Blow-up - NASA's scientists hope to revive an orbiting camera capable of mapping the world in extraordinary detail. Ben Iannotta reports
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Damage Control - Precision chemical instruments that snip out or block a section of DNA's double helix have astounding potential. Switching off cancer genes is just a start, as Jim Thomas finds out
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Superconductors in a twist - Materials that banish electrical resistance have been a disappointing flop—all because of the spiralling currents that rage inside them. Now the race is on to tame these miniature whirlwinds, says Debra Dougherty
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Let there be light - After the big bang came the age of darkness. Then, sometime in the next billion years, the stars began to shine. Marcus Chown investigates how it happened
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Table of contents
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In brief : Softy metals
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In brief : Paper chase
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Netropolitan :
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Water comes clean - A nasty fuel additive can now be removed from drinking supplies
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Haemophiliacs praise Irish stance on safety
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No free lunch - Salmon farms could be taking a lethal toll on marine life
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Don't call it Sue or we'll sue again
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51¶¯Âþwire : Health supremo
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51¶¯Âþwire : Forest razed
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Technofile : Fine tuning
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Just the ticket - Soon you won't head for the bus stop without checking the Net
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Focus : A necessary evil - Banning DDT might seem like a good idea in the North, but there is no more effective weapon for fighting malaria in the tropics
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Cool futures - Planes and cars face a revolution thanks to a tiny heat exchanger
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Netropolitan : Read all about it
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Netropolitan :
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Technofile : High fibre
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Technofile : Living Lego
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Technofile : Paper walls
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Keep your hair on - A gene offers hope to the follicularly challenged
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Mine's a pint - The farmers of the future may ply their crops with alcohol
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Thanks Gran
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Patents - Have you seen this man?
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Robosmears are go - Computers come to the aid of overworked lab technicians
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Milk theory stirs up bowel disease experts
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Grim surprise - News of a powerful greenhouse gas came too late for Kyoto
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Patents - Alarming gizmo
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Patents - Soft focus
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Spending spree
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Well, that's sorted then . . . - Separating fragments of DNA by their size looks set to become a lot easier
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Foul medicine - Biologists are closing in on marine pests that fight cancer
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51¶¯Âþwire - Sobering thought
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51¶¯Âþwire - NASA's wings clipped
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51¶¯Âþwire - Double-edged sword
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Carry on talking - Your mobile phone could run for days on end without recharging
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Cancer probe has glowing future
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Chinese for computers - Software that captures the cadences of language
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Unnatural deaths - A nasty discovery at Ekaterinburg may fuel a weapons clampdown
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Opinion
Features
Blow-up - NASA's scientists hope to revive an orbiting camera capable of mapping the world in extraordinary detail. Ben Iannotta reports
Features
Damage Control - Precision chemical instruments that snip out or block a section of DNA's double helix have astounding potential. Switching off cancer genes is just a start, as Jim Thomas finds out
Features
Superconductors in a twist - Materials that banish electrical resistance have been a disappointing flop—all because of the spiralling currents that rage inside them. Now the race is on to tame these miniature whirlwinds, says Debra Dougherty
Features
Let there be light - After the big bang came the age of darkness. Then, sometime in the next billion years, the stars began to shine. Marcus Chown investigates how it happened
Features
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