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Materials science: Diatomic power

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Materials science: Diatomic power

Nature 453, 1146 (2008). doi:10.1038/4531146d

Adv. Mater. doi:10.1002/adma.200800292 (2008) Single-celled plankton
that have been duped into doping their silica-based shells with
germanium can be incorporated into semiconductor chips and made to
glow.Gregory Rorrer of Oregon State University in Corvallis and his
colleagues report that