Rocket shocks bolster rig against North Sea
2019-02-28 10:18:05ByMickHamerASPIN-OFFfromthespaceindustrywillsoonbehelpingthegiantTrolloilplatformtowithstandthebatteringofwavesandwindintheNorthSea80kilometresoffthecoastofNorway.Theoilplatformwillbethefirstoffshores
[查看详情]Say cheese … the camera's listening
2019-02-28 10:17:03ByBarryFoxAMATEURphotographerswillsoonbeabletoattachsoundtrackstotheirsnapshots
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2019-02-28 10:16:02IFyoudon’tfeellikebeingleftinthedark
[查看详情]Doomed Somalis saved with special diet
2019-02-28 09:04:04ByPeterAldhousAIDagenciesshouldmakegreatereffortstosavetheadultvictimsoffamine
[查看详情]Observations face yet another review
2019-02-28 08:08:05ByAlisonMotlukSHOULDBritain’stworoyalobservatoriesbeabolished
[查看详情]Dam abandoned
2019-02-28 08:05:07PLANStoturntheHimalayasintoahydroelectricpowerhouseforsouthernAsiasufferedlastweekwhentheWorldBankabandonedplanstoprovidealoantotheNepalesegovernmentfortheArunIIIdam.Theschemewasthefirstofthreedamswit
[查看详情]Last chance for Scotland's shrinking bogs
2019-02-28 08:05:07ByOliverTickellMOREthan90percentofScotland’sraisedbogshavebeendestroyedorbadlydamagedoverthepastcentury.Eventhesurvivingfragmentsof“primary”raisedbogwhichretainnear-naturalvegetationareatrisk:ever
[查看详情]The computers that time forgot
2019-02-28 08:05:06ByKurtKleinerTHEDINOSAURSthathaveruledtheskiesovertheUSforthepasttwodecadeshavefinallyhadtheirday.The1960s-eracomputersthatcontrolmuchofAmerica’sairtrafficaretobereplacedafterastringofbreakdownsthatde
[查看详情]Cutbacks in aid rebound on US
2019-02-28 07:18:03BIGcutbacksinUSsupportforagriculturalresearchinthepasteightyearsmighthavelosttheUSupto10000jobsandcurrenteffortsbyCongresstoslashUSaidstillfurthercouldlosestillmore.Americanfarmorganisationsobjecttofu
[查看详情]The mysterious case of the wobbly possum
2019-02-28 06:15:01ByHelenGossPOSSUMSinNewZealandareactingstrangely.Themarsupialsarefallingoutoftrees
[查看详情]Could lethal sting attack nerve diseases?
2019-02-28 05:14:02ByDavidBradleyTHEpoisonfromascorpion’sstingmaysoonhelpcreateahostofnewchemicalweaponsagainstdisease.ClaudioVitaandhiscolleaguesattheproteinengineeringdepartmentofCEA
[查看详情]Monterey mystery
2019-02-28 05:08:04ATleasttendeadseaottersanddozensofdeadseabirdshavewasheduponbeachesnearMontereyCaliforniainthepastweek.Biologistssaytheyhavenoideawhytheydied
[查看详情]Shuttles grounded
2019-02-28 05:07:03NASA’sfleetofspaceshuttleswasgroundedlastweekafterthediscoveryofdamagedsealsinthesolidrocketboostersusedinthelasttwolaunches.TheexplosionoftheshuttleChallengerin1986wasblamedondamagedseals.NASAsaysitw
[查看详情]Funding falls
2019-02-28 05:06:02TherestoftheindustrialisedworldseemstobefollowingBritain’sleadbyslashingfundsforscience.AccordingtostatisticsjustpublishedbytheOECD
[查看详情]澳门金沙游戏平台网址:Missing sperm
2019-02-28 05:04:04AGENEthatisessentialforproducingspermprobablyliesontheY-chromosome
[查看详情]May the best robot win
2019-02-28 04:13:01APHALANXofshovingandscoopingrobotsspenttheweekendlockedinbattleattheUniversityofCambridge
[查看详情]TB epidemics bring a hundred years of suffering
2019-02-28 04:05:02ByAbiBergerIFYOUthoughtthatbanningpeoplefromspittinginpublic
[查看详情]Is that a hanky in your pocket?
