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Long-lost lunar rover successfully zapped with laser
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:32)
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Astronomers have managed to bounce a laser off a lunar rover that had been lost for nearly 40 years– the feat could help investigate the moon's interior
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Big numbers, brilliant minds, mind-boggling concepts
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:03)
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos is a page-turner about humanity's strange, never easy and never dull relationship with numbers
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Top secret quantum messages for your room only
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 23:32)
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A new scheme for sending messages using entangled photons could ensure that messages are read by equipment in a particular location only
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Cactus gum could make clean water cheap for millions
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 23:00)
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The prickly pear cactus, which grows all over the world, contains gum that can clear sediment and some bacteria from water
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Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 22:47)
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Under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active in devout Christians
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Be a good dog and you'll live a long, healthy life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 20:43)
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Live fast, die young: the adage applies to dog breeds too, suggesting that personality and longevity co-evolved
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Asphalt volcanoes discovered off California
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 20:32)
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Undersea mounds could have spewed enough methane to cause prehistoric dead zones
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Look for Mars life with laughing gas
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 20:24)
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Traces of Martian nitrous oxide with a specific isotopic signature could be used to sniff out possible hotspots for life
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Green machine: Cheaper home power from sunlight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 19:12)
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A technique borrowed from large-scale solar power plants could help householders maximise their energy return from solar cells
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Will the next government fix UK physics?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 18:55)
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The UK's physics budget is in tatters. Would any of the three main political parties really be able to mend it, asks Jon Butterworth
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