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Mystery glitch? Blame it on the sun
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-24 2:00)
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Even modest solar activity can wreak havoc with the technology that keeps our world ticking over
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Today on New Scientist: 23 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-24 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the power of a desktop cosmos, why the sun can play merry hell with our technology, and vultures with rakes
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Smartphone add-on will bring eye tests to the masses
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 23:50)
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A simple viewer combined with smartphone software will screen the eyesight of people who lack easy access to a regular optometrist
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Google faces global music over data sniffing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 23:10)
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The search giant is about to find out whether or not its data sniffing activities, including recording data from domestic Wi-Fi routers, were illegal
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Floating nurseries hit by Deepwater Horizon spill
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 22:31)
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The spawning grounds of 120 species of fish, including the endangered bluefin tuna, are under threat as oil makes it way towards them
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Zoologger: Vultures use twigs to gather wool for nests
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 21:52)
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Amateur observations that had gathered dust for 20 years reveal Egyptian vultures rival crows in their use of tools
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Jesse Ausubel: Let there be (no) light
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 21:35)
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The director of the Census for Marine Life weighs up the options for his next big experiments: darkening the skies and quietening the oceans
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Desktop cosmos: Small is beautiful for big physics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 20:46)
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Atoms cooled to within a whisker of absolute zero could reveal the cosmos's darkest secrets? without spaceships, giant lasers or billion-dollar budgets
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Genome at 10: Faster, cheaper... worse
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 20:15)
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Sequencing genomes is now much faster and cheaper, but not better? yet. The next generation of sequencing technology will take results to a new level
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Electron 'invisible ink' promises purer nanocrystals
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-23 19:55)
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A new technique for sending secret messages written with atoms also improves the nanocrystals used in computer chip manufacture
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