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  Giselle Villar

  

  Carbon Nanotubes Usher Molecules In And Out Of Cell Membranes

  Popular Science - Alexandra Ossola

  Success in the long-sought effort to make artificial pores The membrane is a really important part of a cell—it keeps the organelles and useful chemicals in, and other things out. But the membrane also needs to be selectively permeable, letting in the right molecules (like DNA or water) when they …

• http://www.popsci.com/article/diy/how-survive-hurricane-household-items

  

  Giselle Villar

  Sep 21, 2014

• http://www.popsci.com/article/science/brilliant-ten-2014?dom=tw&src=SOC

  

  Giselle Villar

  Sep 21, 2014
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  Giselle Villar

  

  Human In Robotic Exoskeleton To Kick Off The World Cup

  Popular Science - Hunter Atkins

  The brain-controlled augmented suit was developed to give mobility to victims of paralysis. The most significant moment of the 2014 World Cup may take place not in the tournament’s final match, but in its earliest minutes. If all goes according to plan, at the opening ceremony in Sao Paolo tomorrow, …

• http://www.popsci.com/article/science/waste-heat-free-energy-so-why-arent-we-using-it?dom=tw&src=SOC

  

  Giselle Villar

  Mar 14, 2014
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  Giselle Villar

  

  Nano-Tweezers Can Move Molecules With Light

  Popular Science - Douglas Main

  Just in case you were getting bored with the world, we bring you a tiny tweezer made of light beams. Scientists have created the tiniest “tweezers” known to date, which can move around objects the size of single molecules with a “bow tie” of light. “To my knowledge these are the smallest tweezers …