Scientists create first free-standing 3-D cloak
Researchers in the US have, for the first time, cloaked a three-dimensional object standing in free space, bringing the much-talked-about invisibility cloak one step closer to reality.
Thu 26 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Twitter faces user backlash over move to censor messages
Twitter was facing a backlash from its users last night after the website said it had the technology to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis.
5 hours ago from The Independent
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Strongest solar storm since 2005 hits Earth
Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth with radiation.
Tue 24 Jan 12 from The Independent
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New magnetic soap could be used to clean up oil spills
When oil gets spilled in a waterway, clean-up crews will often introduce a solution known as a surfactant. This is a detergent that lessens the surface tension between the water and the overlaying ...
Tue 24 Jan 12 from Gizmag
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Once they were blind, now they see. Patients treated with cells from human embryo
Two blind people have shown signs of being able to see again - despite having incurable eye disease - following a revolutionary operation involving the transplant of stem cells derived from ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from The Independent
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Jumping spider uses fuzzy eyesight to judge distance
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the ways in which humans determine distance is by estimating the sharpness of an image—closer objects produce a sharp image, while those further away are out of ...
18 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Mind-altering drugs research call
Former government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt says regulations should be relaxed to enable researchers to experiment on psychedelic drugs.
Tue 24 Jan 12 from BBC News
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Carbon membranes excel at separating molecules
Ultrathin films of graphene oxide and diamond-like carbon have highly selective permeability
13 hours ago from Nanotechweb
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Kepler announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple ...
Thu 26 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Flying dinosaur had black feathers: study
BLACK IS THE OLD BLACK: A winged dinosaur long believed to be the world's first bird had black feathers, according to a new study.
Tue 24 Jan 12 from ABC Science
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