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Gallery: Nanobristles that twist and grip
19:00 08 January 2009
The same process that makes wet hair tangle as it dries can be harnessed to make biological-looking spirals of tiny bristles
Obama team to raise questions over Ares rocket
UPFRONT: 12:20 08 January 2009 | 2 comments
Why is NASA developing a new generation of space rockets when the US already has two that could do the same job?
Invention: Recycled trash construction materials
11:25 08 January 2009
Plant and plastic waste destined for landfill can be recycled into heat or noise insulation, and could even be used for construction, says a patent application
Cool your brain, save your mind
FEATURE: 18:00 07 January 2009 | 5 comments
Techniques that rapidly chill the brain could prevent damage and even aid resuscitation after a heart attack
Repulsive quantum effect finally measured
18:00 07 January 2009 | 2 comments
Physicists at last observe a "quantum buoyancy" effect that could one day be used to oil the wheels of nanomachines
World's smallest fuel cell promises greener gadgets
11:42 07 January 2009 | 11 comments
Portable devices could be hydrogen powered if fuel cell technology could be made smaller – a design 3 mm across might do the trick
We have the technology to rebuild ourselves
FEATURE: 11:28 07 January 2009 | 15 comments
With better, stronger and faster components, the bionic age has finally arrived, says Julian Smith
Nanobot lets DNA legs do the walking
FEATURE: 10:48 06 January 2009 | 5 comments
A two-legged molecular machine that is designed to walk unaided along a single strand of DNA could soon carry cargo and may one day deliver drugs inside cells
US investigation into gravity weapons 'nonsense'
Physicists are surprised to find that military intelligence investigated whether elusive gravitational waves could threaten US security
One Laptop Per Child ready for version 2.0
The founder of the ambitious project tells Paul Marks how its cheap, robust laptop is spreading rapidly across globe's poorest areas
FROM THE BLOG
Could your social networks spill your secrets?
17:16 07 January 2009
In an article at the end of last year we looked at some of the ways data-mining techniques are being used by marketeers and security services to extract sometimes private information by assembling huge amounts of data from web visits,...
Using Tetris to treat trauma
17:03 07 January 2009
Mention Tetris to anyone between the ages of 25 and 40 and his or her head will probably brim with blocks of various shapes and colours. The video game is so insidious that a long session can lead to Tetris...
Space elevators needed for space solar power?
19:49 05 January 2009
Could space elevators one day be used to save the planet?
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Fat fingers no problem for 'transparent' touchscreen
Even the tiniest gadgets are easy to use if they have a touch interface on the back
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Rolling robot can hop
A new design allows a spherical robot to either jump or roll over obstacles
