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| Beam
me up, Scotty! |
| Teleportation
has now leaped out of science fiction into reality. One
of the most important building blocks of future quantum
communication, it promises to revolutionise computer networks.
T.V. Jayan reports |
| Remember
Star Trek and Emory Erickson, the fictional inventor
of the “teleporting” transporter? Well, Erickson
had better look out, for a real-life counterpart threatens
to upstage him. And while Danish physicist Eugene Polzik
may not be “beaming up” people from one p... |
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| The
lost world |
| Soaring
above the rolling landscape of southern Venezuela
is a lost world; the tall sandstone plateau of Mount
Roraima, a flat-topped and almost inacc ... |
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| Bits
& Bytes |
| Email
on the go |
Mobile blogs instead of postcards are an excellent
way to keep in touch with your near and dear ones
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| No-sneeze kitties |
| A
California biotech company says it is ready to deliver the Holy Grail
of the $35 billion pet industry: a hypoallergenic cat. Elisabeth Rosenthal
reports... | Read.. |
| Reality Check |
| Microwave
Ovens Kill Nutrients in Food... | Read.. |
| Recommended:
How
science became what it is |
Story
of science
Joy Hakim S
mithsonian Books; $ 21.95... | Read.. |
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Why
Corner |
| Why does the yolk of an egg solidify
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IF you think of your brain as a car, the sleekest, fastest
machine you’ll ever own is a 20-year-old brain. It
accelerates effortlessly and handles sharp turns with
ease. It never stalls. ... | 
