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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Using the atom-scale tools of nanotechnology, scientists have created a unique composite material of thousands of ultra-thin layers of two different semiconductors. The feat, called the biggest advance of its kind in 40 years, has a wide array of potential applications, from DNA microarrays to temperature-regulated car seats, scientists said in the journal Nature.
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DERBY, England, May 31 (UPI) --
Mick and Mairead Philpott, whose six children died in a house fire in central England, were charged with six counts of murder Wednesday.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 31 (UPI) --
Hollywood's Relativity Media says it has cast Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough in its upcoming film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel "Safe Haven."
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CAMBRIDGE, England, May 30 (UPI) --
A Chinese-made microprocessor used extensively by the U.S. military has a "backdoor" that allows the chip to be reprogrammed, British researchers allege.
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