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Why do we think Curiosity found an old Mars riverbed?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-29 7:58)
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Rocky outcrops spotted by NASA's rover are being hailed as strong evidence of fast-flowing water on the Red Planet. But how can we be so sure?
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Today on New Scientist: 28 September 2012
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-29 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: silk electronics, new element in the periodic table, river on Mars, a life on the ocean wave, and more
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Moon? Mars? No, it's seaward ho!
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-29 1:37)
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Ocean is the far frontier for rugged individualists, aka seasteaders, who want to build floating cities at sea
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Water-hating knife slices droplet in half
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-29 1:20)
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Being able to cut a drop of water in half could have applications in biomedical research
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Grow your own home with ancient and modern tech
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-29 1:02)
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Architect Mitchell Joachim talks about using synthetic biology to grow new construction materials and even buildings, and imagines the perfect city
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帯広畜産大と帯広大谷短大、十勝産ナガイモで便通改善、腸内環境も良好に
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2012-9-29 0:00)
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帯広畜産大学食品科学研究部門の大西正男教授と木下幹朗准教授、帯広大谷短期大学生活科学科の山崎民子教授らは、北海道十勝地方特産のナガイモが、高齢者における便通を改善し、腸内細菌叢を善玉菌有意の環境にすることを、ヒト試験で見いだした。札幌市で開催された日本食品科学工学会第59回大会で2012年8月30日にこの成果を発表した。これに続き大西教授らは、次世代シーケンサーを使った解析の成果を、2012年11月2日から3日に北海道大学農学部で開催される日本農芸化学会北海道支部平成24年度支部講演会の一般講演で発表する予定だ。
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Cause test could end up in court
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-28 22:34)
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Proving the cause of something is notoriously difficult. A new test claims to be able to find such causes, and it might end up in the courtroom very quickly
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Graphics chips are for more than just eye candy
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-28 21:49)
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Microchips that were once designed solely for enhancing computer graphics are revolutionising data-heavy scientific research
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Friday Illusion: How to move a dot with your mind
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-28 21:00)
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See how a dot seems to change place depending on what's happening around it
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Smart ball lets you play video games intuitively
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-9-28 20:38)
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The wireless device, called Palla, can be held in the hand or rolled along a surface, making interacting with video games far more intuitive
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