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Sun and sand breed Sahara solar power
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-12-1 0:03)
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An ambitious new project aims to "breed" solar power plants in the Sahara by exploiting the desert's two most abundant resources
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Anarchy or empire? The internet in the balance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 23:54)
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Telephones, radio, TV and cinema all progressed from anarchy to monopoly control. In The Master Switch, Tim Wu ask whether the net will too
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How to see reality on drugs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 22:57)
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If politicians can find the courage to defy a hostile press, a rational policy on drugs will not only be possible but ultimately popular too, says Dick Taverne
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The primitive social network: bullying required
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 21:45)
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Someone gets picked on in every society, and work on marmots suggests that when social groups are evolving they'd better put up with it
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Fluid nature: Dancing droplets that Faraday never saw
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 21:37)
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Repeating a classic experiment with high-speed cameras has revealed wave behaviours never seen before
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Cloud lasers: Hunting quantum secrets in the skies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 20:43)
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot may get its colour from an unexpected quantum effect? one that we could use to generate power from clouds here on Earth (full text available to subscribers)
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Haiti's cholera outbreak will go from bad to worse
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 20:07)
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Haiti's cholera epidemic will get worse, and there's no way to use a vaccine. Find out more about the latest events with our special briefing
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Wikileaks: What does Julian Assange hope to achieve?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 7:15)
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Julian Assange has made a name for himself by publishing hoards of state secrets over the years on his website, wikileaks.org. But why does he do it?
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Facebook or Twitter? Let your feet decide
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 3:05)
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Social network pimped versions of the Adidas Superstar sneaker
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Today on New Scientist: 29 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: robots that can read, why we treat things like people and how jellyfish dance for their dinner
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