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Large Hadron Collider to restart at half its designed energy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-7 8:24)
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The world's most powerful particle smasher will restart in November at just half the energy it was designed to reach– but it could still uncover exotic new physics, physicists say
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Kepler spacecraft sees its first exoplanets
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-7 3:00)
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NASA's recently launched probe has detected three known planets, confirming it is sensitive enough to find other Earths– unfortunately, it's sensitive to cosmic rays, too
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Interview: The life-saving shot
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-7 2:17)
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A vaccine invented 40 years ago by Baruch Blumberg has prevented millions of deaths from hepatitis B and liver cancer
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Out-of-body experiences help bring avatars to life
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-7 1:44)
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A technique that allows people to physically identify with a virtual body could be a boon for paralysed people, game designers– and even pornographers
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How the moving walkway nearly overtook the Metro
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-7 0:29)
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In 1900, Paris became the first city to have a moving walkway running around the city centre– then New York took up the idea…
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Arctic Ocean may be polluted soup by 2070
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-6 20:33)
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Without drastic cuts in emissions, the Transpolar Drift, one of the Arctic's most powerful currents and a key disperser of pollutants, is likely to disappear because of global warming
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'Cuddle chemical' may create green-eyed monster
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-6 20:10)
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Oxytocin– a hormone thought to play a role in maternal bonding, trust and even attraction– amplifies feelings of envy and gloating, research suggests
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[ニュース] 「月探査に関する懇談会」の第1回会合が開催〜二足歩行ロボットも焦点の1つに
from Robot Watch
(2009-8-6 19:19)
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Bad spell for stem cells
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-6 18:19)
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Untested treatments, withdrawn research papers and questions over irregularities in current research raise the alarm
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Ten things we don't understand about humans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-8-6 18:14)
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Some of humanity's strangest foibles still defy explanation. But it is becoming clear that behaviours, like nose-picking or blushing, that seem frivolous at first glance often go to the heart of what it means to be human
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