But is the new engine running as smoothly as its fans hope? Jim Giles investigates. Science in the web age: Start your engines p554 Google has launched another challenge to commercial search services - this time aimed at scientists. ![]() Andreas von Bubnoff tracks the demise of the printed page. Science in the web age: The real death of print p550 Despite clashes with publishers over copyright, Google's plan to make millions of books available online is turning the tide for efforts to digitize the world's literature. But many scientists are reluctant to embrace the latest web tools that would allow them to communicate their ideas in new ways, says Declan Butler. Ichiko Fuyuno News in brief p544 News Features Science in the web age: The expanding electronic universe p547 Science in the web age: Joint efforts p548 At its best, academia is a marketplace of ideas. Geoff Brumfiel Sidelines p541 Europe's cash crisis puts space plans under threat p542 ESA budget review puts mission to Mercury in jeopardy Jenny Hogan Hayabusa ready to head home with asteroid sample p542 Concern over engine damage mars celebrations. Rocky future predicted for labs that rely on postdocs p541 Dependence on foreign expertise threatens US research. Mark Peplow charts the satellite's transition from fogbound moon to familiar landscape, and finds out why scientists long to return. Michael Hopkin Titan: tapping the flood of data p538 The first analyses of the Huygens mission to Titan are published this week. David Cyranoski and Erika Check Antarctic ice puts climate predictions to the test p536 Frozen record of the past reveals models' shortcomings. Research Highlights Research highlights p534 News Clone star admits lies over eggs p536 Calls for fuller investigation as national hero confesses. Stem-cell probe needed p532 South Korea would benefit from investigating what went wrong in its leading stem-cell lab. Life at the edge p531 Successes in structural studies of membrane proteins deserve to be celebrated. But to take full advantage, scientists must embrace a culture of sharing and rethink their vision of databases.
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