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Glass Chip Cancels Starlight To Reveal Exoplanets - SpaceDaily A thin and tiny glass chip called an optical vortex mask might hold the key to direct imaging of planets orbiting around neighboring stars. The glass chip can block out starlight so completely it could allow telescopes to image a star's solar syst The chips work by redirecting light waves. When light hits them dead on, they slow it down more in the thicker layers than in the thinner ones. Eventually, the chips split the light and phase-shift it so some light waves move 180 degrees out of phase with others. The light spins through the chip like wind in a hurricane, until light waves that are 180 degrees out of phase cancel out one another, leaving a totally dark central core. |
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Send in my android twin - New Scientist In a brilliant ploy to free up a busy diary, Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro says he plans to send his android doppelganger to conferences in his place in the future. Ishiguro, of Osaka University, is well known for creating eerily human androids. But he told delegates at a recent conference in Australia that he's now working on one modelled on himself.You can see a video of one of Ishiguro's female androids, called Repilee Q2, introducing herself here and another, of Ishiguro talking about his work, here. He foresees a time when many busy people will become willing to have an android replica stand in for them on a regular basis."I will not need to come here again…I will send my android instead," Ishiguro said - Sydney Morning Herald. The image above shows one of Ishiguro's androids without it's very realistic skin. This recent New Scientist feature explores many ongoing efforts to make robots more human-like and there's plenty more information in our Robots Special Report. |
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Biosciences:
3/7/2005: Quiz: Sea monsters: Do you know the secrets of monsters of the
deep? -
BBC
3/7/2005: Deep-spied
Fish: Atlantic Expeditions Uncover Secret Sex Life Of Deep-sea Nomads - Science
Daily
Climate, Environment:
3/7/2005: Consensus grows on climate change -
BBC
3/7/2005: Pulse reveals beating heart of a supervolcano - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Watering crops in the wireless age - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: New Research Forecasts Better Weather Forecasts - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: At 27,000 Pictures A Second, Researchers Discover That Earth's Turbulence Stirs Things Up More Slowly Than Expected - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Amazonian Terra Preta Can Transform Poor Soil Into Fertile - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Exposure to Environmental Ozone Alters Semen Quality ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Policy Implications of Genetic Information on Regulation under the Clean Air Act- The Case of Particulate Matt ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Environmentalists confront Shell over Russian project ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Shut-off valve stops pollution ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Reducing organic solvent emissions ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Pollution fears prompt heritage chiefs to re-ignite road toll row ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Greenpeace Warns Bankers Against Funding Russia's Pacific Pipeline Project ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Professor Finishes Maine Bay Seaweed Study ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Envisat Hailed for its Contribution to Earth Science ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Envisat Marks Fours Year In ESA Mission To Planet Earth - Technology
Review
3/7/2005: Video: A greener path for dead chips - C/Net
Computers:
Devices
3/7/2005: • Apple's Latest Audio Offensive - Business
Week
3/7/2005: More Product Reviews >> - Business
Week
3/7/2005: iPod Hi-Fi has big ambitions - C/Net
3/7/2005: Photos: Amping up the iPod - C/Net
3/7/2005: Video: Meet the iPod
Hi-Fi - C/Net
3/7/2005: Photos: Camera phones focus on three megapixels - C/Net
3/7/2005: Wild new products for the iPod - CNN
3/7/2005: 'World of Warcraft' hits 6 million milestone - C/Net
Communications
3/7/2005: • Sony Ericsson Unveils High-End Camphones - Business
Week
3/7/2005: Samsung's
X497: Smart, Snazzy, and Sensible - Business
Week
3/7/2005: Global handset makers locked in merger dance - C/Net
3/7/2005: Study: Cell phones can pose risk to planes - C/Net
3/7/2005: Katrina volunteers tap Wi-Fi savvy - C/Net
3/7/2005: Study: Cell phones a hazard on flights - C/Net
3/7/2005: Phone, media firms see mobile ads soon - C/Net
Technology
PC's
3/7/2005: Need your PC
fixed? Get ready to pay up - C/Net
3/7/2005: Chart: PC support services - C/Net
Internet
3/7/2005: Google Tries to Make Nice - Business
Week
3/7/2005: China creates own Internet domains - C/Net
3/7/2005: Congress gives online colleges a boost - C/Net
3/7/2005: The next Net 25 - C/Net
3/7/2005: Australian Group Looks To Tax Web Viewing - Technology
Review
3/7/2005: Microsoft: Our engine to be better than Google soon - C/Net
Miscellaneous
3/7/2005: Napster rues Microsoft, player glitches - C/Net
3/7/2005: Is YouTube the Napster of
video? - C/Net
3/7/2005: Members of Apocalypse Crew plead guilty - CNN
3/7/2005: Microsoft wants you to think with your feet - CNN
3/7/2005: Apple settles in at home - Seattle
Times
3/7/2005: TiVo May Give Away Set-Tops - Technology
Review
3/7/2005: Ideas on display at Microsoft's TechFest - C/Net
3/7/2005: Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws - C/Net
Energy:
3/7/2005: Safety fears: Contamination woes overshadow Russia's nuclear reforms -
