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Building shaker reveals quake effects in detail
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-14 1:41)
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Engineers rock a seven-story structure on a giant "shake table", and use the data to build computer models of an earthquake's effects on buildings
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Australian states commit to greenhouse gas cuts
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-14 0:09)
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Defying prime minister, John Howard, the nation's states vow to make big cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and to set up a carbon trading system
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Indonesian earthquake lifted coral to its death
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 21:11)
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An earthquake that killed over 800 people on islands off the west coast of Sumatra in 2005 also caused one of the greatest mass death of coral on record
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Artificial cilia mimic their biological peers
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 21:09)
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The hair-like structures, made from nanorods, may help scientists understand the way similar biological appendages function inside the lungs
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Bone stem cells turned into primitive sperm cells
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 20:35)
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If these cells can be turned into mature sperm, it could allow infertile men to father their own children, and even allow women to produce their own sperm
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[ニュース] トヨタ、ロボットの開発拠点を愛知県・広瀬工場に新設
from Robot Watch
(2007-4-13 15:26)
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Astronomers zoom in on black hole during 'eclipse'
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 15:08)
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The chance passage of a gas cloud in front of a colossal black hole in a distant galaxy allowed astronomers to zoom a million times closer to the black hole than ever before
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Satellite to study source of 'night shining' clouds
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 5:01)
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A NASA spacecraft is set to launch in two weeks to observe the silvery blue clouds that have spread around the world in recent years, possibly due to global warming
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Hunt for obesity gene yields a new suspect
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 3:00)
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Scientists claim they have found the most important common genetic cause of obesity to date
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Red Square nebula displays exquisite symmetry
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2007-4-13 3:00)
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Astronomers have discovered a new nebula with a dazzling, gem-like symmetry, but the nature of the star or stars that produced it is a mystery
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