|
Molecules seen rebounding before they hit a surface
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 6:35)
|
Previously, only single atoms had been observed to bounce off surfaces before reaching them– a phenomenon called quantum reflection
|
|
Hummingbird UAV flies by flapping its wings
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 3:10)
|
Weighing just 19 grams, the tiny flying bot can hover, fly around outdoors, or enter buildings on reconnaissance missions
|
|
Today on New Scientist: 18 February 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 3:00)
|
All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: sleepy black bears, the effect of botox on migraines, and a gravity-defying waterfall
|
|
Friday Illusion: Escher's gravity-defying waterfall
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 2:40)
|
Can you work out how water seems to flow uphill in this Escher-inspired construction?
|
|
Protein dose reverses learning problems in Down's mice
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 2:24)
|
Two proteins taken orally have reversed learning and memory problems in mice with a syndrome that mimics Down's
|
|
We need both scepticism and consensus
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-19 0:55)
|
The pursuit of truth is not just for the scientific elite but for all of us, says UK chief scientific adviser John Beddington
|
|
Feedback: Health benefits of radioactive peanuts
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 23:07)
|
How to truly glow with health, rocket-fuelled hair care, logically impossible emails and more (full text available to subscribers)
|
|
Can Botox really cure chronic migraine?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 23:01)
|
Botox has been approved for chronic migraine, but is it just Hollywood snake oil?
|
|
Migrant beetles to eat into New Zealand dung mountain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 21:27)
|
New Zealand has approved the release of 11 Australian species to manage its massive heap of livestock dung
|
|
Spin doctors: TV kills
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-2-18 19:45)
|
People who watched more than 4 hours of TV a day were more likely to die than those who watched less than 2, a study found– should TV addicts be worried? (full text available to subscribers)
|
