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Green machine: Markets hint at 100-year energy gap
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-12 2:57)
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A study of share prices suggests investors don't expect alternative-energy technology to take off until 2140– a century after we run out of oil
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Stubborn US cities rated in personality test
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 7:00)
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Cities have ingrained characters that are stubbornly hard to change– and New York, for one, is really quite average
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When it comes to traumatic flashbacks, Tetris blocks
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 7:00)
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The classic computer game Tetris takes the edge off the flashbacks of post-traumatic stress disorder– but a computerised pub quiz does not
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The crack that delayed Discovery
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:08)
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This terahertz image shows the crack in the foam insulation of the space shuttle's fuel tank
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Digging up the internet's ancient history
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:01)
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The internet is less than 20 years old, but parts already face extinction. The first archeological dig of the web will persevere some of its treasures
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Calcium causes brain cell loss in Parkinson's
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:00)
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Hypertension drugs that block calcium channels also help in Parkinson's disease by protecting dopamine-producing cells
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Divers could breathe deep with liquid-filled lungs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:00)
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Inhaling oxygen-rich liquid would allow divers to explore deeper into the ocean than ever before, and even eliminate decompression sickness (full text available to subscribers)
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Human evolution was shaped by plate tectonics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:00)
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The course of human evolution was plotted by the shifting and shaking of the Earth's crust (full text available to subscribers)
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Today on New Scientist: 10 November 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 3:00)
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All today's stories on NewScientist.com, including: sunburnt whales, using ice to make transistors more precise, and a solar-powered electric hornet
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Zoologger: The solar-powered electric hornet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-11 0:00)
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Humans are still struggling to produce energy from sunlight, but with solar cells built into its skin, the oriental hornet is way ahead of us
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