Issue 1987 | Magazine cover date: 22 July 1995

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22 July 1995

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It's a lottery

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A task too far for robot helicopter

Opinion

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A task too far for robot helicopter

A MINIATURE helicopter from Stanford University won first place in this year's International Aerial Robotics Competition in Atlanta earlier this month, becoming the first entry in the five years of the contest to master two of the three designated tasks. The competition, open to teams from universities around the world, is for a flying robot …

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Australia tunes into gravity waves

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Elusive glueballs lurk in the crystal barrel

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Tasteless sap puts pests off their greens

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Paint job leaves other plastics in the shade

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You're in my ear, you're in my soul …

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The turntable that pretends it's a CD player

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Technology

Dishing up moules without tears

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How to see in the dark without looking

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A new spin on galactic radio broadcasts

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When the pressure's low, bats a-hunting go

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It's all in the game for riot police

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Flexible fellowships keep women on course for the top

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US gears up for war on tobacco

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Whole milk is the 'devil's brew'

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Boom time

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Invincible bacteria

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Falcons ready to fly the red list

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Jupiter or bust

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Equal rights

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Ticked off

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Health

Fighting fat with feeling

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When two thousand atoms act as one

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Nerve factor could save diabetics' sight

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Leukaemia lead from Down's gene

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When the face doesn't fit

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Brazilian court bans Indians from 'mining' mahogany

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Hitch's birds deranged by dodgy anchovies

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Ageing sperm linked to Down's syndrome

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New miracle needed for Japan

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Tropical toxins ruin Arctic catch

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Port plan threatens to strip Gaza's coastline

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Genetics revolution hampered by insurance fears

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Leaky drums spill plutonium on ocean floor

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Code warriors come in from the cold

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Opinion

Psst … wanna buy some nicotine?

THE US Food and Drug Administration seems ready to declare what has long been obvious to almost everyone – that cigarette manufacturers know that they are selling a powerful drug with addictive powers to keep smokers smoking (see This Week). But the Clinton administration is moving tentatively, and may yet fold under pressure from the …

Opinion

Hard times for orphans

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Features

It's a lottery

A LITTLE randomness goes a long way. It can turn us into millionaires if lottery numbers come up right or kill us from cancer caused by a random mutation of our DNA. Governments rely on it for encoding their secret messages, while technologists use it for computer programming and robotic control. And randomness is also …

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Raising the dead sea

Features

For adults only

Features

You won't feel a thing

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Correction

Correction: The Jay Pasachoff jinx continues. Pasachoff's coauthor Myles Standish was mistakenly omitted from their joint letter published on 24 June.

Regulars

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What's proper then?

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I remember, I remember … wish I could

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Australia's leaden approach to the environment

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Missionaries of a modern age

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Divers adventures down below

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Mind sharpeners

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Out there somewhere

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Thrillerchiller

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Race is a four letter word

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Collected works

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Ultimate park-keeper

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Whole lives, nothing but

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Heading this way

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Curses, missed again

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Bestsellers - This week: Oxford

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Regulars

Feedback

LUNCH for many 51�� staff takes place at the moment on a pleasant little patch of grass by the River Thames, where we bask in the sun, admire each other's knees and discuss matters scientific, such as "Did you see Blackadder last night?" and "I couldn't half do with a pint of lager". In …

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This week's magazine

22 July 1995

On the cover

It's a lottery

Raising the dead sea

For adults only

You won't feel a thing

Table of contents

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Technology

A task too far for robot helicopter

Technology

Netropolitan – French Nuclear Tests

Technology

Netropolitan – Tourbus

Technology

Netropolitan – Replies

Technology

Australia tunes into gravity waves

Elusive glueballs lurk in the crystal barrel

Technology

Tasteless sap puts pests off their greens

Technology

Paint job leaves other plastics in the shade

Technology

You're in my ear, you're in my soul …

Technology

The turntable that pretends it's a CD player

Technology

Dishing up moules without tears

How to see in the dark without looking

A new spin on galactic radio broadcasts

When the pressure's low, bats a-hunting go

It's all in the game for riot police

Flexible fellowships keep women on course for the top

US gears up for war on tobacco

Whole milk is the 'devil's brew'

Boom time

Invincible bacteria

Falcons ready to fly the red list

Jupiter or bust

Equal rights

Ticked off

Health

Fighting fat with feeling

When two thousand atoms act as one

Nerve factor could save diabetics' sight

Leukaemia lead from Down's gene

When the face doesn't fit

Brazilian court bans Indians from 'mining' mahogany

Hitch's birds deranged by dodgy anchovies

Ageing sperm linked to Down's syndrome

New miracle needed for Japan

Tropical toxins ruin Arctic catch

Port plan threatens to strip Gaza's coastline

Genetics revolution hampered by insurance fears

Leaky drums spill plutonium on ocean floor

Code warriors come in from the cold

Opinion

Psst … wanna buy some nicotine?

Hard times for orphans

Features

It's a lottery

Raising the dead sea

For adults only

You won't feel a thing

More

Correction

Enigma: No. 832: Big tax has little taxes

Short sight and Foresight

Joints out of time

What's proper then?

I remember, I remember … wish I could

Australia's leaden approach to the environment

Missionaries of a modern age

Divers adventures down below

Mind sharpeners

Out there somewhere

Thrillerchiller

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