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Our pick of the latest physics stories from around the world wide web.
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World's first robot marathon kicks off in Japan
24/02/2011
The winner of Robo Mara Full event in Osaka is expected to set a world record of around four days.
Solar flares herald rare glimpses of northern lights over UK
18/02/2011
At least three powerful solar flares on the sun have hurled billions of tonnes of material towards the Earth, which could light up the night sky in a spectacular aurora borealis.
MRI scanner for wine to detect explosives at airports
09/02/2011
A machine originally designed to check the quality of wine could soon lift the current restrictions on taking liquids aboard airplanes.
Satellites give first 360-degree view of Sun
07/02/2011
wo US spacecraft have moved either side of the Sun to establish observing positions that should return remarkable new information about our star.
Exoplanet hunt turns up 54 potentially habitable worlds
03/02/2011
Astronomers have identified some 54 new planets where conditions may be suitable for life.
Bees follow polarised light through a maze
02/02/2011
Bees navigate by the sun – so how do they manage when it's cloudy? It turns out that they read clues to the hidden sun's position in polarised light.
Life-from-asteroid idea bolstered
28/01/2011
There is now even more evidence that life on Earth may have been seeded by material from asteroids or comets.
Royal Society meets to weigh up the shrinking kilogram
24/01/2011
Scientists look at alternatives to the mass of platinum used as international standard measure, which has lost 50 micrograms.
Climate secrets of deep ocean probed
18/01/2011
The climate secrets of the deepest part of the ocean, the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, have been probed by scientists.
Universe captured in mind-boggling detail by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
12/01/2011
With more than a trillion pixels, this is the most detailed digital picture of the universe ever produced.
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