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Today on New Scientist: 16 September 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-17 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Tatooine is real, the next Pangaea, a portable brain scanner, brainy molluscs and more
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Revving up for Researchers' Night
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-17 1:35)
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Across Europe science will be taking to the streets next Friday. Researchers' Night revellers, let us know what they– and you– get up to!
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Neutron star smash-ups may forge gold
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-17 0:47)
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Violent collisions between dense former shining stars may be why gold, lead, thorium and other heavy elements exist in such abundance
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Brainy molluscs evolved nervous systems four times
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 23:53)
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Slimy and often sluggish they may be, but some molluscs deserve credit for their brains? which, it now appears, evolved independently, four times
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Nokia app powers portable brain scanner
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 22:06)
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A portable EEG scanner powered by a smartphone with a 3D brain-activity modelling app could make life a lot easier for people with neurological problems
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Friday Illusion: Mystery of the collapsing house
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 21:53)
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Help us identify the illusion in this week's challenge to win a prize
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Attoclock turns electrons into movie stars
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 20:00)
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An electron has been caught fleeing a molecule? the first step in almost every chemical reaction
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Pluto's icy exterior may conceal an ocean
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 19:45)
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If the dwarf planet's core has as much radioactive potassium as scientists think, it may have a subsurface ocean and the conditions to sustain life
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Feedback: Canine two-dimensional perception
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 19:14)
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More on hiding from dogs in trees, style tips for recreational drug users, copyright lawyers in space, and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Elemental threat to everyday tech spelled out
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-9-16 19:11)
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The supply of elements needed for flame retardants, catalytic converters and many other important products is at risk
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