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Movie cigarettes make smokers mentally 'light up'
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 7:00)
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Exposure to smoking on screen may make it harder for smokers to quit, brain scans show
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Today on New Scientist: 18 January 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: green Chinese city dwellers, robot astronomers and the genetic basis of friendship networks
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Eradication from above
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 2:48)
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Rodents can threaten island ecosystems. In the Galapagos Islands, rangers are releasing poisoned bait from helicopters to try to eradicate the pests
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Winging it: NASA's aviation vision
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 2:30)
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Wraparound winglets and decibel-dashing deltas feature in NASA's vision of next-generation aircraft
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Chinese megacities foster unlikely green citizens
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 2:15)
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A survey shows that, in China, the urban elite is most likely to get environmental gold stars
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Road train technology can drive your car for you
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 2:06)
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Linking cars together into long, wirelessly controlled "trains" could make driving safer and cut fuel and carbon emissions
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The medicine maker: I never thought my work could harm
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 2:00)
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David Nichols describes his shock at discovering his research had been exploited to make "legal highs"? with potentially lethal consequences (full text available to subscribers)
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What's wrong with Steve Jobs, and will Apple suffer?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 0:59)
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Steve Jobs's sick leave has generated the sort of news coverage normally reserved for a member of the first family– so what's wrong with him?
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Become a virtual film-maker
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 0:50)
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A new device lets you explore virtual worlds and film your own scenes in 3D environments
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The internet's dark heart
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-19 0:30)
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The Offensive Internet, a collection of powerful academic essays, weighs the case that the internet offends as much as it empowers
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