Tiny motor turns giant rods
New nanoscale motor can rotate objects 10,000 times its own size
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Fluid lenses feel the pressure
Physicists develop a variable-focus lens that would be ideal for mobile-phone cameras and other devices
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The visionary who sparkled
The brilliant mind of J D Bernal
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New look for nanodetection
Physicists develop technique to detect individual nano-sized particles in real time
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Ink-jet technology moves beyond paper
The wonders of the ink-jet revolution
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Fluids mix in reverse
Beads stirred in a viscous fluid can amazingly return to their starting positions if the direction of mixing is reversed
DNA pyramids make their debut
Physicists develop DNA tetrahedra that can be used as building blocks for nanostructures
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Optical devices get fishy
Fish waste has attractive optical properties
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Tiny swimmer makes a splash
New swimming nanorobots could beat all comers, in theory
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Doing physics with bacteria
Helical filaments spring surprises in liquid-crystal state
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