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Cornell researchers move beyond 'nano' to 'atto' to build a scale sensitive enough to weigh a virus FOR RELEASE: April 2, 2004 Contact: Bill Steele Office: 607-255-7164 E-Mail: ws21@cornell.edu A gold dot, about 50 nanometers in diameter, fused to the end of a cantilevered oscillator about 4 micrometers long. A one-molecule-thick layer of a sulfur-containing chemical deposited on the gold adds a mass of about 6 attograms, which is more than enough to measure. Craighead Group/Cornell Univeristy Click on the image for a high-resolution version (2184 x 1245 pixels, 364K) ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University researchers already have been...

Source: Space News, November 10, 2003, page 3 Israel's Long Range Artillery (LORA) missile burst from secrecy's shadows last week, much sooner than the Ministry of Defense or the prime contractor had planned. It wasn't a calculated media campaign or a high-profile exhibition at an international trade show that heralded the LORAs debut. Instead, a secret Nov. 5 test of the developmental missile was inadvertently broadcast via satellite from the restrictedaccess launch control room of government-owned Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (LIU). To make matters worse, the missile failed miserably in the sea-launched trial, spiraling wildly out of control before plunging...

<p>BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — A gross-out game called "Creepy Freaks" for children ages 5 to 11 will hit the national market Wednesday, with miniature figures for trading, a plastic game board and a DVD with stories about the characters. Frosty the Snotman attacks with sneezes, Headley flings brains, Spitty Cat throws the contents of cat litter boxes and Swirly looks like a toilet. Silent But Deadly attacks with stealthy odorous emissions.</p>

<p>ATLANTA (AP) - He's still tough and sexy, but the new Brawny man doesn't mind helping with the housework.</p> <p>The paper towel maker was expected to announce five finalists for its new product model Saturday, and the nominations make the traditional mustachioed lumberjack look like a throwback.</p>