Mysteries of the malt: Robert Burns knew all about whisky, he worked as an exciseman. As Scots drink a toast to their most famous poet, chemists are sampling the secrets of Scotland's most famous drink
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Japan's quest for the brainy computer: Western computer manufacturers have shown little interest in the concept of neural networks-devices that perform like the human brain. Japan, meanwhile, is preparing for a 10-year programme of development
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The dam that should not be built: India is building the largest dam in Asia in a valley beset by earthquakes and landslips. Seismologists say the site is too dangerous, but engineers are using discredited data to push ahead with construction
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Hooked on horoscopes: We may not be able to persuade people that astrology and graphology are nonsense. But psychology, with the help of a showman, reveals why they are so popular
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Can we stop the databank robbers?: More and more valuable information is stored on computer networks. Keeping out vandals and thieves has become a priority
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News
Patents: Nasal diesel
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Patents: Turbo bicycles
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Technology
Technology: Camera on a chip makes video on the cheap
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Technology
Technology: Newcomer ahead in multimedia race
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Technology
Technology: Video recorders programmed by numbers
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Technology
Technology: Flying with a bat in virtual space
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Technology
Technology: Robot senses the movement of the seas
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Science: Optical interference on a galactic scale
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Science: Termites change the face of Africa
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Science: Selenium's role in thyroid found
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Science: Apple stackers go to the core of the problem
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Science: X-ray outburst sets new record for a quasar - Last week, astronomers gathered in Philadelphia to present their most recent discoveries at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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Science: Oldest stars found in our Galaxy - Last week, astronomers gathered in Philadelphia to present their most recent discoveries at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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Science: Off to a lumpy start? - Last week, astronomers gathered in Philadelphia to present their most recent discoveries at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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Technology
Technology: SQUIDs probe the rhythms of disease
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Dentists and surgeons in the US face compulsory HIV testing
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A breath of fresh air for Czechs
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Computers for kids
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Lucky strike
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Lead drunk
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Dutch water bill
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Britain throws up more food poisoning
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Testing times
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R&D Italian style
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French condom test
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'Music' from Iraq makes broadcasting history
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Fate of uranium from bombed reactor unknown
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American scientists clash over cash
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British peer review system 'too secretive'
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Europe threatens court action over Germany's clean cars
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Astro astronomers flushed with success
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Swedes step up search for alternative energy
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Nuclear fuel sent home
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Contamination holds up neutrino project
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Britain demands tigher rules for ferry safety
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Airport detectors not ready for terrorists
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Opinion
Features
Mysteries of the malt: Robert Burns knew all about whisky, he worked as an exciseman. As Scots drink a toast to their most famous poet, chemists are sampling the secrets of Scotland's most famous drink
Features
Japan's quest for the brainy computer: Western computer manufacturers have shown little interest in the concept of neural networks-devices that perform like the human brain. Japan, meanwhile, is preparing for a 10-year programme of development
Features
The dam that should not be built: India is building the largest dam in Asia in a valley beset by earthquakes and landslips. Seismologists say the site is too dangerous, but engineers are using discredited data to push ahead with construction
Features
Hooked on horoscopes: We may not be able to persuade people that astrology and graphology are nonsense. But psychology, with the help of a showman, reveals why they are so popular
Features
Can we stop the databank robbers?: More and more valuable information is stored on computer networks. Keeping out vandals and thieves has become a priority
Features
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Review: Alvin, exploration and the deep ocean's floor
Books & Arts
Television: Verifying the verifiers - Coming In From The Cold
Books & Arts
Forum: How to choose your PhD supervisor - Some advice for graduate students
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Computers: Taming the mathematical monsters
Books & Arts
Review: Written history
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Review: Through the past medically
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Talking Point: The case for a three-year physics degree
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