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...remarkable demonstration of the precision with which single atoms can now be manipulated, a skill that could conceivably be used someday to build atom-size transistors or to custom-design molecules. Using an instrument called a scanning tunneling microscope and working on a surface chilled to near absolute zero, researchers Donald Eigler and Erhard Schweizer were able to get individual atoms to respond to the magnet-like tug of a fine tungsten needle. But don't expect to see atom-etching booths at your local science fair. It took 22 hours to haul 35 xenon atoms across the bumpy nickel...
...despite the skill of the California-based challengers, the Harvard team managed to retain its equanimity throughout the final match, said Lennon's partner, David S. Coale...
...year, Whyte displayed another element of her game that earned her the nickname, "Das Hammer." The team traveled to Switzerland to play in a tournament against teams from Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Unlike women's college hockey in the U.S., this tournament allowed full body checking, a skill that Whyte has been forced to keep under wraps in the Ivies...
While Harvard is the more talented team, skill could become secondary on the muddy field at Post. The game was originally scheduled for today but was moved to tomorrow to give the field an extra day to dry after Tuesday's snowstorm...
Saturday night, in one of the best games of the season, entertainment-wise and skill-wise, the Crimson shot 56 percent from the field and 93 percent from the line, and still lost, 82-78, to second-place Yale...