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Concern over online tobacco ads

26 August, 2010 - 16:20
Companies have rejected claims that they are bypassing advertising bans by allowing "pro-tobacco" clips to remain on YouTubeimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d24b498/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Concern+over+online+tobacco+adslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fare-tobacco-companies-using-yo.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Concern+over+online+tobacco+adslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fare-tobacco-companies-using-yo.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868818903/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220509336/kg/27/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868818903/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220509336/kg/27/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Echoes of the past: The sites and sounds of prehistory

26 August, 2010 - 15:48
Did our ancient ancestors build to please the ears as well as the eyes? bTrevor Cox/b pitches into the controversial claims of acoustic archaeologistsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d246fe0/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Echoes+of+the+past%3A+The+sites+and+sounds+of+prehistorylink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727741.600-echoes-of-the-past-the-sites-and-sounds-of-prehistory.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Echoes+of+the+past%3A+The+sites+and+sounds+of+prehistorylink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727741.600-echoes-of-the-past-the-sites-and-sounds-of-prehistory.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868758964/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220491744/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868758964/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220491744/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Half a billion eggs recalled in US salmonella outbreak

26 August, 2010 - 14:58
Thousands of cases of egg-related food poisoning have occurred in the US while investigators search out likely sources of the outbreakimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d2422a6/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Half+a+billion+eggs+recalled+in+US+salmonella+outbreaklink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.400-half-a-billion-eggs-recalled-in-us-salmonella-outbreak.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Half+a+billion+eggs+recalled+in+US+salmonella+outbreaklink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.400-half-a-billion-eggs-recalled-in-us-salmonella-outbreak.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868753648/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220471974/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868753648/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220471974/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Human cannonball astronaut: My rocket is my clothes

26 August, 2010 - 14:52
It sounds dangerous, even mad, but bPeter Madsen/b is planning to achieve cosmic immersion by riding the smallest crewed rocket ever to reach spaceimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d23ed24/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Human+cannonball+astronaut%3A+My+rocket+is+my+clotheslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19370-human-cannonball-astronaut-my-rocket-is-my-clothes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Human+cannonball+astronaut%3A+My+rocket+is+my+clotheslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19370-human-cannonball-astronaut-my-rocket-is-my-clothes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868751391/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220458276/kg/63/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868751391/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220458276/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Pea-sized amphibian is top of the frogs

26 August, 2010 - 14:30
A tiny frog has been discovered in Borneo #8211; and it revealed itself to researchers through its dusk-time singingimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d23cdb4/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Pea-sized+amphibian+is+top+of+the+frogslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fpea-sized-amphibian-is-top-of.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Pea-sized+amphibian+is+top+of+the+frogslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fpea-sized-amphibian-is-top-of.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868749965/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220450228/kg/63/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868749965/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220450228/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Collagen corneas restore damaged sight

26 August, 2010 - 14:01
A collagen implant replacing a damaged cornea anchors itself in place after becoming filled with the recipient's own cellsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d23b362/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Collagen+corneas+restore+damaged+sightlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19369-collagen-corneas-restore-damaged-sight.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Collagen+corneas+restore+damaged+sightlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19369-collagen-corneas-restore-damaged-sight.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868804475/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220443490/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868804475/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220443490/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Hand-held detector aims to diagnose disease

26 August, 2010 - 13:52
Instant diagnosis is the aim of a device that can detect the molecules produced by a range of illnessesimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d236432/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Hand-held+detector+aims+to+diagnose+diseaselink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19368-handheld-detector-aims-to-diagnose-disease.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Hand-held+detector+aims+to+diagnose+diseaselink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19368-handheld-detector-aims-to-diagnose-disease.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868802390/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220423218/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868802390/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220423218/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Infinite doppelgängers may explain quantum probabilities

26 August, 2010 - 13:28
Quantum probabilities have been tied to something concrete, if bizarre ndash; the notorious possibility that multiple versions of you existimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d2343d8/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Infinite+doppelg%C3%A4ngers+may+explain+quantum+probabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.600-infinite-doppelgangers-may-explain-quantum-probabilities.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Infinite+doppelg%C3%A4ngers+may+explain+quantum+probabilitieslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.600-infinite-doppelgangers-may-explain-quantum-probabilities.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800482/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414936/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800482/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414936/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Can we grab electricity from muggy air?

26 August, 2010 - 13:28
A team of chemists think we can get power from air ndash; if we don't mind violating a long-held chemical principleimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d2343d7/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Can+we+grab+electricity+from+muggy+air%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19367-can-we-grab-electricity-from-muggy-air.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Can+we+grab+electricity+from+muggy+air%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19367-can-we-grab-electricity-from-muggy-air.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800481/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414935/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868800481/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220414935/a2.img" border="0"//a
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How to feel full without pigging out

26 August, 2010 - 12:49
Two ways in which dieters try to make themselves feel full without stuffing themselves with food have been backed up by separate research teamsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d22cc95/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+feel+full+without+pigging+outlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.100-how-to-feel-full-without-pigging-out.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+feel+full+without+pigging+outlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.100-how-to-feel-full-without-pigging-out.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738923/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384405/kg/38-67/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738923/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384405/kg/38-67/a2.img" border="0"//a
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What problems will Chilean miners face?

