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Cold Fusion? Again? Nanoscale braves an old topic bubbling again

Where does the overhead go anyway? Read the comments as you ponder

Sean wrote a paper. About extra dimensions and shit

Greg has a movie of HD 80606b - it is a movie, of a planet, in another solar system

Greg on GJ581e - good stuff on timing.
But, folk, GJ 582d is not really habitable. Lets not oversell this.

New Scibling - Guilty Planet

The life of junior faculty

National Initiative to Built The Quantum Computer: IBM executive estimates total US market of one or two; three tops if the NSA decides it needs a spare.

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"IBM executive estimates total US market of one or two;"

Well! Prospects are looking up and I'm feeling more hopeful!