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Today on New Scientist: 13 February 2013
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 3:00)
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The latest stories on newscientist.com, including: quantum simulation, how to prevent the next horsemeat scandal, State of the Union, Superman rat, and more
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Are friendlier robots our teammates? or our rivals?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 3:00)
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Robots are learning our psychology and are safe enough to work alongside us. Will they seize our jobs too?
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Water wars loom as the US runs dry
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 3:00)
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In the face of climate change and the worst drought in decades, can water-saving technologies help keep US states from slugging it out in the courts? (full text available to subscribers)
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Asteroid to give Earth a record close shave on Friday
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 2:10)
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The 45-metre rock will get closer to home than many communications satellites, but there's no chance it poses a collision threat
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How to use art to help explore other minds
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 1:39)
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Get closer to exploring another mind through the densely linked artworks of Rosemarie Trockel's Cosmos exhibition
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The quantum Sims: Matter's deepest mysteries recreated
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 1:22)
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Want to make a superconductor, or walk on the surface of a neutron star? Then play around with ultracooled atoms, says Michael Brooks (full text available to subscribers)
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US begins to batten down the cyber hatches at last
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 0:39)
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Barack Obama wants US companies embattled by cyberattacks on critical infrastructure to begin sharing threat information so defences can be bolstered
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Microsoft brings solar Wi-Fi to rural Kenya
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 0:24)
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Using derelict TV frequencies, old-fashioned antennas and solar power, Microsoft is trialling a pioneering form of broadband technology in Africa
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Chinese pig farms breed drug-resistant bacteria
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 0:20)
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Use of antibiotics in pig feed is favouring the emergence of superbugs on farms in China, the world's top pig producer
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DNA tests can prevent the next horsemeat scandal
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-2-14 0:16)
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Food fraud is not new, but experience from the fish industry shows genetic databases and cheaper sequencing can close the breaks in our food chain (full text available to subscribers)
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