LATEST NEWS
'Interplanetary internet' passes first test
21:47 19 November 2008 | 1 comment
Images were sent between a NASA probe and Earth in the first test of an internet-like data transmission system for space
Plumbing the oceans could bring limitless clean energy
FEATURE: 18:00 19 November 2008 | 27 comments
A trick that exploits the difference in temperature between seawater near the surface and deep down could supply the world with cheap green power
New levitation technique floats water with noise
17:09 19 November 2008 | 4 comments
Crime labs could benefit from a technique to suspend tiny droplets in air without contamination
Invention: Diamond dialysis implant
13:43 19 November 2008 | 2 comments
Combining physical filters with electric fields to prevent clogging makes for an artificial kidney small enough to implant in the body, a patent application says
China denies attempting to get US space data
18:28 18 November 2008 | 12 comments
The denial comes a day after a physicist in the US pleaded guilty to illegally exporting data for space launch vehicles to China
Remote-control soap mixes oil and water on demand
18:23 18 November 2008 | 2 comments
A new chemical lets scientists decide when they want oil and water to mingle, and can round up costly nanoparticles when their job is done
Six ways to build robots that do humans no harm
14:24 18 November 2008 | 22 comments
Can we teach robots right from wrong? In this special feature, two experts give New Scientist their tips on how to make smart technologies safe
US gives go-ahead for super Wi-Fi
NEWS: 11:20 18 November 2008 | 5 comments
The "white space" frequencies to be freed up by the switch-over to digital TV can be used by wireless devices, US government says
SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Why Mars rovers don't have wipers
Dust storms are blocking the NASA rovers' solar panels - why not fit them with wipers?
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The poker bots are coming
Computers beat humans at chess and checkers - now a tougher challenge is in their sights
LATEST VIDEO
Shifting shadow photos come to life
Time no longer stands still in a kind of photo that lets shadows change realistically as the Sun moves
LATEST VIDEO
Dirt won't stick to omniphobic material
It forces both watery and oily liquids into tight, marble-like drops that can't cling on
FROM THE BLOG
The end of trivia
A new site tries to bludgeon people to only ask questions of google
Your future face in 3D
A new service will create a lifelike mask of an older you
How technology shaped the US election
The puppet masters of the New Media reveal their trade secrets
A mobile phone novel read via a T-shirt
A new novel can be accessed on your mobile phone by scanning a "barcode" on a T-shirt
