From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Oct 09 2003 - 06:47:01 PDT
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From: newsletter_at_newscientist.com
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: Does the Universe go on forever?
NewScientist.com newsletter, 9 October 2003
welcome to the New Scientist newsletter, which this week
reveals a radical new strategy to combat computer game piracy,
tantalising hints that the Universe may not be infinite, and news
that global warming will put Western gardens into bloom…
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EDITOR'S CHOICE:
PIRATES FACE PARALYSIS
You are at last on the verge of victory over your enemy in the Cold
War-set computer game Operation Flashpoint. But suddenly, you
inexplicably begin shooting way off target and all your ammo
disappears. You haven't suddenly lost your nerve - you have fallen
prey to a radical new anti-pirating strategy. Instead of simply
making copied versions of the software fail to load, a new
technology called Fade progressively disables the key features.
Fade's backers believe this will get players of pirated versions
hooked on the game and ready to pay out for a genuine
version...MORE:
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994248
TOP STORIES:
Tantalising evidence hints Universe is finite
The data suggest the Universe is relatively small but other work
seems to contradict the idea - scientists are now busy trying to
resolve the conundrum
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994250
Global warming to put gardens in bloom
Plant growth across Europe and North America is set to dramatically
accelerate, but weeds and insects could benefit more
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994245
Citizens strike back in intelligence war
A new US website will allow people to post information about the
activities of government organisations, officials and the judiciary
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994246
Search for habitable planets narrows
A future NASA space telescope will look for Earth-like planets – now
an astrobiologist has drawn up a shortlist of likely targets
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994249
Free markets can hit economic growth
If developing countries join the global economy too soon, they risk
becoming trapped in a cycle of poverty and corruption, a new
analysis suggests
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994247
Military sonar may give whales the bends
A study of whales that died after a major naval exercise in the
Atlantic show classic signs of decompression
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994254
Music to download via GPRS mobile phones
The service will deliver high quality digital music files, which can
be transferred to a PC and even burned to a compact disc
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994243
Forty-second ecstasy tablet test developed
The technique could provide an early warning system for rogue pills
and also police help trace illicit manufacturers
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994242
Human gene on/off switches to be mapped
The Human Epigenome Project launches - the endeavour could provide a
crucial link between genetics and health
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994241
Controlled bushfires damage - not protect - wildlife
The planned burning of vast swathes of northern Australia every year
is meant to safeguard animals - not so, say researchers
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994236
Clever motor leads to talking vacuum cleaners
The appliances will warble down the phone to report faults - the
talent is a spin-off from new cheap-but-ultrafast motors
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994234
AND FINALLY...
Ever wondered why flamingos are pink? How do they get their
colouring and does it give any evolutionary advantage? Find out in
this week's Last Word section…
http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw1050
THIS WEEK'S PRINT EDITION:
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FEATURES
THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES
Did the same phenomenon that created sand dunes and magnets also
help make everything from earwigs to elephants?
THE FEELGOOD FACTOR: PART TWO
PLEASURE AND DESIRE
Our brains are wired for hedonism. Pleasure underpins every move we
make and may even have laid the foundations of consciousness
NEW TECHNOLOGY SECTION FEATURE
REBEL NETWORK
Why pay a fortune to get wired up to broadband when you could join
an anarchic wireless network
NEWS
Why so many meteorites?
Is laser light a miracle cure?
Sleep refreshes memory
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NEW SCIENTIST REPORTS
The new weekly science bulletin is now showing as part of Science
Night on Discovery Channel UK. Top stories this week include:
- Goodbye earth - Space tourism gets ready for lift off
- Going underground…to look for the Universe’s missing matter
Find out more at:
http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/newscientist/index.shtml
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