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Astrophile: Pinball planets get wild, deadly ride

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:00
Planets orbiting one star in a stellar pair could get bounced from star to star repeatedly – until they fall into the great beyond

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Anonymous eavesdrops on FBI conference call

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:35
The hacktivist group managed to a listen in on a call between the FBI and law enforcement officials from several different European countries

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Today on New Scientist: 3 February 2012

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:11
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: high time to welcome the friendly drones and malaria may kill far more people than we thought

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Tiny volcanic moon controls Jupiter's auroras

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:32
Stuff spewed out of Io's hyperactive volcanoes make the rings of auroral light on Jupiter's poles grow and shrink

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Friday Illusion: Rotating rings create phantom spiral

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:34
See how circles made up of tilted squares can warp your perception

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How's your willpower? Take our survey and find out

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:33
Do you have the willpower to resist our survey? Take it and the results will be analysed by Roy F. Baumeister to check your self-control

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Double-sided touchscreen changes when you fold it

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:46
A projection-based touchpad demonstrates the wide range of uses for a foldable touchscreen that can act like an iPad, or a book

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Brain-eavesdropping tech can't steal your thoughts

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:34
Mind-reading technology notwithstanding, there is no prospect of anyone looking inside your skull without your consent

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High time to welcome the friendly drones

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:30
Attempts to fly drones in civilian airspace are a classic example of an irresistible force (innovation) meeting an immovable object (the law)

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Designs for eradicating medical mistakes

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:45
An exhibition at London's Hunterian Museum demonstrates how good design can combat human errors in the hospital.

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Rapid nerve repair helps lame rats walk within days

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:13
A new procedure holds promise for swift recovery of people paralysed by nerve injuries

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Civilian drones to fill the skies after law shake-up

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:58
Law changes mean uncrewed aerial vehicles aren't just for the military any more – civilian uses are taking off, too

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Malaria may kill far more people than we thought

New Scientist - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:01
Models suggest that malaria kills eight times as many adults in Africa as the World Health Organization estimates

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Spacecraft probes gas cloud swaddling the solar system

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 22:27
A cloud of interstellar matter envelops the solar system – new observations reveal just how alien it is

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Slow graphene down, speed computers up

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:00
Graphene is hailed for its astonishing conductivity but a way to kill this easy flow of electrons brings superfast computers closer

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First brain movie captures a mouse thinking

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:00
Watch the first high-resolution images of mouse brain cells sending and receiving signals

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Visualization Challenge winners show spectacular science

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:00
The oniony layers of an eyeball and the crevices of a new material are among the winners of the 2011 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge
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Triple-star system may host habitable world

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:30
A potentially rocky planet has been found smack dab in the middle of its star's habitable zone – its host star orbits a pair of more distant suns

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Today on New Scientist: 2 February 2012

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:00
All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Facebook goes public, exploring technology's dark side and launch escape rocket roars into life

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India's panel price crash could spark solar revolution

New Scientist - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 17:20
Solar power has long had a reputation for being expensive, but the falling costs of making panels could change that

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