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A synaptic stroll down memory lane
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 20:00)
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A documentary examines the life and work of Eric Kandel, neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner who pioneered the science of memory
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Benevolent hackers poke holes in e-banking
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 17:00)
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The more popular online banking and credit-laden smartcards become, the more their security is coming under scrutiny? and being found lacking
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Giant laser reaches key milestone for fusion
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 5:59)
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Researchers at the National Ignition Facility in California are one step closer to the elusive goal of triggering a self-sustained, stable fusion reaction
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Algal power not so green after all, yet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 3:09)
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Algae have been touted as a solution to environmental worries over biofuels, but they may be a long way from providing a truly green option
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'Superman' vision penetrates opaque glass
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 3:02)
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You may think it's impossible to see what's on the other side of painted-over glass– but with the right physics, you can
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Today on New Scientist: 28 January 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: a rare interview with Burt Rutan, why we should let the sunlight in on climate change, and why humans are built to run on our toes
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Peter Pan ways make bonobos the most amiable of apes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-29 2:38)
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The famously playful, generous and sexed-up apes hold onto their youthful ways far longer than chimpanzees, while some childish traits never vanish
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Drug for depression tried on stressed-out rats
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 23:17)
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An anti-inflammatory drug that keeps brain cells coming could be the key to treating some kinds of stress and depression
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Burt Rutan: The maverick of Mojave
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 23:06)
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In a rare interview, Virgin Galactic's spacecraft designer talks about his work, conspiracy theories and the explosion that killed three engineers
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Jaron Lanier's manifesto for the tech consumer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-1-28 22:00)
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In You Are Not a Gadget, the virtual reality pioneer has some bones to pick with the tech industry over its exploitation of customers
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