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Molecular Nano Weapons: Research in China and Talk in the West (NewsMax.com) As a research associate of Drexler’s Foresight Institute puts it today, a country confronted by molecular nano weapons “would be in the position of a band of spear-throwing warriors, confronted with an army deploying mass-produced guns, armored vehicles, and helicopters”. More Global Bar Group Forms To Explore Tiny New Frontier (New York Lawyer) A unique new global organization for lawyers, scientists, medical professionals, industry executives and government officials is set to be announced today at a noon press conference in New York. Brainchild of Manhattan solo attorney Sonia E. Miller, the "Converging Technologies Bar Association" will address the legal and ethical uncertainties about a new frontier of scientific advancement so transformative that some would say the very definition of humanity is at question. More Can nanotubes keep PCs cool? (CNET) Intel is conducting research with nanotechnology provider Zyvex to see if carbon nanotubes can help dissipate the pent-up heat inside PCs. More (Nano)Tech licenses up for grabs? (South Florida Business Journal) Seamless Nanorings Could Be Nanoscale Sensors, Resonators Or Transducers (SpaceDaily) Quantum Dot thinks big (IDG) Spintronics goes organic (nanotechweb) NanoBusiness Alliance names new advisers (Small Times) Discuss You click, you buy High Tech Weapons set Science at the Bar: Law, Science, & Technology in America Technology Transfer