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Energy-efficient homes make householders complacent
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 19:00)
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People who have put in insulation or more efficient boilers are more likely to indulge in small excesses like turning up the heating
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Bugs beware: we're gunning for your genes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 18:00)
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Genetic insecticides promise to pick off pests– even cockroaches– species by species while leaving all other animals unharmed
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Motion sensors could track troops when GPS cuts out
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 17:00)
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Satellite orientation technology is being used in motion sensors to locate people when GPS satellites can't reach them
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Science funding: it's the economy, stupid
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 9:01)
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Just in case the next government has any lingering doubts about the link between research and the economy, a select committee warns that cutting the science budget could be devastating
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Moonlets and maelstroms: mysteries of Saturn revealed
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 5:38)
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The spectacular imagery of Saturn taken by the Cassini probe has captured a series of unexplained phenomena on the ringed planet? see them here
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Iceland waits for volcanic shoe to drop
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 3:24)
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If history is any guide, a second, more destructive volcano could blow after this weekend's eruption, even threatening transatlantic flights
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Today on New Scientist: 22 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: where consciousness comes from, how to upgrade fingerprint evidence, and the solar system's resident glutton
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Bee hotel trains residents as bomb sniffers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 2:56)
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The device conditions bees to respond to certain odours, which could make them as effective as sniffer dogs
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US space companies present Soyuz-busting price plans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 2:21)
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Some call for subsidy, but others promise to undercut the Russian ticket for rides into space
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Dotty sensor sees in glorious technicolour
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-23 1:36)
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Quantum dots could provide a richer colour alternative to traditional image-sensing technology
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