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The poisoning of former Soviet spy, Alexander Litvinenko, with polonium-210 has all the hallmarks of a well-organized state operation, possibly involving the military, according to experts.

Litvinenko's death at the age of 43 from heart failure in a London hospital last Thursday was linked to traces of polonium-210 found in his urine by the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA). An inquest into his death is due to open later this week.

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The ability to analyze single dopant atoms could help engineers squeeze further power out conventional computer systems, say the researchers. As electronic components are gradually scaled down to nano-dimensions - to pack more power into the same physical area - the precise position and behavior of each dopant atom becomes crucial to the functioning of that component.

"The fact that dopants are randomly spread causes a severe limit on the amount of miniaturization you can achieve," Rogge told New Scientist. "We don't have a solution to that problem but we have the toolbox to study a single impurity."

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It's all marketing hype so far.....

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We've already spotted a couple of TVs get taken down by flying Wiimotes due to either overzealous gameplay or a pretty weak-sauce wrist strap, although we're leaning toward the latter. Over the last few days we've seen household collateral damage due to the strap either breaking entirely or slipping off those wearers who haven't opted for some special gloves. Our latest updates include two busted straps, one of which took out reader Rafael M.'s iPAQ hx4700 (pictured) that had sat docked adjacent to the TV, but is now obviously not more. The second strap, captured on video by residents of Cambrian House in Calgary (and now immortalized on YouTube, check it out on the next page), shows that beyond the woven exterior appears to be an easily-broken, tiny cable (similar to a fishing line) that connects to the Wiimote itself. Further, a third gamer, Elliot G., told us that his Wiimote came tearing off of his wrist while playing and took out a nearby beer glass (fortunately the can of Boddingtons appears to have been spared, as shown after the jump). So guys: until Nintendo gets this problem fixed, or you come up with a way to reinforce that strap, please make sure your gameplay area is clear of anything valuable and breakable, such as your television.

Read - Rafael Montano

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/24/more-wiimote-related-damage-just-in-time-for-the-holidays/

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( when was the last time you saw a PC in a movie)