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Athletes' sweat test road to glory
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 2:03)
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New device could help athletes attain Olympic gold by helping to tweak their training programme according to what their sweat reveals about hydration
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Today on New Scientist: 27 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to get cheaper home power from sunlight, a clue to finding life on Mars, and why diamonds are a geek's best friend
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NASA's android astronaut assistant prepares for launch
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 1:30)
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Robonaut has a ticket for the last space shuttle mission, but can humans safely work alongside the legless droid?
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Bumpology: Can old wives' tales tell me my baby's sex?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:42)
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Boy or girl– is there any truth to the folk wisdom about predicting it? From morning sickness to food cravings, here's the science behind the stories
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World's biggest telescope planned for Atacama
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:35)
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The European Extremely Large Telescope will sit high on a mountain in the world's driest desert, it has been announced, says Kate McAlpine
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Long-lost lunar rover successfully zapped with laser
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:32)
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Astronomers have managed to bounce a laser off a lunar rover that had been lost for nearly 40 years– the feat could help investigate the moon's interior
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Big numbers, brilliant minds, mind-boggling concepts
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:03)
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos is a page-turner about humanity's strange, never easy and never dull relationship with numbers
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Top secret quantum messages for your room only
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 23:32)
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A new scheme for sending messages using entangled photons could ensure that messages are read by equipment in a particular location only
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Cactus gum could make clean water cheap for millions
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 23:00)
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The prickly pear cactus, which grows all over the world, contains gum that can clear sediment and some bacteria from water
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Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-27 22:47)
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Under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active in devout Christians
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