Hologram revolution: The theory changing all physics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-14 2:00)
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From pre-big bang physics to the origins of mass, there may be no limit to holography's reach (full text available to subscribers)
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Today on New Scientist: 13 July 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-14 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Stem cell therapies move into the real world, crop disease in Africa, and the hologram revolution
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Zoologger: No brain, but at least it's got personality
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-14 1:53)
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It's got only a simple nervous system, but the brainless beadlet anemone shows consistent personalities and can make complex decisions
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Robot capable of reproducing human speech
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-14 1:50)
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Getting a robot to talk robot isn't easy. Now engineers in Japan have built an entirely artificial voice system capable of reproducing human speech
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Cities can be carbon sinks too, not just sources
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 23:44)
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Urban areas might not be so bad for the environment, as long as there are plenty of trees to soak up carbon dioxide
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Superbug gonorrhoea found in Japan
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 22:51)
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A drug-resistant strain of gonorrhoea, proof against all existing antibiotics, could go global in 10 years
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Do we misunderstand man's best friend?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 22:38)
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Biologist John Bradshaw points out the problems of inbreeding in dogs, and makes the case that man's best friend is not merely a domesticated wolf
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Crop disease to add to east Africa's woes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 22:34)
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While those experiencing drought hope for rain, it could bring a worse problem with it: an aggressive strain of the fungal crop disease yellow rust
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Online clothes shopping gets the human touch
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 22:30)
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Touchscreen technology and crowdsourcing can bring feeling and feelings to virtual fashion
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US pollution rules could save $280 billion a year
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-7-13 22:00)
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Money saved from health gains should outweigh the costs of implementing the US Environmental Protection Agency's cross-state air pollution rules
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