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E-Blast Friday 08.31.12 Breaking Story Studying Everyday Eye Movements Could Aid In Diagnosis Of Neurological Disorders Today's Video Engineering Smart Wheelchairs Picture of the Day Baby Pictures New Today on Science360 Radio "Electric Pulses Stop Some Epileptic Seizures," With NSF-funded Neuroscientist Gyorgy Buzsaki Latest News Researchers Pinpoint Hot Spots As Earthquake Trigger Points Scientists have come a step closer to deciphering some of the basic mysteries and mechanisms behind earthquakes and how average-sized earthquakes may evolve into massive earthquakes. Record-Breaking Stellar Explosion Helps Astronomers Understand Far-Off Galaxy An international research team has made the most of a dying star's fury to probe a distant galaxy some 9.5 billion light-years distant. 'Nano Machine Shop' Shapes Nanowires, Ultrathin Films A new "nano machine shop" that shapes nanowires and ultrathin films could represent a future manufacturing method for tiny structures with potentially revolutionary properties. New in the Journals & Magazines NEW SCIENTIST: Wealthy Families Obey Economics Rather Than Evolution PHYSICS: Artificial Light In A Quantum Spin Ice SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Using Fertilizer Wisely Could Help Feed 9 Billion People SCIENCE NEWS: Stars' Missing Elements Could Signal Lurking Small Planets NATURE : Resistance To Backup Tuberculosis Drugs Increases What the Blogs Are Saying Today THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - The Grand Challenges Of The Economic And Social Sciences SCIENTIST AT WORK - Beyond Antarctica's Photo Opportunity NOBEL INTENT - Crime And Punishment, Chimpanzee-Style EARTHSKY - Are We Experiencing An Invasional Meltdown? 80BEATS - Eat Your Words: Restricting Calories Does Not Necessarily Extend Monkeys' Lives Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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