Issue 2448 | Magazine cover date: 22 May 2004

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22 May 2004

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Into the dark state

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Shock tactic

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Burning bridges

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Name those years

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Light salve

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Will video kill the gaming star?

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NASA one step closer to shuttle repair in orbit

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Secure signature means no one can steal your ID

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Toxic chemicals from ice-breaking ships are polluting Antarctic seas

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Plant tweaked to make omega-3s

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Asteroid hues

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Upping fight against blight

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Red or white, grapes are black at heart

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Crater finding linked to biggest ever wipe-out

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Test may boost IVF success

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Airborne particulates can mutate DNA

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It's a small world inside your head

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A father's shock legacy

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Isotopes etch prehistory of stone tools

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Cosmic dark age found in shadows

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Bubbles trigger explosive death of white dwarfs

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Peninsula peak pops its top

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60 Seconds

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Are nanobacteria alive or just strange crystals?

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Opinion

Burning bridges

FOR foreign science students hoping to study or work in the US, these are frustrating times. Since 9/11, Washington has increased its scrutiny of all those applying for US visas, but especially of scientists and engineers. In principle there is nothing wrong with this policy. The government needs to take steps that will keep out …

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Westminster diary

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Technology

Up in the air!

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Bucking the big bang

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Features

Into the dark state

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Out of Asia

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This week's magazine

22 May 2004

On the cover

Into the dark state

Fanning the flames

Out of Asia

Table of contents

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Shock tactic

Prize in sight

Taking E-votes to the masses

Insuring nanotech

Name those years

Safety at NASA

Technology

Cutting edge

Technology

Laying siege to the grid

Technology

Has Moore's law had its chips?

Technology

Enter the nano etcher

Technology

24 downloads from tulsa

Technology

Light salve

Technology

Will video kill the gaming star?

Technology

NASA one step closer to shuttle repair in orbit

Technology

Secure signature means no one can steal your ID

Toxic chemicals from ice-breaking ships are polluting Antarctic seas

Plant tweaked to make omega-3s

Asteroid hues

Upping fight against blight

Red or white, grapes are black at heart

Crater finding linked to biggest ever wipe-out

Test may boost IVF success

Airborne particulates can mutate DNA

It's a small world inside your head

Soundbites

A father's shock legacy

Life began with a knack for copying

Climate change heralds thirsty times ahead for most

Isotopes etch prehistory of stone tools

Cosmic dark age found in shadows

Bubbles trigger explosive death of white dwarfs

Peninsula peak pops its top

60 Seconds

Are nanobacteria alive or just strange crystals?

Four-winged birds were first to take to the air

Opinion

Burning bridges

All the best ideas begin as heresy

Humans

Westminster diary

Technology

Up in the air!

Bucking the big bang

Features

Into the dark state

Fanning the flames

Out of Asia

More

Animal wrongs

Comfrey and cowslips

Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet by Andrew Nahum

Bestsellers - Amsterdam

Mind Time: The temporal factor in consciousness by Benjamin Libet

Regulars

Feedback

Regulars

Letters

Regulars

The last word

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