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SMITH, Associated Press PROVIDENCE - Those stain-resistant khakis you just picked up at the mall, the tennis ball that holds its bounce longer and sunscreen that's clear instead of white have something in common - nanotechnology.

Scientists manipulating matter at the molecular level have improved on hundreds of everyday products in recent years and are promising dramatic breakthroughs in medicine and other industries as billions of dollars a year are pumped into the nascent sector.

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... The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Fears grow that tiny particles may pose major health risks Home delivery Contact us Site map Traffic Today's events Advanced search Home Local Nation / World Business / Tech Microsoft Boeing / Aerospace Biotech NW companies Stock market Personal technology Events calendar Columnists Paul Andrews Working Connections Editorials / Opinion Columnists Sports Entertainment Comics / Games Living Pacific Northwest Magazine Travel / Outdoors Real estate Obituaries Special reports Photography Corrections Archive Alerts / E-mails Marketplace Jobs Autos Homes Rentals Classifieds Shopping NWsource Personals Post an ad Services Your account Contact us Submit listings Send us news tips Seattle Times store Advertise with us RSS feeds Wireless Newspapers In Education Home delivery Monday, December 12, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 AM E-mail article Print view Fears grow that tiny particles may pose major health risks By MICHELLE R.

SMITH The Associated Press PREV of NEXT STEVEN SENNE / AP Professor Robert Hurt is one of several professors from Brown University sharing a $1.8 million, four-year grant to study the effects of nanoparticles on human and animal cells.

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— Those stain-resistant khakis you just picked up at the mall, the tennis ball that holds its bounce longer and sunscreen that's clear instead of white have something in common — nanotechnology.

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