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Chemistry World December 3, 2010 Harriet Brewerton	Butterfly effect A way to identify individual butterflies from the same species has been designed by scientists in Hungary, who say that the technique could be used to analyse delicate museum samples without destroying them.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004	Nanotubes form transparent film A maximum amount of contact between nanotubes within the film makes it a good electrical conductor. The film could eventually be used to make foldable computer displays, infrared cameras and line-of-sight optical communication devices.
Chemistry World June 2010	How to disappear completely Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials
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Chemistry World November 29, 2006 Lionel Milgrom	Pterins, Sex and the Single Butterfly Researchers have characterised the molecular composition and optical properties of pigmented nanoscopic granules found in the tiny wing scales of the pierid butterfly, Pontia protodice.
Industrial Physicist Miseo & Wright	Developing a chemical-imaging camera Major developments in detector technology have made IR imagers and focalplane arrays available to industry and in technical areas such as quality control, where the cost was previously prohibitive.
National Defense April 2004 Michael Peck	Army Seeks to Upgrade Night-Vision Goggles Experts at the Army's night-vision laboratory predict that a new generation of goggles now in development will fix some of the shortcomings in existing devices, such as image quality and the ability to see through smoke and dust.
Chemistry World August 3, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark	Phosphorescent 'butterfly' molecules' glow tuned Molecular 'butterflies' that flutter their wings under light can be tuned to glow red or blue, or both.
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Joshua J. Romero	Carbon Nanotubes Take the Heat Off Chips Purdue scientists find flexible filaments best.
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Justin Mullins	Butterfly Effect The structure that makes one LED researcher's device so special has recently been found to be similar to a sophisticated method of manipulating light discovered in the African swallowtail butterfly Princeps nireus.
Chemistry World November 1, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	Insects Make Nanotech Impression Chinese researchers have reported a cheap and effective way to print nanoscale structures onto surfaces: they use stamps created from the delicately patterned wings of cicadas.
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 R. Bruce Weisman	Simplifying carbon nanotube identification A new method has been found to identify and classify various structural forms of carbon nanotubes, each with its characteristic electronic properties, in a typical mixture, using spectrofluorimetry.
Chemistry World October 30, 2007 Jayaraman Killugudi	Glowing Future for Nanotubes A team of scientists from India and Japan have been the first to make a bundle of nanotubes glow, paving the way for their use as chemical sensors or in optoelectronics.
Chemistry World April 28, 2006 Jon Evans	Double-Whammy Analysis to Probe Nanotubes Chemists and physicists have probed the electronic and physical structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes in unprecedented detail using both Raman scattering spectroscopy and electron diffraction.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2010 John Keller	Multisensor Designs and Increasing Resolutions Are Major Trends in Infrared and Other Electro-Optical Sensors Infrared (IR) and other electro-optical sensors will see major technological breakthroughs in sensitivity, resolution, and overall ability to help military forces see through fog, smoke, dust, and the darkness of night.
Technology Research News July 14, 2004	Laser tweezer traps nanotubes The researchers have showed that it is possible to pattern clusters of nanotubes into configurations that are likely to have near-term applications as chemical, biological and physical sensors.
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Chemistry World October 20, 2011 Jennifer Newton	Mimicking Mother Nature's Solar Panels Scientists in China have studied the anti-reflective behavior of black butterfly scales to understand the way these natural solar collectors work.
Technology Research News May 7, 2003	Nanotube shines telecom light Researchers are continually working to expand the usefulness of carbon nanotubes. Scientists from IBM Research have found a way to make the tubes emit light, and have fashioned a nanotube transistor that emits 1.5-micron infrared light, a wavelength widely used in telecommunications.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intel Goes Ballistic The microchip company's work with carbon nanotubes could keep Moore's Law going.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John McHale	Purdue Researchers Look at Nanotechnology to Reduce Computer-Chip Heating University researchers are looking to mitigate electronic systems heating problems through the use of carbon nanotubes. They have created carpets of microscopic nanotubes to enhance the performance of heat sinks to help keep future chips from overheating.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Eric Smalley	For Pure Nanotubes Add Water Washing away impurities with water turns out to be as good for growing carbon nanotubes as it is for keeping a clean house.
Chemistry World October 29, 2012 James Urquhart	Fireflies inspire low-cost LED lighting Colleagues at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have examined the intricate nanostructure of the firefly's lantern cuticle and created an artificial version for use as a high-power LED lens.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Jack Uldrich	IBM: A Very Small Bright Light Big Blue's latest announcement could lead to a myriad of uses in computers, telecommunications, and lighting. Investors, take note.
Technology Research News August 10, 2005	Templates yield nano branches Making highly-branched nanoscale tubes and wires is a matter of easing off the juice by the right amount at the right time.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004	Nanotubes grown on plastic Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have devised a way to grow vertical forests of carbon nanotubes on flexible plastic.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Willie D. Jones	Safer Driving in The Dead of Night Night vision systems use infrared sensors to let drivers see as much as three or four times farther ahead and help them quickly distinguish among objects.