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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Computing

    Supersmall device uses individual atoms to store data

    Scientists manipulate chlorine atoms to store data on a supersmall device.

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  2. Chemistry

    X-rays reveal portrait hiding beneath Degas masterpiece

    X-ray technique reveals an additional painting hiding behind Edgar Degas’ "Portrait of a Woman."

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  3. Tech

    SPIDER shrinks telescopes with far-out design

    Researchers hope new approach to interferometry and photonics will replace standard telescopes and long-range cameras where room is scarce.

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  4. Tech

    Light-activated heart cells help guide robotic stingray

    Layers of silicone, gold and genetically engineered rat heart cells make up the body of a new stingray robot that can swim in response to light.

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  5. Psychology

    Moral dilemma could put brakes on driverless cars

    Driverless cars race into a moral conflict over saving passengers or pedestrians.

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  6. Archaeology

    Lidar maps vast network of Cambodia’s hidden cities

    Laser survey unveils the extent, and the mystery, of Southeast Asia’s Khmer Empire

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  7. Tech

    Monitoring online groups offers insight into ISIS attacks

    Targeting online groups may be key to limiting the digital reach of ISIS.

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  8. Life

    Biologists seek help to ‘see’ itty-bitty molecules in 3-D

    A new citizen science project called Microscopy Masters aims to improve how scientists build three-dimensional models of proteins.

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  9. Earth

    Spy satellites reveal early start to Antarctic ice shelf collapse

    Declassified spy satellite images reveal that Antarctica’s Larsen B ice shelf began destabilizing decades earlier than previously thought.

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  10. Tech

    Nanoparticles beat back atherosclerosis

    Nanoparticles that find and destroy waxy plaques in blood vessels could be the next big treatment for heart disease.

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  11. Computing

    New technique produces real randomness

    A new technique makes it easier for computers to roll the dice.

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  12. Tech

    3-D TVs are a work in need of progress

    In 1966, scientists predicted 3-D TVs would broadcast life-size holograms by 1984.

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