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Motion-sensing phones that predict your every move
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-14 4:00)
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Phones that learn their user's patterns of behaviour can use this information to provide a cheaper, more reliable service
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Cave 'breathing' regulates growth of stalactites
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-13 19:00)
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The way caves "breathe" from season to season is the true controller of stalactite growth– so estimates of ancient rainfall may be wrong
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Holiday wish list: More books for giving
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 19:00)
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From hangover cures to vintage comics to the one book you shouldn't buy, more perfect presents from our holiday wish list
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Wind farms don't affect property prices
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 19:00)
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US government study of thousands of house sales across the country concludes that wind turbines take no toll on property values
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NASA to get budget boost for exploration, says analyst
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 5:25)
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The agency is sure to get an injection of cash to rescue its faltering space programme, says a Washington insider– but probably not the $3 billion recommended
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Today on New Scientist: 11 December 2009
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how plastic bags are being recycled into nanotubes, why the BMJ's criticisms of Tamiflu are themselves being questioned, and how to slice a pizza perfectly
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How male bedbugs avoid getting shafted
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 2:53)
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Males in danger of stab wounds from the penises of other males have evolved a way of telling their "mates" to back off
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Google demonstrates quantum computer image search
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 2:50)
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Trials show that an algorithm running on a superconducting quantum chip can recognise cars in photos "faster than any Google data centre"
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BMJ criticisms of Tamiflu questioned
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 2:10)
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The journal's new analysis fails to show drug is ineffective against seasonal flu, and the claims are irrelevant to pandemic flu anyway
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DNA's guardian gene found in placozoans
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-12 1:10)
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Tiny amoeba-like animals have the same key protective gene as humans, shedding light on when it evolved
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