Carbon flakes brush up for cheap solar cells
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 18:32)
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A photosensitive dye made from a tweaked form of graphene has been used to make a solar cell– more work could make these cells super-efficient
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Today on New Scientist: 14 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how humanity survived its darkest hour, what the world's top scientists think about our global challenges, and why our pregnant reporter hates lettuce
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Entangle qubits for a true random number machine
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A device based on quantum entanglement could at last provide a truly random stream of numbers, which cryptographers need for ultra-secure codes
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Global challenges: What the world's scientists say
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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What are humanity's most pressing concerns, and will we overcome them? New Scientist asked the world's science academies– here's what they told us
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Quiet sun puts Europe on ice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A compelling link is found between solar activity and harsh winter temperatures in northern Europe
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Supervolcano: How humanity survived its darkest hour
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 2:00)
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A colossal eruption 74,000 years ago supposedly left modern humans struggling to survive in Africa? so who, or what, was making stone tools in India?
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Jackhammer 'superdrill' could speed mine rescues
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 1:54)
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A drill now in development could reach miners trapped underground much more quickly than is possible with today's equipment
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Zoologger: Robin Hood meets his underwater match
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 1:42)
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Archerfish may not carry a bow and arrow, but all they need to shoot like a merry man is the chance to watch an expert at target practice
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Do Dartmoor's ancient stones have link to Stonehenge?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 1:15)
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Striking similarities between a southern English monument and Stonehenge, 180 kilometres to the east, suggest they may be the work of the same people
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Climategate scientists chastised over statistics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-15 0:06)
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The third independent inquiry into climatologists at the University of East Anglia finds no wrongdoing, but says they should brush up their statistics
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