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  1. Planetary Science

    Seeing the future hot spells

    Satellite data could help scientists better predict killer heat waves, such as the one that hit Europe in 2003.

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  2. Computing

    New circuits feed on noise

    New digital circuits work well in buzzing environments.

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  3. Chemistry

    Light could heal materials

    Scientists have created a new material that repairs itself when exposed to ultraviolet light.

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  4. Life

    Vive la cycles

    Researchers have identified a missing gear in the clock that helps plants tell night from day.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Reading the patterns of spatial memories

    Researchers can tell where participants are standing in a virtual world by “seeing” memories of the journey.