LIGO: a $250 million gamble
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Many scientists question the wisdom of investing $250 million in the National Science Foundation's LIGO because it may not be capable of fulfilling its mission. LIGO is intended to detect gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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Making light work of Brownian motion
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Researchers have invented an optical thermal ratchet that uses light to harness Brownian motion and control the movement of a plastic bead. Possible applications for Brownian ratchets include laboratory sorting of cells, chromosomes or viruses.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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Unexpected intelligence turns up in a cellular gel
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Natural polymer matrices, found in the secretory granules of many cells, change shape when they are exposed to certain ions. The natural gels are more responsive to changes in electrical voltage than had been anticipated.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1993
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