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Technology Research News October 20, 2004 Eric Smalley	Biochip spots single viruses A detector recently built from nanowire transistors can identify individual virus particles in real time in unpurified samples. Labs-on-a-chip based on the device could be used to monitor diseases.
Chemistry World November 2, 2010 Hayley Birch	Nanoparticle detector promises fast virus identification The technique, developed by US researchers, can discriminate between different viruses and is sensitive enough to detect the presence of a single virus particle.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Chip-camera combo tracks viruses Researchers from Purdue University have devised methods of labeling virus structural elements and DNA, of imaging virus particles as they flow through labs-on-a-chip, and of concentrating virus particles.
Unix Insider January 2001 Sandra Henry-Stocker	Understanding viruses What exactly is a virus, how does it work, and how can you protect your system from one? The author explains the difference between viruses and worms, and why keeping up with and preventing them is so difficult...
Chemistry World February 28, 2011 Hayley Birch	Protein nanotubes trap viruses Japanese researchers have used nanotubes made from human blood proteins to trap hepatitis B virus. They say their work lays the foundations for a new chemistry of protein-based nanotubes with biomedical applications.
Wired August 2005 Jonathon Keats	The Deadly Art of Viral Cinema Her studio is a biophysics lab, her camera a microscope. And she's changing the way we see - and fight - disease. Zhuang uses lasers, a microscope, and pair of hi-res digicams to capture viral infection in action.
PC Magazine March 15, 2006 Sebastian Rupley	Making Mini Movies Researchers have created an atomic force microscope capable of high-speed imaging 100 times faster than its competitors.
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Noisy Snapshots Show Quantum Weirdness Researchers have devised a relatively simple way to detect a pair of entangled, or linked atoms. The detection ability advances quantum computer and quantum communications research.
Chemistry World October 16, 2014 Amy Middleton-Gear	New test accelerates herpes detection A new assay for spotting the virus responsible for cold sores has been developed by scientists in Ireland.
Chemistry World March 7, 2006 Jon Evans	Brownian motion slips into reverse An electrical device for suppressing Brownian motion has been used to trap proteins, viruses and semiconductor nanocrystals.
Technology Research News May 7, 2003	Researchers fill virus with metal One way to construct materials atom by atom is to conscript machinery nature has already devised.
PC World October 13, 2000 Kim Zetter	How It Works: Viruses They're the "common cold" for computers; we'll show you how they operate and how to protect your PC...
Chemistry World February 21, 2006 Jon Evans	Nanotechnologists Set Viruses to Work Nanotechnologists are employing viruses as construction workers to help build lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. The program follows the successful development of a method for creating ordered layers of M13 bacteriophage viruses.
HHMI Bulletin February 2011	Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease Almost 200 high school students from across the Washington, D.C., area learned firsthand how scientists study the emergence and spread of these and other deadly viruses in December at the 2010 Holiday Lectures on Science.
Chemistry World June 9, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Artificial virus silences genes Scientists in Korea have created an artificial virus that can target the nucleus of cancer cells and knock out specific genes.
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Andy Patrizio	TomTom GPS Gets A VirusVirus A pair of viruses have been found in a "small number" of its TomTom Go 910 dashboard-mounted models manufactured between September and November of last year.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanowires track molecular activity Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to use transistors made from silicon nanowires to gain information about how small molecules bind to proteins.
PC World November 17, 2000 Kim Zetter	Three Minutes With 'Doctor Owl,' Virus Writer A young virus writer describes his motivation and denies responsibility, while dreaming of creating a 'new breed' of undetectable virus...
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 Judith Rajala	Computer Virus Protection Simply having virus protection software on your institution's computer system doesn't guarantee safety and security. Instead, protection and prevention is a team effort between the users and the anti-virus software. Includes a list of useful websites.
Technology Research News July 30, 2003 Eric Smalley	Chip senses trace DNA Handheld detectors could one day allow you to monitor your body for cancer, your water for chemicals, and your food for bacteria. This requires inexpensive electronics that are capable of detecting trace amounts of substances. One candidate is a chip containing DNA-tipped carbon nanotubes.
PC World November 14, 2000 Kim Zetter	Three Minutes With Fred Cohen, Virus Trends Tracker Originator of 'virus' term holds forth on benevolent viruses, liability, and avoiding dangerous code while surfing...
Chemistry World August 1, 2010 Mike Brown	Snapshots of mystery molecular structures Researchers have used atomic force microscopy to produce clear molecular images that can help determine the correct atomic structure of unknown organic molecules.
Technology Research News August 25, 2004	Nanotubes Make Fluid Filter Researchers have devised a simple and inexpensive way to manufacture very fine filters from carbon nanotubes. These filters could be used to separate heavy hydrocarbons from petroleum and bacteria and viruses from water.
PC World December 2000 Kim Zetter	Computer Viruses: The Next Generation What will be the next virulent outbreak? No one knows, except that it's guaranteed to be more lethal than ever...
