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Muscle mimic pulls electricity from wet surface
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 4:00)
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A plastic film that repeatedly curls up and flips over when wet could power devices in remote areas or sensors embedded in sweaty clothing
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Today on New Scientist: 10 January 2013
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: new dark force, identifying endangered animals via smartphone, sperm dance to calcium's tune, and more
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Flesh-eating beetles turn dead parrot into skeleton
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 2:16)
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Watch a time-lapse video of beetles devouring a dead macaw to prepare its skeleton for a museum collection
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Time to halt our massive waste of food - here's how
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 2:12)
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New technologies may one day save us from throwing resources at producing food that no one eats, but we can take measures now to solve the problem
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Unborn sharks freeze to avoid predators
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 1:28)
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Faced with a dangerous predator, baby sharks hold their breath and stay still– even before they've been born
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Sperm dance to calcium's tune en route to egg
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-11 0:08)
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Calcium signals helps sperm decide the best movements to bag an egg. The discovery could aid treatments for male infertility
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スパコン「京」向けの生命シミュレーションソフト開発事業、年度末に終了を控え最後の研究開発報告会を開催
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-1-11 0:00)
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文部科学省の「次世代生命体統合シミュレーションソフトウェアの研究開発」事業が、2013年3月の事業終了を前に、ISLiMソフトウェア研究開発報告会を2013年1月10日から11日まで開催している。
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A climate of cautious prediction
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-10 23:29)
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Most climate predictions err on the side of least drama, so extreme projections are often closer to reality
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Global banking rules won't stop next meltdown
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-10 22:18)
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Banks now have to keep money in reserve to carry them through hard times, but economists says this isn't enough
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Pebble smart watch set to ship to adoring backers
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-1-10 21:10)
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The crowdfunded $10 million baby of the Kickstarter world has, at long last, made good on its promise to ship products to customers
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