Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Has Google killed the riddle? (by Abraham Veghese) Which is why when I offered a new riddle to my students last week while we were rounding, I emphatically added, “Don’t Google!” Nothing at all against Google–we’re proud of Google at Stanford, and indeed my kid brother works there. But
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Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Nanotechnology: Cotton fibres coated with carbon nanotubes could be used to make clothing that glows, or detects bleeding So the aim is to manufacture a light material that can be easily woven but is also highly durable and, in order to transmit information, can conduct electricity.
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