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IEEE Spectrum November 2012 Stephen Cass	Film Review: The Singularity Will humans and machines merge? Doug Wolens's latest documentary, released 1 November, captures the argument between the two sides.
Chemistry World October 31, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	A cell for a cell If you ever need to isolate a single bacterial cell, why not build it a prison cell? This is the approach that colleagues from Sandia National Laboratories, US, have taken. Using multi-photon lithography, they can construct four walls and a roof around a single cell in just over a minute.
Chemistry World October 31, 2012 Paul Docherty	Epicoccin G The class of natural products known as 2,5-diketopiperazines is both broad and synthetically well-trodden. An important sub-class of these targets are found with a sprinkling of sulfur atoms, and seem particularly well-suited to pathogen-bashing.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Laura Howes	Algal biofuel's viability questioned According to a new report, using current technologies, even scaling up production to meet 5% of the US's transportation fuel needs would cause serious problems.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Laura Howes	No more tears tape Scientists in the U. S. have developed a less traumatic tape by engineering it so that the tape fractures at the interface between the adhesive and the backing, reducing trauma to the skin.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Helen Gray	Cardboard to create current from bacteria Researchers in Germany and China have discovered that cheap corrugated cardboard makes a high-performing electrode for microbial fuel cells, a key technology for sustainable energy production.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Blanca Antizar-Ladislao	Nanotechnology risks As an environmental engineer and chemist, I feel that Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Risk Assessment edited by Ripp and Henry is an excellent text and I definitely enjoyed reading it.
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.
Chemistry World October 29, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Prescription nanoreactors Scientists in Switzerland have developed a nanoreactor that can synthesize and release the antibiotic cephalexin, which is used to treat bacterial infections.
Chemistry World October 28, 2012 Simon Hadlington	MOF based motorboat Researchers have devised a new type of molecular motor capable of propelling itself across a liquid surface. The move mimics motile life forms found in nature, such as bacteria, in the quest for autonomous microscopic machines.
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