Fingernail camera makes any object a touchpad
ByFloraGrahamVideo:Usingasimplewebcamtoobservebloodflowinaperson’sfingerscanmakeobjectslikethisrockrespondtotouch(VideocourtesyJoeMarshall
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'Artificial cell' can make its own genes
ByTamsinOsborne(Image:DavidKong/MIT)An“artificialcell”capableofsynthesisinggenesandmakingthemintoproteinshasbeendevelopedbyresearchersintheUS.Cellsaregovernedbygeneswhichprovideinstructionsformakingp
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No danger of particle collider triggering doomsday
COULDanartificialblackholegobbleuptheEarth?Twopeopleclaimthethreatisreal
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10 impossibilities conquered by science
ByMichaelMarshallWhatistrulyimpossible?ToaccompanyMichioKaku‘sarticleonthephysicsofimpossibility
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Gadget recycling may be poisoning China's children
ThinkaboutthisnexttimeyouupgradeyourPC:toxicmetalsfromoldelectronicgoodsarefindingtheirwayintoschoolgroundsinChina.Seventypercentoftheworld’sdiscardedphonesandcomputersareexportedtoChina.Mostareproc
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Social networking sites to go 3D
Socialnetworkingsitesarealreadyprettypopular.Sohowdoyouimproveontheinternet’shottestwebofferings?Theanswercouldbetomakethemthree-dimensional.Start-upcompanyVivatyofMenloPark
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Plug-in hybrid cars ready to roll in California
Californiahastoldcarmakerstostartproducinghybridvehiclesthatcanbepluggedintotheelectricitymains.Lastweekthestate’sAirResourcesBoardruledthatmakersmustproduceatleast58
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'Band aid' burns to check transplant organ health
ByPhilMcKennaApatchthatmonitorsthehealthoforgansawaitingtransplantbyburningintotheirsurfacecouldoffersimplerorganhealthcheckstosurgeons.Thepatchwouldprovidecontinuousupdatesonthestatusofkidneysandothe
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Laser medical scan does away with biopsies
ByJasonPalmer(Image:PNAS)Anewmedicalimagingtechniquecanrevealthechemicalmake-upaswellastheshapeofstructuresinsidethebody.Itprovidesanon-invasivewaytogetinformationabouttumoursorotherdiseasesitesnor
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The rise of the emotional robot
ByPaulMarksinAmsterdamVideo:TheriseoftheemotionalrobotWatchanexclusivevideoaboutemotionalrobotsDukeiscareeringnoisilyacrossalivingroomfloorresplendentinthedarkblueandwhitecoloursofDukeUniversityinD
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Space shuttle lands safely after milestone flight
ByNewScientistSpaceandReuters(Image:NASA)ThespaceshuttleEndeavourreturnedtoEarthonWednesday
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Nanomaterial turns radiation directly into electricity
ByPhilMcKennaMaterialsthatdirectlyconvertradiationintoelectricitycouldproduceaneweraofspacecraftandevenEarth-basedvehiclespoweredbyhigh-powerednuclearbatteries
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Electroshocking plants brings chemical rewards
ByPhilMcKennaItsoundslikesomethinganinsanedoctormightadministertoadepressedplant.Electroshocktreatmenthasbeenusedonplants
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Cargo ship set for precision docking with space station
ByDavidRobsonFollowingaseriesofsuccessfultestmanoeuvresatits400kmorbitabovetheEarth
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Gravitational wave detectors to get major upgrade
ByDavidShiga(Image:LIGOLaboratory)TheLIGOprojecttodetectgravitationalwaveshasbeengiventhegreenlighttobeginamajorupgradeofitsdetectors.Whentheupgradeiscompletedin2014
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Invention: Diamond-cooled nuclear reactor
ByJustinMullinsDiamond-coolednuclearreactorNuclearplantscanfailwhentheheatfromthereactorisnotremovedquicklyenoughfromthecore.Thiscanhappeninpressurisedwaternuclearreactorsifthewaterinthecoolingsystemb
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金沙棋牌游戏平台:Anti-landmine campaigners turn sights on war robots
ByPaulMarksAnanti-landminepressuregroupistocampaignagainstmilitaryuseofarmedrobotsthatmaketheirowndecisionsaboutwhentokill
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How to transform your arm into a wing
ByJeffHecht(Image:WikimediaCommons)Daedalususedfeathersandwax–andweallknowwhathappenedtohissonwhenheflewtooclosetothesun.Instead
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Particle smasher 'not a threat to the Earth'
ByHazelMuirCampaignersintheUSareattemptingtodelaythestart-upoftheworld’smostpowerfulparticlesmasherwithalawsuitclaimingitcouldspawndangerousparticlesorminiblackholesthatwilldestroytheentireEarth.TheLa
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Password-cracking chip causes security concerns
