids Show Potential for Fuel Cell Electrolytes Solid acids can, have high proton conductivities. Recent experiments demonstrate that they may be sufficient stable to form the core of new higher efficiency fuel cells. By Richard Fitzerald Source: Physics Today
	Flexible Methods for Microfluidics Devices for handling nanoliter quantities of fluids are creating new fabrication challenges and finding new applications in biology, chemistry, and materials science. By G. M. Whitesides and A. D. Strook Source : Physics Today
	Magnetic polymer makes its debut Magnetism is the latest property to be found in a polymer. Magnetism has traditionally been restricted to compounds containing metal ions, but last month researchers made a carbon-based magnet Source: Physicsweb
	Molecular "Nanogenerator" Developed that can target cancer cells and destroy them Researchers at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer (MSKCC Center have developed nanogenerator that releases a cascade of atomic fragments known as alpha particles on the inside of cancer cells. Source: MSKCC
	Biomaterials Facilitate Medical Breakthroughs In recent years, new materials with unique properties have emerged with the potential for marked advances in areas such as artificial heart valves, controlled drug delivery, and tissue engineering Jennifer Ouellette make the point. Source : Industrial Physicist

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