Laser medical scan does away with biopsies
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 31st, 2008
A dose of nanoparticles and an infrared laser can reveal the chemical details of disease such as cancer without a biopsy
Invention: Diamond-cooled nuclear reactor
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 31st, 2008
This week's patent applications include nuclear plants cooled by flowing diamonds, better snowboard bindings, and a trick to advance the arrival of superfast spintronic computing
Satellites could keep your secrets safe in space
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 31st, 2008
Photons bounced off a satellite orbiting at 1485 km have been detected on Earth, showing that quantum communication from space should be possible
Quantum effects could shed light on hazy images
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 29th, 2008
The way that entangled photons are linked could be used to screen out noise from scientific images of things like microscopic structures
Particle smasher ‘not a threat to the Earth’
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
A lawsuit accusing the Large Hadron Collider of endangering humanity with mini black holes is labelled 'nonsense' by experts
Virtual pets can learn just like babies
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
There are few limits to what a pet can be taught in the virtual world, as long as it has someone to copy ? the result could be better video game characters
Fingernail camera makes any object a touchpad
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
Using a simple webcam to observe blood flow in a person's fingers reveals a wealth of information about how they are touching 3D objects
Space elevators face wobble problem
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
The elevator cables may need thrusters to counteract dangerous vibrations caused by gravitational tugs from the Sun and Moon, a new study argues
Corn-based film foils food-poisoning bugs
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
A novel packaging film made from renewable materials such as corn residues, could help stamp out and other food-borne bugs
Electroshocking plants brings chemical rewards
by New Scientist Tech - Technolog on March 28th, 2008
Exposing plants to electric currents stimulates overproduction of biochemicals and could be a cheap way of deriving useful compounds
