Small news, very small news小新聞,非常小的新聞
March 16th, 2006 | by ian | 2006年3月16日|由伊恩|
New Scientist新科學家 reports on DNA Origami報告對DNA摺紙 : :
A map of the Americas measuring just a few hundred nanometres across has been created out of meticulously folded strands of DNA, using a new technique for manipulating molecules dubbed “DNA origami”.在地圖上的美洲測量短短數100毫微米全國已創建出精心折疊組成部分的DNA ,採用一種新技術,操縱分子被稱為“ DNA的摺紙” 。
According to the map’s creator, Paul Rothemund at Caltech in Pasadena, US, DNA origami could prove hugely important for building future nano-devices including molecular machines and quantum computer components.根據該地圖的創作者,保羅rothemund在加州理工學院在帕薩迪納,美國, DNA的摺紙可以證明非常重要,為建設未來的納米裝置,包括分子機器和量子計算機元件。
The legendary scientific journal Nature has a傳奇的科學雜誌的性質有一個 blog博客 from which we learn of the first highly detailed simulation of the structure of a lifeform, the tobacco mosaic virus, for a grand total 50 billionths of a second.從我們了解的第一高度詳細的模擬結構一lifeform ,煙草花葉病毒,為了隆重的總1000000000分之50一秒鐘。
One of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has conjured a fleeting moment in the life of a virus.其中一個世界上最強大的超級計算機conjured稍縱即逝的時刻,在生命的病毒。 The researchers say the simulation is the first to capture a whole biological organism in such intricate molecular detail.研究人員說,仿真是首次捕捉整個生物有機體,在這種錯綜複雜的分子細節。
The fleeting simulation, published in this month’s Structure, reveals that although the virus looks symmetrical it pulses in and out asymmetrically, as if it were breathing.短暫的模擬,發表在這個月內的結構,揭示了,雖然看起來對稱病毒,它的脈衝在進出不對稱,如果它的呼吸。The model also shows that the virus coat collapses without its genetic material.該模型也表明,該病毒外殼崩潰,未經其遺傳物質。 This suggests that, when reproducing, the virus builds its coat around the genetic material rather than inserting the genetic material into a complete coat.這表明,當複製,病毒建立自己的外衣,周圍的遺傳物質,而不是插入的遺傳物質,一個完整的大衣。 “We saw something that is truly revolutionary,” Schulten says. “我們看到的東西是真正的革命” , schulten說。
Reported everywhere, the soon to be completely ubiquitous Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has unsurprisingly been報到處,不久將完全無所不在的無線電頻率識別( RFID )技術已被難怪 demonstrated to be hackable表明要hackable : : 
“Researchers have discovered a way to infect Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags with a computer worm, raising the disturbing prospect that products, ID cards, and even pets could be used to spread malicious code.” “研究人員發現一種方式感染的無線電頻率識別( RFID )標籤與電腦蠕蟲,提高了令人不安的前景,產品, ID卡和寵物,甚至可能被用來傳播惡意代碼” 。
Sometimes convenience comes at the cost of security.有時方便,是在成本的安全性。 No doubt many folks will start working hard on RFID security systems for which there will be a huge market… To learn about the problem in detail see the most excellent paper毫無疑問,許多鄉親將開始努力工作的RFID安全系統,這將有一個龐大的市場, … …以了解有關的問題,在詳細看到最出色的文件 “Is Your Cat Infected with a Computer Virus?” “是您的貓感染了電腦病毒” ?
Finally in the hope and anticipation of finding something small and newsworthy,最後,在希望和期待找到了一些小型和新聞, New Scientist reports on a candidate for other life新科學家報告對候選人其他的生活 in our solar system:在我們的太陽系系統: 
“Saturn’s tiny moon, Enceladus is brimming with liquid water and cannot be ruled out as a distant outpost of life. “在土星的小月亮,土衛二是充滿液體的水和不能排除是一個遙遠的前哨的生活。 So say Cassini mission scientists after studying the geysers of ice particles and water vapour found spewing out of the moon’s south polar region in 2005.”所以說,卡西尼使命的科學家經過研究geysers的冰粒子和水蒸氣發現噴湧出月球的南極地區在2005年“ 。
And thats all the very small news that fits to print this week!和所有這就是非常小的新聞適合打印本星期!















