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Superconducting hose transmits magnetic field
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 20:00)
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A cylinder of superconducting material filled with a cobalt-iron alloy could project magnetic fields over long distances
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Is there more to slacktivism than gesture politics?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 19:00)
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Just clicking "like" might not achieve much on its own, but savvy campaigners may be able to use it to real advantage
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One Per Cent
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 18:00)
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Living lights, sticky-footed robot and tracking shoppers' eyes
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Lethal DNA tags could keep innocent people out of jail
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 17:00)
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Sequences of DNA that don't exist in humans have been used to tag samples to prevent cross contamination of DNA from suspects and a crime scene
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Quantum clones let hackers hide in background noise
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 3:00)
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Ultra-secure quantum communications, used by banks and governments, are at risk from attacks by hackers who can clone intercepted photons
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 2:00)
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All the latest stories on newscientist.com: living without smell or flavour, mental health "bible" denounced, slacktivism, black hole binge, and more
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Astronauts to get helping hand from soccer ball robots
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 2:00)
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With cellphones for brains, a set of floating robots could soon be zipping around the International Space Station, helping astronauts with menial tasks
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Black hole binge could test general relativity
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 1:15)
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Cloud of gas swirling towards the black hole at the centre of our galaxy might allow us to test Einstein's greatest theory in a new way
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Orcas battle sperm whales in cetacean battle royal
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 1:01)
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A pack of killer whales with an ambitious appetite takes on a pod of sperm whales in an ocean-boiling battle, observed for the first time in the Indian Ocean
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Psychiatry divided as mental health 'bible' denounced
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-5-4 0:30)
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The US National Institute of Mental Health has slammed the validity of DSM-5 saying "patients with mental disorders deserve better"
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