New Scientist - Mech-TechNew Scientist.com - The World's No. 1 Science and Technology News ServiceOperate on a heart without missing a beat- February 27, 2006 Motion-compensation software that synchronises the movement of robotic surgical tools with that of the heart could revolutionise heart surgeryhttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=c53749afee9ecd7fbfda52766e35904a History: The lady who sold time- February 25, 2006 To learn the correct time in 1930s London, one may have had a weekly visit from oxygenarian Ruth Belville, who carried Greenwich Mean Time for 50 years (full text available to subscribers)http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=9daf260ed72f0c309845ed4b20522149 Growing hydrogen for the cars of tomorrow- February 25, 2006 If we're going to run tomorrow's cars on hydrogen, it doesn't come any greener than farm fresh - visits the gas growers (full text available to subscribers)http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=b352c65fdce0b8f81b21bedaf3967b81 Listen to what the reefs are saying- February 25, 2006 Many of the world's protected reefs are in remote locations and hard to keep an eye on - so why not keep an ear on them insteadhttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=ab1b7ce903f63a1cc2019b838ba0f10a Is this the Bard I see before me- February 24, 2006 Some nifty detective work on a little-known bust from London strongly suggests that a 17 death mask is really that of William Shakespearehttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=3003f230e4008257e87d6cca2e327c86 The hypertelescope: a zoom with a view- February 23, 2006 Imagine if you could see continents, forests and even foliage on planets light years from home (full text available to subscribers)http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=93898cce6959a6aaee7bb64176b935c5 Half-price missile shield for aircraft- February 18, 2006 Defending commercial aircraft from shoulder-launched missiles could be done at half current estimates, a counterterrorism meeting hearshttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=50dada6cf7447f9dbc53c468dbf9a1cd The bomb that tunnels through rock- February 18, 2006 The US is developing a bomb called Deep Digger that uses explosive charges to burrow 10 metres into rock before exploding (full text available to subscribers)http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=9589a7617285bf84b4de3268cd3dae33 Beware the helpful robots in your home- February 18, 2006 That moving lump of metal could be a great help - or an accident waiting to happen (full text available to subscribers)http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=7620e4642c90ed7ff6dc8076e8c7868e Slippery ships float on thin air- February 18, 2006 Crossing the sea would be faster and cheaper without water to slow ships down - so what are ocean liners waiting forhttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=6cbd7739beb18a5124e64d73ddec6d44 |