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http://www.trnmag.comTechnology Research News en-us Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT Technology Research News (TRN) is an independent publication and news service dedicated to covering technology research developments in university, corporate and government labs. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT Nanotubes boost neuronshttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Nanotubes\_boost\_neurons\_--\_TRN\_010509.htmlhttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Nanotubes\_boost\_neurons\_--\_TRN\_010509.html Bring brain cells into contact with carbon nanotubes and you can treat diseases and brain injuries, and maybe even improve your thinking. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gold rolls DNA nanotubeshttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Gold\_rolls\_DNA\_nanotubes\_--\_TRN\_010509.htmlhttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Gold\_rolls\_DNA\_nanotubes\_--\_TRN\_010509.html Tether gold nanoparticles to bundles of DNA and you can make DNA nanotubes. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT Laser tweezers go nanohttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Laser\_tweezers\_go\_nano\_--\_TRN\_010509.htmlhttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Laser\_tweezers\_go\_nano\_--\_TRN\_010509.html Condense laser light in a nanoscale channel and you can trap and move nanoparticles and individual molecules. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chemical logic flips electric switchhttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Chemical\_logic\_flips\_electric\_switch\_--\_TRN\_010509.htmlhttp://www.trnmag.com/News/2009/010509/Chemical\_logic\_flips\_electric\_switch\_--\_TRN\_010509.html Come up with the right electrode and you can make biochemical changes in the body trigger an electronic signal.