But his main technique, of telescoping in on individual dramas of the presidency, does produce some memorable set pieces.

ECONOMIST: Ronald Reagan

In the future, when the technique is refined, people with specific injuries could receive transplants of individual facial features, Janis said.

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The technique, which relies on stimulating atomic nuclei to give out radio waves, allows the positions of individual atoms in a molecule to be mapped.

ECONOMIST: This year, the Nobel authorities have shown a deft touch