2019-02-28 03:20:02ByJonathanBeardGASmasksthatcanbecarriedaroundlikepockethandkerchiefsareamongtheproductsthatcouldariseoutofnewmaterialsdevelopedintheUS.Materialsscientistshavecoatedglass-fibretextileswithathinlayerofp
[查看详情]澳门金沙游戏平台网址:Guiding missiles
2019-02-28 03:02:06THEGlobalPositioningSystem–thenetworkofnavigationsatellitesdesignedtohelpairlinepilots
[查看详情]Netropolitan – Mad science
2019-02-28 02:15:03IRRESPONSIBILITYisavirtueifyouwanttotakepartintheworld’sfirstvirtualconferencedevotedtoMadScience.AccordingtotheorganisersatSouthBankUniversity
[查看详情]Enigma: No. 834 Square root of seven
2019-02-28 01:16:05BySusanDenhamTHISweekIhavereplacedeveryletterofthealphabetbyadigit.Ofcourse
[查看详情]Go play in the virtual traffic …
2019-02-28 01:10:03ByBarryFoxJAPANESEconsumerswillsoonbeabletoexerciseinvirtualrealityandrelaxwithacybermassage.PanasonicislaunchingCycleExa
[查看详情]Technology: Europe's high-definition TV catches the match
2019-02-26 10:14:06ByBARRYFOXASFOOTBALLteamsfromaroundtheworldbattlefortheWorldCupinItaly
[查看详情]Lice licence
2019-02-26 09:10:10SALMONFARMERSinBritaincancontinuetotreattheirfishwiththehighlytoxicchemical
[查看详情]Science: How Lockerbie data may help to find meteorites
2019-02-26 09:07:10ByNIGELHENBESTTHEEXPLOSIONofthePanAm747aircraftoverLockerbieinScotlandinDecember1988hasprovidedinformationthatmayenablescientiststotrackdownmeteoritesthatfalltoEarth(QuarterlyJournaloftheRoyalAstronom
[查看详情]France's don't-knows
2019-02-26 09:07:02THEresultsofFrance’sfirstnationalstudyofsexualbehaviourandattitudestoAIDShavejustbeenpublishedinthemagazineLaRecherche.TheyshowalinkbetweenunfoundedfearsofAIDSandapprovalofcoercivemethodsofdealingwith
[查看详情]Science: Primitive slug sported skeletal armour
2019-02-26 08:19:05PALAEONTOLOGISTShavefoundthefirstcompletefossilsofaprimitiveslug-likecreaturefromabout540millionyearsago.Thefossilsareanimportantjigsawpiecewhichmayhelpthemsolvethepuzzleofhowtheearliestanimalsdevelop
[查看详情]澳门金沙游戏平台网址:Britain bans 'natural' food supplement after health fears
2019-02-26 08:04:07HUNDREDSofcasesofillnessand22deathslinkedwithL-tryptophan
[查看详情]Design flaw cripples Hubble telescope
2019-02-26 07:07:07ByHELENGAVAGHANPROBLEMSwiththeHubbleSpaceTelescopepushedquestionsaboutNASA’sabilitytomanagebigprojectsintothepoliticalspotlightlastweek.Themulti-billion-dollartelescopecannotfocuslightaswellasexpected
[查看详情]Technology Circuit boards that fix their own faults
2019-02-26 05:19:02BySUSANWATTSELECTROPLATINGcouldprovethekeytoproducingcomputerchipsthatrepairtheirownfaults.Chipmanufacturershavealreadyproducedchipsthattestthemselves.NowscientistsatIBM’sYorktownHeightsresearchcentre
[查看详情]Waiting for squirrels
2019-02-26 05:17:09CONFLICToverplanstobuildaninternationalobservatoryonMountGrahaminArizonaisnearingawestern-styleshowdown.On26June
[查看详情]Science: Molecule X - the other key to HIV?
2019-02-26 05:15:05ByPHYLLIDABROWNRESEARCHERSbelievetheyarecomingclosertounderstandingthewaythatHIVinvadescells.AttheSixthInternationalConferenceonAIDSinSanFrancisco
[查看详情]Technology: New X-ray source makes fine line in chips
2019-02-26 05:07:03ByJEFFHECHTinBOSTONCOMPANIESinJapan
[查看详情]Science: Another brown dwarf bites the dust
2019-02-26 04:18:05ByKENCROSWELLinMASSACHUSETTSBROWNDWARFS
[查看详情]Technology: Portable phones ring the globe by satellite
2019-02-26 04:15:05ByBARRYFOXTHEAMERICANelectronicscompanyMotorolaannouncedlastweekthatbythemid-1990speoplewithportablephoneswillbeabletomakecallsfromanywhereintheworldtoanywhereintheworld
[查看详情]Burial mounds planned for over-the-hill reactors
2019-02-26 04:07:07ByROGERMILNEBYTHEYEAR2030
[查看详情]澳门金沙游戏平台网址:Owl spotted
2019-02-26 03:17:04THEUSgovernmenthasdeclaredthenorthernspottedowla‘threatened’species.Thedesignationisonestepbelow‘endangered’andrequiresstringentprotectionmeasuresunderthe1973USEndangeredSpeciesAct.Aformalplantoprotec
[查看详情]Science: Gold in sea water – not enough to get rich
2019-02-26 03:12:03THEREISgoldintheoceans
[查看详情]Brussels hits opposition to cuts in basic research
2019-02-26 02:11:02THEEUROPEANCommission’splantocutthefundsitallocatesforbasicscientificresearchiscausingamajorrowinBrussels
[查看详情]Norway sharpens harpoon for minke whale
2019-02-26 02:10:09ByDEBORAMACKENZIEinNOORDWIJKSOMEofthedie-hardwhalingnationsarepressingforthemoratoriumoncommercialwhalingtobeliftedfortheminkewhaleatthisweek’smeetingoftheInternationalWhalingCommissioninNoordwijk
[查看详情]Technology: 'Smart' lifts take Japan's managers upmarket
2019-02-26 02:05:09ByMICHAELCROSSinTOKYOOFFICEworkersinTokyo’snewestskyscraperdonothavetospendasmuchtimeinliftsastheirneighbours.Thebuilding
[查看详情]Technology: Metal ions mobilised to defeat legionnaires' disease
2019-02-26 01:10:03ByANDYCOGHLANANELECTRICALdeviceforkillingharmfulmicroorganismsinwatercoolingtowers–includingthebacteriathatcauselegionnaires’disease–hasrecentlysatisfiedindependentevaluationsofitsperformance.Asaresul
[查看详情]Goodbye China, hello Cambridge
2019-02-26 01:10:01AFTERayearcloisteredintheUSEmbassyinBeijing
[查看详情]Skis on the run
2019-02-26 01:09:02THEBritishgovernmentlastweekblockedplanstoextendskiingtoLurcher’sGullyintheCairngorms
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