Green streets
2019-03-08 12:19:00ApavingslabthatremovesnitrogenoxidesfromtheairhasbeendevelopedbyMitsubishiMaterialsinJapan.Theslabsareimpregnatedwithacatalyst
[查看详情]Blown away
2019-03-08 12:06:00ByFredPearceREMOVINGtoxicmercuryfromlandfillsmaybeaseasyasplantingtrees.Byborrowingagenefrombacteria
[查看详情]Which prion?
2019-03-08 12:04:00ByJonathanKnightinSanFranciscoANEWantibodytestcandistinguishonestrainofpriondiseasefromanother
[查看详情]Stingrays crack a tough food problem
2019-03-08 11:20:00HOWcanstingrayscrushmusselandsnailshellsintheirjaws
[查看详情]Viral bloodlust
2019-03-08 10:20:00ByJonathanKnightVAMPIRElegendsweremadeuptoexplainthebizarrebehaviourofrabidmen
[查看详情]Picture this
2019-03-08 09:20:00We’veallcomeacrosspeoplewhoinsistthatscienceisdryandcolourless.Nowthere’splentyontheWebtopersuadethemtochangetheirminds.Highmagnificationprovidessomesurprisingviewsofthefamiliar
[查看详情]First farmers
2019-03-08 09:16:00ByAlisonMotlukFUNGUS-growingantsarefarmoresophisticatedandenterprisingfarmersthanpreviouslythought.Afteranalysingfungifromhundredsofnests
[查看详情]Cold War throwbacks get cash lifeline
2019-03-08 09:08:00RUSSIA’sweaponsscientistswillgetanextra$20milliontokeepthemfromsellingtheirknow-howtothehighestbidder.Lastweek
[查看详情]Timely tasks
2019-03-08 08:03:00AJapaneseteamhasincreasedthespeedofparallelcomputingbyusingageneticalgorithmtoscheduleprocessingtasks.TatsuhiroTsuchiyaandcolleaguesatOsakaUniversityhavedesignedtheirevolutionaryalgorithmtoallowonlyth
[查看详情]Lazarus probe
2019-03-08 07:19:00SOHOisofficiallybackfromthedead.NASAandtheEuropeanSpaceAgencyannouncedlastweekthattheyhadmanagedtocoaxtheerrantSolarandHeliosphericObservatory’sthrustersintolifeandpointtheprobebacktowardstheSun.After
[查看详情]Hot messages
2019-03-08 07:08:00ByBarryFoxAcovertcommunicationssystemforhelicoptersandothermilitaryaircraftisrevealedinGB2320151.Theinfraredanti-collisionlightscurrentlyusedonaircraftarepracticallyinvisibletothenakedeye
[查看详情]Crop circles
2019-03-08 06:13:00France’shighestcourthasruledthatmaizegeneticallyengineeredtoproducetheinsecticideBtmaynotbesoldthere.ThecourtconcludedthattheFrenchgovernmenthadnotproperlyassessedwhetherageneforantibioticresistance
[查看详情]Hands today, faces tomorrow
2019-03-08 06:06:00ByDavidConcarTHEcontroversialhandtransplantoperationthattookplaceinaFrenchhospitallastweekraisestheprospectofsomethingevenmoremacabre—ahumanfacetransplant.WhiledoctorsinLyoncontinuetocloselymonitorCli
[查看详情]Look, we're on the box
2019-03-08 05:14:00ByBarryFoxinAmsterdamANEWmicrochipwillmakeiteasyfortelevisionstationstoshowhomevideofootage.Thechip
[查看详情]Green power
2019-03-08 04:15:00TheBritishgovernmenthasgivenitsstrongestsupportyettorenewableelectricityproduction.LastweekenergyministerJohnBattleannouncedfundsfor261projectsaimedatgenerating1177megawattsofelectricityfromwind
[查看详情]Colds frozen out
2019-03-08 03:17:00ByLilaGutermanACUREforthecommoncoldmaybewithinreachafterall.Inafewmonths
[查看详情]A taste for naked fruit
2019-03-08 02:08:00ByIanAndersoninMelbourneAPPLEslicesthattastelikepears
[查看详情]Teething problems
2019-03-08 02:01:00Babieswillsuffernoharmfromchewingtoyscontainingphthalatesofteners
[查看详情]Every dollar counts
2019-03-08 01:18:00ByCharlesSeifeinWashingtonDCNASAplanstoaskAmericantaxpayersfor$660milliontoallowthecash-starvedRussianSpaceAgencytocompleteitscontributiontotheInternationalSpaceStation.ButwithmembersofCongressincreas
[查看详情]No waiting
2019-03-08 01:01:00ByBarryFoxKodakandPolaroidcontinuetoleapfrogeachotherwithplansforadigitalsnapshotcamerathatprovidesinstantprints.EP848540andEP848541freeKodakfromtheneedtouseinstantpicturefilmsoldbyPolaroid.OneofKodak
[查看详情]Hear the Net
2019-03-07 10:09:01StrainingyoureyestoreadthetinytextonyourmobilephonescreentakesallthefunoutofsurfingtheWeb.Butonecompanythinksithasananswer:Lernout&HauspieofYpres
[查看详情]Anger as coal mine that could damage Great Barrier Reef approved
2019-03-07 10:05:01TomJefferson/GreenpeaceByAndyCoghlanTodigornottodig?Thatisthequestion.TheQueenslandgovernmenthasissuedcontroversiallicencesthatallowthedevelopmentofAustralia’slargestcoalmine.IssuedonSundaybyQueens
[查看详情]Lifelogging and fiction can teach computers to see how we see
