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  1. Computing

    First programmable quantum computer created

    System uses ultracold beryllium ions to tackle 160 randomly chosen programs.

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  2. Low-tech approach stifles high-risk Nipah virus

    Protecting palm-tree sap from bats may limit spread of deadly disease, a study in Bangladesh shows.

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  3. Humans

    Visual illusion stumps adults but not kids

    Finding suggests that sensitivity to visual context develops slowly.

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  4. Earth

    Where humans go, pepper virus follows

    Plant pathogen could help track waters polluted with human waste.

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  5. Breaking the Speed Limit

    Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance.