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A clever application of the theory of relativity could make cash-machine identification protocols safer. Learn more in this wonderful N&V by Gilles Brassard. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3CHDAup

A cheap and compact propulsion engine based on iodine has been shown to perform well in space. Learn more in this N&V by Igor Levchenko and Katia Bazaka. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3CphIDh

Earth’s eccentricity shapes evolution (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3I8chNd

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Imaging planetary systems directly is like capturing a single Christmas light in a stadium lit by 500 floodlights. In this great N&V, Kaitlin Kratter describes the direct imaging of a giant planet orbiting two massive stars. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3y3EG2k

How essential are imaginary numbers for understanding the quantum world? Find out in this excellent N&V by William Wootters. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3GNuGNE

A new measurement offers record-breaking precision in comparing the charge-to-mass ratio of protons and antiprotons. Read more in this N&V by Ralf Lehnert. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/3FYpxCB

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AI is challenging the idea that race-car driving is a strictly human skill. Learn more in this excellent N&V by Chris Gerdes. Sony AI Gran Turismo (For subscribers) go.nature.com/34KsHMk

A N&V Forum offers two perspectives on the quantum sensing of a cavity buried deep under an urban environment. (For subscribers) go.nature.com/36tI1hf

This week’s dip into Nature’s archive features a transatlantic misunderstanding about football, and Benjamin Franklin’s fascination with canals go.nature.com/3bCS7il

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Our February issue is live, featuring heat-Coulomb blockades, Kondo insulators, and a Perspective on symmetry and emergence go.nature.com/2nrX8yw

Our Feb editorial dives into the world of science consulting for film & TV go.nature.com/2E6O8Z4. Big thanks to Sean Carroll Kevin Grazier 🐀 David Saltzberg @king_gwangi Jim Kakalios.

Our March issue is live, feat. attosecond microscopy, chimera states and a Focus on antiferromagnetic spintronics go.nature.com/2H3D1ya

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