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July 28th, 2006
World's smallest bit of nylon
Abstract:
A US scientist has made the world's smallest fragment of nylon and hopes to make more by harnessing the self-assembling properties of DNA. Professor Nadrian Seeman of New York University says the long-term plan is to make ultra strong nylon.
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abc.net.au
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