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Nanosensors on CDs Simplify Bio Sample Study

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CD players have been overshadowed by MP3 files in the entertainment world, but in the biology lab, they could be the wave of the future. A team from Spain has developed a technique for studying biological samples using a CD and a CD player. By fabricating aluminum optical nanosensors on the surface of a standard polycarbonate CD, the researchers created a device that can detect biomolecules; the signals are read by the CD player. The group was led by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in collaboration with the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Universidad...Read full article

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    Published: March 2014
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    polycarbonate
    A tough, durable, heat- and cold-resistant optical quality plastic used in injection-molded items such as streetlight lenses, automotive taillights and audio compact discs.
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