ByAndrewBrandtAtechniqueforcrackingcomputerpasswordsusinginexpensiveoff-the-shelfcomputergraphicshardwareiscausingastirinthecomputersecuritycommunity.Elcomsoft
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Space station solar panel rips while unfurling
ByNewScientistSpaceandReuters(Image:NASATV)AsolarpowerpanelrippedasitwasbeingunfurledfromanewlyreinstalledgirderontheInternationalSpaceStationonTuesday
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金沙棋牌游戏平台:Gizmo
NTTCommunicationsinJapanisaddingsmelltoadvertising.WhileanLCDscreenoutsideabeerhallinaTokyoshoppingmallshowsavideoadvertisingitsbeer
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Simplest 'universal computer' wins student $25,000
ByJimGilesA20-year-oldcomputerscienceundergraduatehasclaimedaprestigious$25
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Crash highlights risks of uncrewed aircraft
Amix-upbetweenfuelandcameracontrolscauseda4.5-tonneuncrewedaircrafttosmashintoaresidentialareanearthetownofNogales
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'Wikistrangers' are as trustworthy as regular editors
AnyonecaneditanarticleonWikipedia.Butarechangesmadebyhere-today
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金沙棋牌游戏平台:Shuttle Discovery docks with space station
ByNewScientistSpaceandReuters(Image:NASATV)ThespaceshuttleDiscoverydockedwiththeInternationalSpaceStationonThursdayonamissiontopreparetheorbitaloutpostfornewEuropeanandJapaneselaboratories.Withshutt
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Time travel and how to achieve it
ByZeeyaMeraliHIRONAKAMURAintheTVshowHeroeshastheenviableknackoftravellingthroughtimeandspace.Fortherestofus
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Neutrino detector reveals deep ocean life
ByZeeyaMeraliItcouldbetheworld’smostelaboratemarinebiologyprobe–anditwascreatedbyparticlephysicists.Spanning10
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'Tractor beam' makes light work of particles
ByTomSimoniteVideo:‘Tractorbeam’makeslightworkofparticlesMicroscopicparticlescanbesteeredthroughthetinychannelsofamicrofluidicchipusinglight
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Nuclear nose sniffs out North Korean detonation
WHATdoesanuclearexplosionsmelllike?TheUnitedNationsknows.After“sniffing”unusuallyhighlevelsofthenoblegasxenon-133intheatmosphere
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Cellphones team up to become smart CCTV swarm
ByTomSimoniteSoftwarethatturnsgroupsofordinarycameracellphonesintoa“smart”surveillancenetworkhasbeendevelopedbySwissresearchers.Theteamsaysitwillreleasethesoftwareforprogrammersanduserstoexperimentwit
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'Smart' lamp offers true mood lighting
ByDuncanGraham-RoweGENUINEmoodlightingjusttookastepcloser.Ashape-shiftinglampshadecanmonitorbrightnessandmovementinaroomandthengentlyadjusttheamountandqualityoflightitemits.BrainchildofLondon-baseddes
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Telltale gas confirms Korean nuclear test
ByCatherineBrahicUnusuallyhighlevelsofaradioactivenoblegasdetectedinnorthernCanadaarefinalconfirmationthatNorthKoreadetonatedanucleardeviceundergroundinOctober2006
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Holiday snapshots used to model the world in 3D
ByWillKnight(Image:MichaelGoesele/Flickr)Imagesuploadedtophoto-sharingwebsiteslikeFlickrcouldfindasurprisingnewapplication–theycouldhelpbuildaccurate3Dmodelsoftherealworld.Creatingrealistic3Dmodelso
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Video search makes phone a 'second pair of eyes'
ByWillKnightVideo:Thesystemenablesa3GvideocellphonetorecordanobjectandfindoutaboutitinanonlinedatabaseVideo-equippedcellphonescouldsoonoffersimplewaytofindusefulinformationaboutthesurroundingworld.Cu
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Shuttle launches with new space station module
ByNewScientistSpaceandReuters(Image:NASATV)ThespaceshuttleDiscoverylaunchedsuccessfullyonTuesday
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What puts the creepy into robot crawlies?
ByJimGilesWhenfantasyfanspraisedTheLordoftheRingsfilmsfortheirspecialeffects
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Waste wafers give solar power a silicon boost
ByNewScientiststaffandReutersAsimplemethodofrecyclingwastesiliconfrommicrochipsthatcouldhelpeasetheshortageofrefinedsiliconforsolarenergypanelshasbeendevelopedbyIBM.Thecompanyhasdevisedasimplewaytorem
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Astronauts install solar truss unit on space station
ByNewScientistSpaceandReutersAstronautsusedarobotarmtolatcha17.5tonnesolarpowergirdertoitsnewhomeattheendoftheInternationalSpaceStationonTuesday.ArmoperatorsDanielTaniandStephanieWilsoncouldnotseethe1
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