On a screen behind her a computer animated figure made up of small dots matches her moves.

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Rather than relying on a camera to read small dots on special paper, these pens work with practically any paper.

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Any small bright dots that may appear on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the thin film transistors manufacturing technology.

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Quantum dots are man-made atoms that confine electrons to a small space.

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Dots over a single letter can change the tense or person of a verb, notes Keith Small, an American participant in the SOAS event.

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