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A space mission to knock a potential rogue asteroid off course is undergoing feasibility studies with money from the European Space Agency (Esa).

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	Category	Asteroid Defense
	Keywords in Asteroid Defense	Asteroid Defense
	Keywords	Asteroid Defense

Astronomers speculate on the different ways in which a potentially earth-crossing asteroid could be deflected out of harms way.

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	Category	Asteroid Defense
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The heart of a new light-emitting diode (LED) developed in Cambridge, UK, can be controlled so precisely that it emits just one single photon of light each time it is switched on. The device could be a key component in quantum cryptography, a code-making technology which, it is hoped, will be uncrackable.

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	Category	Cryptography, Physics
	Keywords in Cryptography	Quantum Cryptography
	Keywords	Quantum Cryptography

A computer so small that a trillion of its kind fit into a test tube has been developed by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. The nanocomputer consists of DNA and DNA-processing enzymes, both dissolved in a liquid.

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	Category	Metacomputing
	Keywords in Metacomputing	DNA Computing
	Keywords	DNA Computing

A researcher at Michigan State University has proposed building a robot that can "live" autonomously, have a body that is suited to its working environment, and be capable of learning.

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	Category	Artificial Life
	Keywords in Artificial Life	Robots
	Keywords	Robots

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