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| Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:09:00 |
| A flexible water-filled cylinder that produces electricity as it is hit by waves is very efficient and offers benefits over other sea-energy devices |
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| Cleaner fish calms predators with caresses Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:26:00 |
| The parasite-eating fish turns its "cleaning stations" into reef safe havens, not only for itself, but for other species too |
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| Body-sensing shirt could sharpen up your tennis swing Fri, 4 Jul 2008 14:06:00 |
| Clothing that can reveal exactly which of a person's muscles are active provides detailed feedback to sportsmen and women |
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| Solar sail gets another chance for launch Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:53:00 |
| As early as the end of July 2008, NASA plans to test solar sail technology in orbit with a tiny spacecraft called NanoSail-D |
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| Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:59:00 |
| Electronic eyes give sight to the blind, while functioning penises are grown in the lab. New Scientist investigates the body shop of the near future |
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| 3D modelling gets the measure of stone axes Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:10:00 |
| Archaeology is set to become more precise by using imaging software to get objective measurements of artefacts like stone axes (full text available to subscribers) |
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| Mercury: The incredible shrinking planet Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:44:00 |
| Data from the Messenger probe suggests Mercury has a molten core that is cooling and causing the whole planet to contract |
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| Pulsar's wobble provides new Einstein test Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:00:00 |
| An extremely rare alignment between Earth and a pair of dense stars called pulsars reveals how bodies wobble in the presence of gravity |
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| Brain chemical may have role in cot death Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:00:00 |
| Infant mice that produce less serotonin are more likely to die soon after birth – the finding may lead to ways to predict the deadly condition |
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| Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:00:00 |
| Fears that meltwater could increase the speed at which glaciers flow into the sea, rapidly destroying the ice sheet, may be unfounded |
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| Wine chemical improves health but not longevity Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:44:00 |
| Two studies find ways to improve the health of mice, but fail to find any life-extending effect with either the chemical or a key ageing protein |
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| Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:06:00 |
| A weapon that can project sounds directly into people's heads causes pain and incapacitation, and could be built inside a year |
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| Lack of cracks may explain Peru meteorite mystery Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:25:00 |
| A meteorite that hit the town of Carancas last year may not have fragmented in the atmosphere because it was unusually tough |
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| Interview: It's a dog's life... again Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:38:00 |
| Will you miss your dog when it's gone? Willing to fork out on a clone? Then biotech entrepreneur Lou Hawthorne knows just the man |
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| Why satnavs are a detective's best friend Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:22:00 |
| The location records routinely stored by in-car GPS units are a treasure trove of personal data, police investigators say |
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