Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Micro-origami for drug delivery. Images Pictures News Pyramidbefore

Engineers have demonstrated how to make microscale origami-like containers that could be used as drug delivery devices in the body. The hinged structures were created in polysilicon and are only 30 micrometers on a side. (One inch is 25,400 micrometers.) The team from the USC Information Sciences Institute published their "recipe" in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. Link

[Boing Boing]
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Spamalot. Internet spam celebrates its 30th birthday [All]
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Rogers bringing iPhone to Canada. Move promises to bring even more cellphone revenue to the cable and wireless firm; doubles its dividend on strong profit growth

[The Globe and Mail - Front Page News]
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