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...believe that conditions have been created that will allow us and the Palestinians to reach a historic breakthrough." ARIEL SHARON, Israeli Prime Minister, in his most optimistic comments since the election of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas...
...None of this may make a difference. Iraq may be beyond salvaging; Iran may not be talked out of its desire for a nuclear bomb. But there is hope for a breakthrough between the Israelis and Palestinians, and a world of other problems to address. A less peremptory, more conciliatory-though still tough-minded, conservative-U.S. foreign policy could help with all of these. Even the hawks are grudgingly aware of the limits of military action in the Islamic world...
...trick. As a joke, Grier tried a $5 piece of plastic. "It should not have worked," he says. But it did: the "cheesy piece of plastic" split the laser beam into 16 parts, which gave the two scientists the potential to capture 16 separate substances. It was the breakthrough they had long been after. "We were stunned," Grier recalls...
...Arryx, Grier and Dufresne's 16-trap breakthrough was so exciting that the University of Chicago, where they were based, showcased their work to Lewis Gruber, a biotech entrepreneur and patent lawyer. Within months, he had invested in the technology, and Arryx was born, with Gruber as chief executive. Grier, who is now a professor at New York University, is the company's chief scientific adviser. Grier and company have long since replaced the plastic with a liquid-crystal device, which they build into a small, box-shaped machine that you could call a cell catcher. The technology is used...
...have the opportunity for a historic breakthrough in relations between us and the Palestinians ... This is the hour, this is the time. This is the national test...