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Lasers create five new 'stars' in night sky
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 7:49)
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Many big observatories point a single laser at the sky to measure atmospheric turbulence? the Gemini South telescope has now tested a five-laser system
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Spacecraft spies the changing sands of Mars
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 5:32)
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Sand dunes on Mars's north pole are not static, as scientists once thought, but change with the seasons, new orbital images reveal
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Friday illusion: Test your sense of size
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 2:52)
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A brain trick makes it hard to tell how big an arc actually is - see it here
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U-bend breakthrough for superfast graphene transistors
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 2:49)
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An unusual design could pave the way for a new breed of high-speed graphene-based computers
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Indian court considers astrology a science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 2:30)
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India is eager to wow the world with its scientific prowess, but confusing astrology with science won't help, says Priya Shetty
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Giffords's husband to command space shuttle flight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 2:27)
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Astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of injured congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is to resume training for the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavour
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Smart servers spot and block botnet attacks
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 2:02)
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A new algorithm tells websites when their security is being breached? and then does something to stop it
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Feedback: Sex, lies and scientific papers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 1:11)
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The good, the bad and the incomprehensible, the biggest pizza order in the universe (probably), paradigms for sale and the 145-tonne CD player (full text available to subscribers)
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The dino heart that never was
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 0:37)
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Willo's heart of stone, it turns out, may be all stone and no heart
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Woodpecker's head inspires shock absorbers
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-5 0:16)
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The bird's ability to survive decelerations of 1200 g has been mimicked to protect microelectronics
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