2019-03-07 09:17:01ArturDebat/Getty“WHATamIdoingnow?Howaboutnow?Andnow?”UniversitystudentshavebeenpoppingGoProvideocamerasontheirheadsandfilmingafirst-personviewoftheirdailylives
[查看详情]Noise nuisance
2019-03-07 09:16:01ByMarkSchropeTHEsqueaky-cleanimageofbuckytubeshastakenabeating.Eversincetheirdiscovery
[查看详情]Cut off in their prime
2019-03-07 08:17:01ByJonCopleyFIDDLERcrabsonthecoastofsouthernPortugalareunderthreatbecauseoflocalpeople’sfondnessforaseafooddelicacy.Butoverfishingisnottoblame.Researcherssayharvestingofcrabclawsisdepletingpopulationsb
[查看详情]Gene screen ban
2019-03-07 08:11:01PresidentClintonannouncedlastweekthathewillstopallfederaldepartmentsandagenciesfromusinggeneticinformationtohire
[查看详情]Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world
2019-03-07 08:08:01PLoSOneByAndyCoghlanandDeboraMacKenzieASPROTESTSagainstfinancialpowersweeptheworldthisweek
[查看详情]Capitalism must be re-engineered if we want a low-carbon world
2019-03-07 08:01:01GuyCorbishley/AlamyStockPhotoIt’sakicktothebullsfortheinvestmentmarkets.Ifwebustthelimitof2°CofwarmingsetattheParisclimatesummitattheendoflastyear
[查看详情]Go-slow at patent office puts inventions on hold
2019-03-07 07:03:01ByBarryFoxOLDideasandinventionscouldbemistakenlygrantedEuropeanpatentsunlessexaminers’workloadsarereduced
[查看详情]Mars moons may have formed after collision with Pluto-like world
2019-03-07 05:13:01NASAPhobosandDeimosmaybeachipofftheoldMartianblock.TheRedPlanet’stiny
[查看详情]Comet crunch
2019-03-07 05:08:01NEARLY90percentofthe104cometsthattheSOHOspacecrafthasdiscoveredclosetotheSuninthepastfouryearsaresmallfragmentsofasinglegiantcomet.Astronomersbelievetheyaredescendantsofagiantcometthatbrokeup
[查看详情]AIs are being tested to see how well they understand our thoughts
2019-03-07 05:01:01KoseiSaito/GettyByTimothyRevellDocomputersknowwhatwearethinking?Tofindout
[查看详情]NASA recovers prized Kepler space telescope after emergency
2019-03-07 04:17:01NASAByJacobAronUpdate[11April]: TheKeplermissionoperatorshavesuccessfullyrecoveredthespacecraftandcancelledtheemergency.Theywillworktofigureoutwhatcausedtheissueandmakesurethespacecraftishealthyenoug
[查看详情]Precious junk
2019-03-07 04:14:01ByJoannaMarchantSOMETHINGstrangeisgoingon.Virusesallovertheworldarepreservingastretchofgeneticmaterialthatuntilnowwasconsideredredundant.GiventhatDNAwithnofunctiontendstochangerapidlybecauseofrandommu
[查看详情]Blast from the past
2019-03-07 04:09:01ByPaulMarksEVERwonderedwhylisteningtoloudmusicorsingingatthetopofyourvoiceissuchfun?ScientistsattheUniversityofManchestersayapleasure-inducinghearingmechanismwe’veinheritedfromourfishyancestorscouldb
[查看详情]Sunny days were best for saving ancient DNA
2019-03-07 04:01:01QUICK-SETTINGresinpreservestheDNAofancientplantsandanimalsbetterthanresinthatdriesslowly
[查看详情]Hey America, you can finally choose to elect people who rely on facts
2019-03-07 03:10:01WhiteHousePhoto/AlamyStockPhotoByShaughnessyNaughtonThebattleforpoliticalpowerintheUSisheatingup.Thetwomainpartiesaresteppinguppleasforsupportinthisautumn’smidtermelection
[查看详情]A picture a day…
2019-03-07 02:15:01Ifyoufancychangingthephotographsonyourmantelpieceeveryday
[查看详情]Sneaking through
2019-03-07 02:06:01ByBarryFoxEastman-KodakhascomeupwithawirelesssystemforprintingpicturesfromdigitalcamerasthatwouldworkinpublickiosksoronyourPC(EP963051).Microwaveovenscouldcauseinterferencebecausetheysharethe2.4-gigah
[查看详情]Bear trails
2019-03-07 02:03:01ByJonCopleyBROWNbearskeptonicefor36000yearsmayprovidecluestotheroutetakenbyearlycolonistsarrivinginAlaska.TherearefourgeneticallydistinctpopulationsofbrownbearsinNorthAmerica:oneinsouthernCanadaand
[查看详情]Injection fears
2019-03-07 02:01:01HealthworkersinPakistanarespreadinghepatitisCthroughcontaminatedinjections
[查看详情]Sugared implant
2019-03-07 01:15:01ByJonathanKnightinSanFranciscoAPINCHofsugarcouldmakehumantissuesasconvenienttostoreasbaker’syeastordrugs.Twonewtricksforaddingaprotectivesugartocellsenablethemtoresistfreezinganddrying.Cellsstoredinth
[查看详情]China has had a telescope on the moon for the past two years
2019-03-07 01:01:01Xinhua/CorbisByJacobAronPointatelescopeatthemoon
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