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Quantum wonders: Superfluids and supersolids
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-9 18:00)
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Forget radioactive spider bites and exposure to gamma rays, it's quantum theory that gives you superpowers
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Quantum wonders: The field that isn't there
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 22:00)
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You have to think about where an electromagnetic field isn't, as well as where it is, as far as particles are concerned
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Even silent videos excite the listening brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 21:00)
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Silent videos of a person playing a musical instrument stimulate auditory regions of the brain
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Cell social network reveals rogue cancer switches
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 20:00)
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They say it's not what you know, it's who you know– the same is true for the gene switches that turn on cancer cells
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Artificial muscle material springs forth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 19:00)
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Super-elastic molecules that stop our muscles from overloading have been copied and could be used in synthetic replacement body parts
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Quantum wonders: Spooky action at a distance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 18:00)
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Reality, free will or the speed of light? One's got to give, because quantum mechanics says you can't have them all
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Cosmic rays help make small galaxies invisible
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 7:02)
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Scores of dwarf galaxies that are too dim to see may orbit the Milky Way– charged particles called cosmic rays may be partially to blame
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Today on New Scientist: 7 May 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 2:15)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the secrets of the Neanderthal genome, a hint of cosmic strings, and the immense power of hand-washing
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Worst cancer risk: Environmental toxins or bad habits?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 2:10)
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The US President's Cancer Panel says the risk of cancer due to environmental toxins is grossly underestimated. Is this a distracting exaggeration, asks Wendy Zukerman
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Quantum wonders: The Elitzur-Vaidman bomb-tester
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-5-8 1:30)
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You can use quantum trickery to shine light on a light-triggered bomb– and stay safe a guaranteed 25 per cent of the time
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