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New Scientist
New Scientist is essential reading in a world where space travel, genetics, supercomputers and environmental politics are staples of the daily news. Its reliable, clear voice helps readers evaluate what's important in modern science and technology. Based in London, with seven editorial offices and a network of expert correspondents around the world, New Scientist is the one consumer science magazine that provides a truly global perspective.
New Scientist Samples
Lithe robot has a gentle touch
Industrial robots are mostly power-hungry workhorses, but this new mechanical arm and hand uses no more energy than a couple of electric toothbrushes.
Cochlear implants prevent 'scrambling' in deaf brains
BRAIN activity that is "scrambled" in deaf cats develops normally if they are fitted with a cochlear implant shortly after birth. In hearing animals, sound vibrates hair cells in the inner ear, triggering neurons to send impulses to the brain.
Review: Ten Technologies to Save the Planet by Chris Goodall
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet. Chris Goodall. Profile Books. £9.99. 9781846688683. HERE is a simple truth: there are technical fixes for climate change.
DNA feet put a spring in the step of nanobots
A TWO-legged molecular machine that can walk unaided along a single strand of DNA could one day shift cargo around nanofactories.
'On demand' drugs deliver only when needed
STRINGING drug molecules into fibres that unravel in the presence of a specific enzyme could allow medication to be released exactly when and where it is needed.
For the record
We reported that the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica was "about the size of Scotland". To refer, as we did, to a photovoltaic panel "rated to give 1 kilowatt per square metre in peak conditions... in the UK" was a tad over-optimistic.
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