BBC
3/7/2005: Baltic states agree nuclear plant -
BBC
3/7/2005: A new spin on energy efficiency - C/Net
3/7/2005: Images: From nature to lab - C/Net
3/7/2005: Biodiesel car rental comes to L.A. - C/Net
Health:
Cardiovascular
3/7/2005: Why a little chocolate might actually be good for your health
- BBC
3/7/2005: Optimists 'have less heart risk' -
BBC
3/7/2005: Bioengineers Create Stable Networks Of Blood Vessels - Science
Daily
Cancer
3/7/2005: Sperm Banking Gives Teenage Cancer Patients Hope For The Future - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: MIT Method Reveals How Radiation Damages The Body; Work Could Reduce Side Effects For Cancer Patients - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Marrow-derived Stem Cells Deliver New Cytokine To Kill Brain Tumor Cells, Offer Protection - Science
Daily
Infectious
3/7/2005: Feline fears: Are cats and their owners at risk from deadly bird
flu? -
BBC
3/7/2005: Bird flu panel: From vaccines to budgies, the experts answer your concerns -
BBC
Non-Infectious
3/7/2005: Fag-quitting
diary: MP recalls the glamorous image smokers had -
BBC
3/7/2005: Hidden camera catches man under the effects of crystal meth -
BBC
3/7/2005: Sensor instantly detects cocaine in blood - C/Net
Miscellaneous
3/7/2005: Baby, what a crowd! Is giving birth becoming a spectator
sport? -
BBC
3/7/2005: Study Of Dinosaurs Part Of Pitt Medical School Plan To Graduate Better Doctors - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Obese People Are More Sensitive To Pain, Suggests Study - Science
Daily
History, Anthropology:
3/7/2005: Museum to re-examine the scars of slavery - MSNBC
3/7/2005: This week 26 years ago in New Scientist - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: The Biggest
Carnivore: Dinosaur History Rewritten - Live Science
3/7/2005: Video: Physicist recounts his early days in the Valley - C/Net
Miscellaneous:
3/7/2005: Africa given free journal access -
BBC
3/7/2005: On the money: How peer-to-peer online lending can help Africans -
BBC
3/7/2005: Ill-health legacy of atomic bomb -
BBC
3/7/2005: • Just Don't Call It Retirement - Business
Week
3/7/2005: • From The Doghouse To The Corner Office - Business
Week
3/7/2005: Supreme Court rules in printer ink case - Business
Week
3/7/2005: PopSci photographer's favorite shots - C/Net
3/7/2005: Russia targets U.S. investors - El.
Engr. Times
3/7/2005: Philips, T3G, Samsung team on 3G phone for China - El.
Engr. Times
3/7/2005: Intel expands, Google lands in Israel - El.
Engr. Times
3/7/2005: Web site to promote math and science reform - El.
Engr. Times
3/7/2005: Letter: Engineers' pay will fall - El.
Engr. Times
3/7/2005: Doh! Americans Know 'The Simpsons' Better than First Amendment - Live Science
3/7/2005: Perspective: In federal e-security we
trust? Not a chance - C/Net
3/7/2005: Hynix execs to do time for memory price-fixing - C/Net
Neurosciences:
3/7/2005: Emotional
health: How easy is it returning to work after long-term sick leave? -
BBC
3/7/2005: For a new personality, click here - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Largest Study Of Human 'Interactome' Reveals A Novel Way - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Classic Illusion Sheds New Light On The Neural Site Of Tactile Perception - Science
Daily
3/7/2005: Depression Patch Approved - Live Science
Physics and Astronomy:
3/7/2005: Glass Chip Cancels Starlight To Reveal Exoplanets - SpaceDaily
3/7/2005: Artificial atoms amplify light - PhysicsWeb
3/7/2005: Black Holes and Cosmic Snapshots ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: 'Deep impact' of pulsar plunging into gas ring ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Black Holes and Cosmic Snapshots ... - FirstScience
Prolongevity
Robotics:
3/7/2005: Send in my android twin - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Sumo battle bots - New
Scientist
Space:
3/7/2005: Shuttle hopes for three flights -
BBC
3/7/2005: Venezuela kicks off space effort -
BBC
3/7/2005: New asteroid at top of Earth-threat list - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Astronauts plan the biggest golf drive in history - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Proton Rocket Fails to Put Satellite in Proper Orbit - Space.com
3/7/2005: NASA Aims at May 10 for Next Shuttle Flight - Space.com
3/7/2005: NASA to Discuss ISS Construction with Partners - Space.com
3/7/2005: Astronaut's father killed in accident ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: NASA Names New Spacecraft 'Altair' ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Proton Places Arabsat-4A in Wrong Orbit ... - FirstScience
3/7/2005: Foam Issues Still Dog Shuttle Launch - Technology
Review
3/7/2005: New Mexico spaceport gets bankrolled - C/Net
Technology:
3/7/2005: Tick-Busting
Robot Nabs Pests - Wired
News
3/7/2005: BMW's
Fastest Mini Yet - Wired
News
3/7/2005: Geekcorps:
A Peace Corps for techies - C/Net
3/7/2005: Photos:
Life in the Geekcorps - C/Net
3/7/2005: Invention:
Guitar phone - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Building
with light - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Nanoscale
Tubing Assembles Itself Instantly -
Science Daily
3/7/2005: Software
Promises More Efficient Design Process -
Science Daily
3/7/2005: Flat-Panel
Upstarts - Technology
Review
3/7/2005: A
Flurry of New Cars in Geneva - Wired
News
3/7/2005: Look, up in the sky, it's a holographic ad
- C/Net
3/7/2005: Kids build the darndest cars - C/Net
3/7/2005: Technology opens world of work to disabled - C/Net
3/7/2005: Technology: Boom, bust and beyond - C/Net
3/7/2005: Nanotube networks conjured on crystals - New
Scientist
3/7/2005: Sporty lines for springtime - C/Net
3/7/2005: NASA laser device could assist at crime scenes - C/Net
3/7/2005: Republicans tout high-tech agenda - C/Net