PC Magazine November 1, 2006	Trick to Protect Address Book is a Bust Urban legend that creating invalid e-mail addresses will thwart virus efforts.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Study: Virus Attacks Up But Infections Hold Steady Last year more -- and more dangerous -- viruses raced across the Internet than ever, according to a new study. But there was a glimmer of good news.
Popular Mechanics September 2007 Matt Sullivan	Vanishing Bees May Get By with a Little Help from the Army Top DNA scientists determined that the killer bee phenomenon is probably caused by a virus. But identifying specific viruses is a slow, painstaking process. That's where the Army's Integrated Virus Detection System (IVDS) comes in.
InternetNews August 23, 2006 Andy Patrizio	AV Vendors Flip Over CU's 'Dummy Viruses' The antivirus community is crying foul over a consumer magazine's tests of their products, which included creating 5,500 dummy viruses to see how well the AV programs handle the unknown.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Device guards Net against viruses Ordinary computers have no chance of being able to monitor the huge volumes of traffic flowing through the Internet. Specialized hardware, however, can. A device is poised to serve as a network sentry, scanning the full contents of every packet for signs of viruses and the like.
Chemistry World July 6, 2012 Steve Down	Flu fighters are wired Scientists from Peking University and the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, have devised a test which uses a biosensor made from a grid of silicon nanowires which have been functionalized with influenza A antibodies to trap proteins from the virus.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004	Virus Forms Nano Template Living matter self-assembles into complex organisms that can contain billions of cells, and researchers have tapped biological molecules like DNA and viruses to self-assemble technologically useful structures and materials.
CIO September 15, 2002 John Edwards	When Bad Viruses Go Good Most biological viruses have a nasty reputation. But scientist Angela Belcher believes that some viruses can be guided into performing a useful task: building high-tech materials.
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Alexandra Robbins	The Virus Wars As the problem continues to escalate, the future direction of the virus wars is something of an unknown, because it depends on so many variables, including the shifting motivations for virus writing.
New Architect May 2002 Sarah Gordon	Distributing Viruses Should virus writers be allowed to post harmful code on the Web?
Chemistry World October 1, 2014 Michael Gross	Viruses melt 'glassy' DNA US Researchers have identified the factors that enable viral DNA to turn from solid to liquid, which allows them to infect host cells. They say the process could become a target for new antiviral therapies.
InternetNews April 6, 2007 Andy Patrizio	First 'Real' iPod Virus Rears Its Head Podloso virus does no damage, and only affects iPods with Linux.
Chemistry World July 22, 2008	Weighing Molecules with Nanotubes US scientists have made a nanoscale mass sensor which can weigh molecules with atomic precision.
Chemistry World December 15, 2010 Hayley Birch	New technique probes electron properties of individual atoms A new, low voltage electron microscopy technique allows scientists to discriminate not just between atoms of different elements but between atoms of the same element in different electronic states.
PC World November 16, 2000 Kim Zetter	Freeze! Drop That Download! From toughening laws to making virus writing seem uncool, industry and government are trying everything to stop virus writers...
PC World September 2004 Scott Spanbauer	How Do I Know When a Virus Hits My Computer? Even if you follow every online safety measure, there's no guarantee you won't get nailed by the next Internet worm. Detect and eliminate those viruses and worms that manage to sneak past your antivirus utility.
Technology Research News February 26, 2003	Film promises massive storage Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a way to store the 1s and 0s of digital information in a thin film of organic molecules using a scanning tunneling microscope.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Carbon wires expand nano toolkit Scientists looking for building blocks to form electronics and machines that are not much bigger than molecules have gained a new tool.
Chemistry World May 29, 2013 Hayley Birch	Fast flu mapping without the sequencing Australian researchers showed that using data from flu virus proteins produced similar trees to those generated by genetic sequencing, suggesting a rapid-fire solution for identifying viruses during outbreaks.
PC Magazine August 19, 2003 Sheryl Canter	Effective Immunity Viruses keep spreading, and PCs keep getting infected. What can you do to stay secure?
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Dan Bloom	Ready for Some Carbon Nanotubing? Carbon nanotubes are going to show up in all sorts of high tech devices. Be ready for them.
Chemistry World August 2, 2006 Bea Perks	Quantum Leap for Virus Trackers Glowing quantum dots are helping researchers study how viruses infect cells, and although the fluorescent nanoparticles have only been used on plant viruses so far, the technique could prove to be invaluable for drug development.
Popular Mechanics September 2006 Ben Harder	Seeking Immunity Pathogens like West Nile virus show no respect for borders. But a new class of vaccines may soon keep them in check.
Fast Company July 2006 Tracy Staedter	A Virus With a Charge Researchers at MIT have figured out how to genetically manipulate viruses to build structures packed with tiny conductive wires. One goal -- battery cells that are much smaller and last a lot longer.
Inc. September 2004 Lora Kolodny	New Virus Goes After BlackBerries Look for the next generation of computer viruses to target mobile devices, from smart phones to PDAs.
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