Working independently of those large projects, bioengineers in university labs have drawn on recent advances in nanoscale lithography, miniature microscopy, genetic engineering and biochemical imaging techniques to build new tools to reveal relationships between brain cells.

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With the new API, developers can build customized tools for marketers on third party services.

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The project team will build and beta-test new features and tools for entrepreneurs and businesses with the purpose of cutting red tape, increasing efficiency, and supporting American businesses and American jobs.

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By combining their expertise with new technologies and publicly released data, participants hope to build tools that help others in their own neighborhoods and across the United States.

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With new releases of Flash Platform tools including an AIR 2.5 software development kit (SDK), developers can build mobile and multiscreen applications for smartphones and tablets, while maximizing design and development productivity.

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