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| Astrophile: Pinball planets get wild, deadly ride Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:00 |
| Planets orbiting one star in a stellar pair could get bounced from star to star repeatedly ��� until they fall into the great beyond |
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| Anonymous eavesdrops on FBI conference call Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:32 |
| The hacktivist group managed to a listen in on a call between the FBI and law enforcement officials from several different European countries |
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| Today on New Scientist: 3 February 2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:11:04 |
| All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: high time to welcome the friendly drones and malaria may kill far more people than we thought |
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| Tiny volcanic moon controls Jupiter's auroras Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:32:00 |
| Stuff spewed out of Io's hyperactive volcanoes make the rings of auroral light on Jupiter's poles grow and shrink |
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| Friday Illusion: Rotating rings create phantom spiral Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:28 |
| See how circles made up of tilted squares can warp your perception |
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| How's your willpower? Take our survey and find out Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:33:00 |
| Do you have the willpower to resist our survey? Take it and the results will be analysed by Roy F. Baumeister to check your self-control |
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| Double-sided touchscreen changes when you fold it Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:46:21 |
| A projection-based touchpad demonstrates the wide range of uses for a foldable touchscreen that can act like an iPad, or a book |
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| Brain-eavesdropping tech can't steal your thoughts Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:00 |
| Mind-reading technology notwithstanding, there is no prospect of anyone looking inside your skull without your consent |
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| High time to welcome the friendly drones Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:00 |
| Attempts to fly drones in civilian airspace are a classic example of an irresistible force (innovation) meeting an immovable object (the law) |
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| Designs for eradicating medical mistakes Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:01 |
| An exhibition at London's Hunterian Museum demonstrates how good design can combat human errors in the hospital. |
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| Rapid nerve repair helps lame rats walk within days Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13:00 |
| A new procedure holds promise for swift recovery of people paralysed by nerve injuries |
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| Civilian drones to fill the skies after law shake-up Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:58:00 |
| Law changes mean uncrewed aerial vehicles aren't just for the military any more ��� civilian uses are taking off, too |
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| Malaria may kill far more people than we thought Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:00 |
| Models suggest that malaria kills eight times as many adults in Africa as the World Health Organization estimates |
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| Spacecraft probes gas cloud swaddling the solar system Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:27:24 |
| A cloud of interstellar matter envelops the solar system – new observations reveal just how alien it is |
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| Slow graphene down, speed computers up Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:00:00 |
| Graphene is hailed for its astonishing conductivity but a way to kill this easy flow of electrons brings superfast computers closer |
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