FUTURE FACTS - FROM THINK LINKS

  • A life for sale: one man is auctioning his house, car, job and even an introduction to his friends on eBay.
  • Carbon nanotubes could be a promising strategy for designing cartilage implants.
  • New cars are on the horizon: one that runs on compressed air, one on water and one that combines almost every possible fuel source including solar panels on the roof and pedals for the passengers.
  • MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole in its protective membrane and killing it.

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