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| Bricks of nature |
| The real winner of the physics Nobel was the force that binds the smallest pieces of matter. Dennis Overbye reports |
| Three Americans who helped
describe the force that binds together the atomic nucleus were named winners of
the Nobel prize in physics last Tuesday. They are Dr David J. Gross of the Kavli
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| Suspicious movements |
| The mystery posed by the unidentified flying object spotted last month by Indian
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| A major puzzle |
| Quantum mechanics has done it again. In an experiment with supercooled helium, r
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| Mobile database |
Biometrics, the science of using measurable physical characteristics to identify people, has added new weapons to the arsenals of law enforcement agencies, and as some of these new tools are connected to high-speed wireless communications they could ... | Read..
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| QED:
Cyber extortionists |
Intelligence sometimes works like a double-edged sword. The latest of the latest intelligent Internet security theories invite the more sharper hacking-brains. Worldpay, the company that handles online shopping, debit and credit card payments, is und ... | Read.. |
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Why Corner
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| Why do antibiotics come from soil bugs? |
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Most people have heard of the placebo effect, in which patients given sugar pills
feel better because they think the pills are medicine. But few would like to be
on the receiving end of a placebo: A person who asks for a painkiller wants the
real thi ... | 