26 August, 2010 - 12:48
The miners trapped beneath the ground for four months in Chile will face more than just the physical effects of isolation, says Cian O'Luanaighimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d230071/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=What+problems+will+Chilean+miners+face%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhat-problems-will-chilean-min-1.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=What+problems+will+Chilean+miners+face%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fwhat-problems-will-chilean-min-1.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/div
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Win the best science books of the year

26 August, 2010 - 10:50
Enter our competition and tell us about the most underrated science books published in the last 50 yearsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d22cc96/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Win+the+best+science+books+of+the+yearlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F08%2Fwin-the-best-science-books-of-the-year.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Win+the+best+science+books+of+the+yearlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fculturelab%2F2010%2F08%2Fwin-the-best-science-books-of-the-year.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738922/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384406/kg/44/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868738922/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/220384406/kg/44/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Zoologger: Live birth, evolving before our eyes

25 August, 2010 - 19:00
An Australian lizard is still working out whether it wants to lay eggs or bear live youngimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1ca6cf/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Zoologger%3A+Live+birth%2C+evolving+before+our+eyeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19366-zoologger-live-birth-evolving-before-our-eyes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Zoologger%3A+Live+birth%2C+evolving+before+our+eyeslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19366-zoologger-live-birth-evolving-before-our-eyes.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868670407/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219981519/kg/63/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868670407/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219981519/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"//a
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How to survive the long haul in space

25 August, 2010 - 18:00
Medical records of space station astronauts reveal the gruelling physical costs of the missions – and suggest how to stay healthy on the way to Marsimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c5195/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+survive+the+long+haul+in+spacelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.700-how-to-survive-the-long-haul-in-space.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+survive+the+long+haul+in+spacelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727753.700-how-to-survive-the-long-haul-in-space.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667288/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959701/kg/160/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667288/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959701/kg/160/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Time to blame climate change for extreme weather?

25 August, 2010 - 18:00
Climate researchers are starting to put figures on how much climate change is to blame for weather events, opening the door to claims for compensationimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c5193/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Time+to+blame+climate+change+for+extreme+weather%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.200-time-to-blame-climate-change-for-extreme-weather.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Time+to+blame+climate+change+for+extreme+weather%3Flink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727754.200-time-to-blame-climate-change-for-extreme-weather.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667287/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959699/kg/42/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667287/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959699/kg/42/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Today on New Scientist: 25 August 2010

25 August, 2010 - 18:00
All today's stories on NewScientist.com including: clothes made by bacteria, the new commercial space-race and how to move an iceberg using waterimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c5192/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+25+August+2010link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-25-augu.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Today+on+New+Scientist%3A+25+August+2010link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Ftoday-on-new-scientist-25-augu.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667286/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959698/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868667286/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219959698/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Problem-solving designs on James Dyson award

25 August, 2010 - 17:51
The James Dyson award has attracted engineers and designers from 18 countries – here are some of bNew Scientist/b's favourites.img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c4466/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Problem-solving+designs+on+James+Dyson+awardlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fgallery%2Fdyson-designs-award%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Problem-solving+designs+on+James+Dyson+awardlink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fgallery%2Fdyson-designs-award%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868720385/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219956326/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868720385/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219956326/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Lessons in robotics change children's perceptions

25 August, 2010 - 17:11
Does meeting real robots inspire children or stifle their imagination?img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1c01a3/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Lessons+in+robotics+change+children%27s+perceptionslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19364-lessons-in-robotics-change-childrens-perceptions.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Lessons+in+robotics+change+children%27s+perceptionslink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn19364-lessons-in-robotics-change-childrens-perceptions.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868007832/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219939235/kg/45/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868007832/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219939235/kg/45/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Orang-utan psychologist: Watching the ape pantomime

25 August, 2010 - 16:24
Laid-back dudes they may be, but see orang-utans mime "help me open a coconut" and you'll realise they're just as smart as chimps, says bAnne Russon/bimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1bc76a/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Orang-utan+psychologist%3A+Watching+the+ape+pantomimelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727745.600-orangutan-psychologist-watching-the-ape-pantomime.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Orang-utan+psychologist%3A+Watching+the+ape+pantomimelink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg20727745.600-orangutan-psychologist-watching-the-ape-pantomime.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868713648/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219924330/kg/45/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868713648/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219924330/kg/45/a2.img" border="0"//a
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Squirt that berg

25 August, 2010 - 15:25
A boat uses a powerful water cannon to deflect a small iceberg off the western coast of Greenland, keeping it away from an exploratory oil rigimg width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/d1b63b9/mf.gif' border='0'/div class='mf-viral'table border='0'trtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Squirt+that+berglink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fsquirt-that-berg.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" //a/tdtd valign='middle'a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Squirt+that+berglink=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Fblogs%2Fshortsharpscience%2F2010%2F08%2Fsquirt-that-berg.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Donline-news" target="_blank"img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868708343/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219898809/kg/63/a2.htm"img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78868708343/u/60/f/10897/c/749/s/219898809/kg/63/a2.img" border="0"//a
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