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Programmable friction makes touchscreens feel sticky
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-13 0:56)
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A thin film of moving air on top of the glass makes the screen feel stickier– making touchscreens a lot more interesting to use
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DNA chip test will track down illegal fish
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-13 0:43)
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Relatively cheap, reliable genetic tests could soon give the authorities the means to identify fish caught from unsustainable sources
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ZeroTouch makes any screen touchable
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 3:00)
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Using what looks like a picture frame with nothing in it, researchers can turn any screen into a touchscreen
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Vaccine protects against monkey version of HIV
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 2:19)
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A live virus can keep the monkey form of HIV in check, giving long-term protection against infection in half the animals tested
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Crocodiles swam the Atlantic to reach America
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 2:04)
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Millions of years before Vikings crossed the Atlantic, crocodiles swam thousands of kilometres from Africa to colonise the Americas
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Today on New Scientist: 11 May 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness, fossil raindrops, and the only fish that cries like a baby
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Neurons with double DNA implicated in Alzheimer's
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 2:00)
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Many neurons in the Alzheimer's brain have extra chromosomes, and these tend to die in the late stages of the disease? finding out why may lead to a cure (full text available to subscribers)
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Sex on the brain: Orgasms unlock altered consciousness
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 2:00)
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Our intrepid reporter performs an intimate act in an fMRI scanner to explore the pathways of pleasure and pain
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Ghostly nebulae show mysterious alignment
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 1:33)
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Elongated nebulae in the centre of our galaxy seem to lie in the same plane as the galactic disc, hinting at a mysterious alignment of stars in the region
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Google's cloud music service gets 'smart'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-5-12 1:25)
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After being beaten to the punch by Amazon, the search giant has unleashed Google Music– a cloud music player that uses software to recommend tracks
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