Science goes exploring
under the sea
Cutting-edge instruments are being developed for oceanography
and deep-sea exploration, including autonomous underwater vehicles
and robots modeled on natural swimmers such as tuna, pike,and
lobsters---Jennifer Oullette
Printing meets lithography
It is possible to transfer a high-resolution pattern from an elastomeric
stamp to a solid substrate by conformal contact. Applications
are expected in semiconductors, micro- and nanoscale technologies,
the patterning of biomolecules, and printing of catalyst arrays---Bruno
Michel
Industrial diamonds
gather strength
A new high-temperature process is producing 3-carat dimaonds;
diamond film from chemical vapor deposition finds growing uses
in industry---Eric J. Lerner
Introducing a bachelor
of industrial physics
In the fall of 2003, a four-year liberal arts college in northeastern
Pennsylvania will enroll its first class in a new bachelor's degree
program in industrial physics that might serve as a model for
other colleges and universities---David A. Larrabee
