Pixie dust (disambiguation)

Pixie dust (disambiguation)

Pixie Dust may refer to:

*Pixie dust, also known as "fairy dust", is the trail of sparkling material that often follows mythical creatures such as pixies and fairies, often imbued with magic powers

*Pixie dust was the informal name that IBM used briefly in a series of 2001 press releases for its antiferromagnetically-coupled (AFC) media technology, which can increase the data capacity of hard drives. In 2005 IBM announced plans to begin using "magnetic pixie dust" to enhance hard-drive capacity

*Pixie dust can refer to a new medical substance, used for the regeneration of cells. The new technology, still in its infancy, is processed from special cells taken from the bladders of pigs. See the article regarding an amputated finger: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7354458.stm BBC Health News]


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