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Diodes are used in an endless array of devices. They are essential ingredients for the semiconductor industry. Making diodes smaller means cheaper cost and better performance for electronic devices. ASU researchers have now made diodes on the scale of a single molecule.--by Richard Harth
Who is the ugliest? A paper wasp with a deadly sting? A scorpion that crushes its prey? Cast your vote for the ugliest bug by December 15, 2009. --by Carol Hughes
Scientists are using new screening techniques to isolate the genes needed to make effective vaccines. --by Richard Harth
The doghouse is getting a makeover for the 21st century. But you can bet your pooper-scooper that little Rover or Fido has never seen anything quite like this.
As of right now, some 85 percent of the permits that will give utilities and other organizations the right to emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are going to be given away free of charge. Is that allocation scheme in the best interest of U.S. citizens?
What works of American literature are Chinese readers devouring? And why? Project Yao holds the answers. --by Judith Smith
The study of complex systems doesn't need to be complex; Just ask Elinor Ostrom, ASU's newest Nobel Prize winner. --by Carol Hughes