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Hurricane-sized whirlpools spotted on Sun
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Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14878?DCMP=youtube A whirlpool of plasma about the size of a hurricane is filmed on the Sun (Courtesy of Bonet et al./IAC/UV/SST)
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A new X-Prize competition is challenging people to come up with alternative energy ideas. Find out more in this video.
News round-up - November 21, 2008
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See the first movies of moving atoms: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16100?DCMP=youtube The peculiar movement of knifefish explained and a cheap and easy way to mix and unmix liquids: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16073?DCMP=youtube
Ian Rowe discusses how technology shaped the 2008 election
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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/11/test.html Ian Rowe of MTV discusses how technology affected the 2008 presidential election
Cyrus Krohn discusses how technology shaped the 2008 election
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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/11/test.html Cyrus Krohn, director of the Republican National Committee's e-campaign and co-founder of Slate Magazine, says what we saw in this election is just a taste of what's to come.
News round-up - November 14, 2008
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See a new technique to make photos come to life: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16048 Cannibalistic spiders: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16025 And the world's largest interactive video installation.
Planet imaged as it orbits its host star
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Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16033?DCMP=youtube A ring of dust surrounds the star Fomalhaut. Images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2004 and 2006 show that a white dot just inside the dust ring moved in the intervening two years. Researchers believe the dot is a planet ...
News round-up - November 7, 2008
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See a robot helicopter that can dodge buildings:http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn15150 Speakers made of cling film: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn15098 And a new type of slush that can preserve organs.
New Scientist Halloween round-up - October 31, 2008
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Watch a disembodied head that can mimic expressions: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn15055?DCMP=youtube See a new 'Frankenphone' with a heartbeat: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg20026806.100?dcmp=youtube Find out about a glass table that can make ghostly images ...
Tracking system is dam good news for salmon
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Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn15054?DCMP=youtube An extensive salmon tracking experiment shows how and where they perish during their first migration.