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Time-lapse Tuesday: Blob swallows up strong magnets
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 2:32)
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Watch how putty embedded with tiny magnets can engulf objects
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Green Machine: 'Breakthrough' fuel for Virgin flights
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 2:31)
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Virgin Atlantic's planes could soon be running on eco-friendly fuel made from industrial waste
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Today on New Scientist: 11 October 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: a carbon bubble, a robot fight club, a bacterial light show, a gainat virus and a Braille keyboard app
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Tablet app puts Braille keyboard at your fingertips
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 1:23)
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A touchscreen Braille keyboard app could help blind and visually impaired typists write faster and cheaper
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Organ donors should get free funeral
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 1:14)
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People who sign up to donate their organs should have their funeral expenses paid for, says British medical ethical panel
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About time: Everyday time warps
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-12 1:00)
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Einstein's theories of relativity describe the time-warping effects of gravity– here's how they affect Earthlings (full text available to subscribers)
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Geology will survive creationist undermining
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 23:50)
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Creationist infiltration of scientific conferences seems outrageous, but banning them would do more harm than good, says Steven Newton
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Paper patterns and smartphones foil forgers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 23:00)
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A relatively cheap way of authenticating paper documents could help cut forgery in developing countries
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Postdoc dramas on film
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:58)
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A series of one-liners captures the postgrad's bittersweet existence in The PhD Movie, written by Jorge Cham and directed by Vahe Gabuchian
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Cars have evolved to go faster? but humans haven't
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-11 22:52)
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Faster, safer modern cars may make higher speed limits appealing, but the human body is still stuck in the slow lane, warns Frank McKenna
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