This is the precision and scale and theatre of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics ten-fold.

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Continued advances in precision engineering at the nanometer scale holds considerable potential for the biotechnology and life sciences markets.

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Now precision must be sacrificed to scale and speed.

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Precision agriculture is saving farmers across the country millions of dollars annually and dramatically reducing the impact of large-scale agriculture on the environment by avoiding unnecessary application of fertilizers and pesticides to crops.

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