| Today on New Scientist: 16 December 2009 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-17 3:00) | 
  | Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the secret mathematics of Alice in Wonderland, the battle for climate data, and the alien planet that could be the ultimate water world 
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  | Nuclear physics hit hardest by STFC cuts 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-17 2:55) | 
  | Today's announcement of funding cuts by the Science and Technology funding council has enraged scientists, especially nuclear physicists 
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  | Plastic plane takes to the skies 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-17 0:00) | 
  | A revolutionary new airliner with a plastic body and many other novel features took off for the first time yesterday 
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  | Loopholes in climate deal could render it useless 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 23:48) | 
  | The devil is in the detail, and a deal to slash emissions by 20 per cent could in fact increase them by 10 per cent 
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  | David Nutt questions new government principles 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 22:57) | 
  | Draft principles on scientific advice to government have had a critical reception. 
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  | Masterworks in Petri dishes 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 21:25) | 
  | Dangerous, yes; useful, sometimes; works of art? no. But this gallery of the best microbial artworks might change your mind 
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  | Martin Rees: Getting to the right desks in government 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 19:17) | 
  | As the Royal Society enters its 350th year, its president says its mission is to speak up for science to public and politicians alike 
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  | How complexity rules our lives 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 18:00) | 
  | In his latest book, The Perfect Swarm, Len Fisher ranges far and wide to discover what tips the science of complexity has for us? with mixed results 
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  | [ニュース] 東京大学生産技術研究所千葉実験所一般公開レポート〜浦研究室の最新型水中ロボット「TUNA-SAND 
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          (2009-12-16 16:37) | 
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  | Copenhagen diaries: Royalty and Hollywood spice it up 
    from New Scientist - Online News 
          (2009-12-16 8:22) | 
  | Who cares about the environment minister of a small island state when His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is at hand? 
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