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05.17.08

The World's Spookiest Weapons
Cyborg animals, psychotropics and flying lasers are just some of the terrifying weapons government labs have cooked up over the years
The Weekly Five: May 9, 2008
Giant dinosaurs, micro grinders and more on Top Tools
Build It: A Compact Flash Boot Interface
Mod an inexpensive, hackable laptop to boot multiple operating systems via CF card

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PPX: The PopSci Predictions Exchange

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Android Phone By Fall

Will the first cellphone equipped with Google's new open-source operating system, Android, go on sale by summer's end?

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Fewer Honeybee Colonies Die Off in 2008

Will fewer honeybee colonies die off in 2008 than in 2007, showing the bee crisis to be a natural phase and not a portent of a larger, longer problem?
iTunes Takes the Lead, Part Deux

Will iTunes become the number one movie retailer by Mar 1, 2009?

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