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Wednesday, April 24, 2002
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/17389.html The Vast Universe of Tiny Technology Jay Lyman, NewsFactor Network Nanotechnology is being used to create optical switches, generating light and electricity, with projects being undertaken by such companies as Agilent and Corning. Microelectrical-mechanical systems (MEMS), micro-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and nanotechnology all are big terms for extremely small technologies. But these miniature wonders are becoming commonplace in manufacturing, biotech, computing and other industries. While MEMS -- tiny silicon chips -- have been a part of automobile and other manufacturing for more than a decade, carbon-based nanotechnology is in its infancy, according to Gartner Dataquest principal analyst Jim Walker....
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