Thumbs up for gesture-based computing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 21:35)
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The gloves are off? and also on ? in the battle to bring intuitive hand-gesture computer control to the masses
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Heston Blumenthal: Food's future is jellyfish and chips
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 20:40)
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The UK's most exciting chef on reinventing the hospital meal and his Willy Wonka-esque plans for the Cheltenham Science Festival
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Zoologger: Globetrotters of the animal kingdom
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 20:23)
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Every year many animals travel thousands of miles to feed and mate. We look at some of the most remarkable journeys
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Deeper impact: Did mega-meteors rattle our planet?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 20:11)
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The idea that geology is what happens beneath our feet has suffered a blow? from space
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Global biodiversity estimate revised down
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 17:00)
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A new study of beetles suggests we may have overestimated how many species exist on Earth
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Green machine: It's your eco-friendly funeral
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 16:00)
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Cleaner ways to dispose of the deceased are becoming available, from dissolving a corpse in chemicals to freeze-drying it to a powder
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Snake populations plummet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 8:01)
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A study of 11 snake species in locations across the UK, France, Italy, Nigeria, and Australia suggest that snake populations may be suffering a widespread decline
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Gulf oil leak causing upheaval in marine ecology
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 2:01)
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Methane levels are 10,000 times higher than normal, the oil is feeding oxygen-sucking sea bacteria, and no one knows what chemical dispersants will do
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Today on New Scientist: 8 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how butterflies and moths go the distance, what to do with invisibility cloaks, and the pluses of lesbian parents
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Lloyd's: ditch oil, invest in renewable energy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-9 1:20)
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A new report from Lloyd's of London calls on businesses to switch to renewable energy, says Jessica Hamzelou
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