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Universe's quantum 'speed bumps' no obstacle for light
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 4:20)
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The prospect that light is slowed by quantum-scale graininess in space-time seems to be fading, thanks to observations by NASA's Fermi telescope
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Multiplying universes: How many is the multiverse?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 3:00)
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Imagine 10 to the power of 10 to the power of 10 million universes? oh, sorry, quantum physics says you can't
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Brain scanners can tell what you're thinking about
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 3:00)
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A real-time scan can reveal what you are looking at and recalling? is this mind reading?
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Today on New Scientist: 28 October 2009
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: eight things you need to know about swine flu, how brain scanners can tell what you're thinking, and a strange tale of multiplying multiverses
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'Right to dry' could wean Americans off consumption
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 2:30)
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It's time to put an end to crazy laws that mean millions of Americans use energy-hungry tumble dryers rather than a clothes line, says Alexander Lee
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Space shuttle successor completes crucial flight test
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 0:43)
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NASA has successfully launched a test version of the Ares I rocket it is developing to replace the space shuttle
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Living wallpaper that devices can relate to
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-29 0:15)
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Electronic wallpaper can act as an interactive "skin", providing an aesthetically pleasing way of controlling a room's devices
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Mothering matters, but grandmothering counts too
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 23:57)
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Grandmothers stick around to protect the DNA they share with their grandchildren, new evidence suggests
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Plan to protect polar bears' icy habitat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 23:22)
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The US has proposed designating part of Alaska's coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears– but will it be enough to save the species?
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Images of space transformed by chips
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 21:39)
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Long before digital cameras hit the shops, their technology was used in astronomy. A gallery of images shows how CCDs showed us space as never before
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