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An Interplanetary GPS Using Pulsar Signals
Spacecraft could determine their position anywhere in the solar system to within five kilometres using signals from x-ray pulsars, say astronomers.
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Tesla Wires Half a Billion Dollars to the Government
Tesla Motors’ loan repayment is a bright spot for the DOE loan program.
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Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending May 24, 2013)
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Building solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe.
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It’s Time to Talk about the Burgeoning Robot Middle Class
How will a mass influx of robots affect human employment?
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Playing the Odds on Tornado Warnings
Pinpoint predictions are a long way off, but taking daily odds into account might help make the public more alert.
SAP Makes Big Data Real– And Real-Time
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Stories from Around the Web (Week Ending May 24, 2013)
A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.
How to Choose an LED Light Bulb
There are now many general-purpose consumer LED bulbs that give off good light. With so many, how can you tell the difference?
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Other Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 25 May 2013)
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv preprint server