"This news deeply moved us all, " said the bishop of nearby Troyes, Monseigneur Marc Stenger.

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That's why 43-year-old Web developer and proprietor of RUSH Is A Band Ed Stenger likes them.

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Reuters contributed to this report, written by CNN Interactive Space Writer Richard Stenger.

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"Of course, the expectations are high, " said Mr. Stenger.

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Dr Bjorn Stenger, once one of Professor Cipolla's doctoral students and now employed at the Toshiba lab, sees a number of uses: "Sending messages to your friends with your face on it, " he suggests.

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Harvey Stenger, president of Binghamton University, then plans to recruit faculty to sharpen the school's expertise in pharmaceutical sciences and alternative energy, which he argues has the best chance to succeed as new, local industries.

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