Porn for all CivillibertiesgroupshavefiledasuittochallengeanewUSlawdesignedtocurbpornographyontheNet.Thelawmakesitacrimeforcommercialwebsitestotransmit“harmful”materialtochildren.Toprotectthemselves

2019-03-08 10:04:18

Unfit for duty SenatorJohnGlenn

2019-03-08 10:01:06

Salt shortage ByPeterHadfieldinTokyoTHISsummer’sfloodsinChinaweresoseverethatJapanesecoastalwaters

2019-03-08 09:08:08

Acid test explores that ripe moment ByMickHamerFRUITfarmerswillsoonbeabletotellexactlywhentheircropsareripeforpicking

2019-03-08 08:15:05

Vikings were surprisingly well focused ByDuncanGraham-RoweSTUDIESofVikinglensessuggesttheirmakerscouldhavetaughtmodernoptometristsathingortwo.Quartzlensesmadearoundonethousandyearsagohaveopticalpropertiesthatmatchmodernstandards.Asphericle

2019-03-08 08:06:05

Remote care Paramedicscannowbealertedinstantlyifapatienthasaheartattackorastrokeathome.AsensordevelopedattheUniversityofTokyohaselectrodestomonitortheheart

2019-03-08 07:20:17

Steam cleaning SprayingsteamintosoilcontaminatedbyorganicpollutantssuchasPCBscandramaticallycutthetimeandcostofdecontamination.Insteadofwaitingforpollutantstopercolateslowlyintogroundwater

2019-03-08 07:20:02

A quicker thaw Aftertheturbooven(ThisWeek

2019-03-08 07:01:01

Dolly leads the way AleadingItalianembryologistisconsideringresearchintohumancloning

2019-03-08 06:14:13

Putting life on hold ByJonCopleyTAKINGatipfromtinyanimalsthatcanliveformorethanacentury

2019-03-08 06:05:06

Pearls to order OYSTERShavefinallymettheirmatch.Forthefirsttime

2019-03-08 06:02:15

Gene readers go to court ByAndyCoghlanONEofthetwocompaniesplanningtosequencetheentirehumangenomeinrapidtimeisfacingalegalchallengethatcouldderailitsefforts.CeleraGenomics

2019-03-08 05:20:11

HIV locked out ByNellBoyceinWashingtonDCANEWtypeofdrugthatshutsthedoorHIVusestoentercellsisjustaspotentascurrentAIDStreatments

2019-03-08 05:19:03

Copy cats DutchconsumerelectronicsfirmPhilipsisabouttoupsetrecordcompaniesbylaunchingthefirstconsumerCDplayerwithabuilt-inCDrecorder.ThePhilipsCDR765

2019-03-08 05:14:03

Go West, Young Woman ByNellBoyceinWashingtonDCFROMMarcoPolotoAlexandertheGreatandGenghisKhan

2019-03-08 05:08:09

Fingers in many pies NEChasdevelopedsoftwarethatcanidentifyfingerprintsondifferentfingersofthesamehand.Combinedwithanewscannerthat’ssmallerthanamatchbox

2019-03-08 03:18:11

Fire down below Blazesintraintunnelscanbedevastating—evenmoresoifthetraincarriagesholdfuel-carryingvehicles.HenryKeithofLondonarguesthatallvehiclesenteringChannelTunneltrains

2019-03-08 03:14:09

Lunch in five? ByAndyCoghlanITCOULDsoonbepossibletoproducegourmetmealswithundreamt-ofspeed.Bycombiningahigh-speedairflowsystemwithmicrowaves

2019-03-08 03:11:18

Hot seafood ByRobEdwardsFLOUNDER

2019-03-08 03:06:13

Out of my way Mostdriverssaytheyoftengivewayatpedestriancrossings.Butasurveyofdrivers’behaviourinSwedenhasrevealedthatthreeoutoffourdonotevenslowdownwhenfacedwithpedestrianswantingtocross.Someaccelerate.AndrásVárhe

2019-03-08 03:05:05

Upwardly mobile ByJonathanKnightinDenverADULTheightdependsmostlyonasinglegene

2019-03-08 03:04:01

No spare parts ByPeterHadfieldinTokyoAYEARafterJapaneselawwaschangedtoalloworgantransplants

2019-03-08 02:18:17

Money-go-round Biologicalsciencesarehot

2019-03-08 02:17:14

Rumble in the jungle ByFredPearceTHEwhitemaninshorts

2019-03-08 01:16:13

Vital signs in three dimensions ByKurtKleinerinWashingtonDCAMONITORINGsystemthatletsdoctorstakeinmanyofapatient’svitalsignsataglanceisbeingdevelopedattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaMedicalCenterinPhiladelphia.Thenewsystemcollectsandanal

2019-03-08 01:04:15

Natural gas stations ByBarryFoxToyotathinksithascrackedtheproblemofrefuellingelectriccarswithoutbuildingchargingstationsallovertheplace(EP957063).Ifcarsusehydrogenfuelcellstogenerateelectricity

2019-03-07 10:16:04

Westerlies give early warning of hurricanes TWOweeksbeforeahurricanehitstheGulfofMexicothereisoftenasubtlechangeinthewindshalfwayaroundtheglobe.ResearchersattheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattlehavefoundthatduringthehurricaneseason

2019-03-07 10:16:01

Light-fingered FalsefingernailsthatglowwhenyouuseyourcellphonehavebeendevelopedinJapan.Theopticalnails—calledoptils—areaimedatteenagerswhowanttolookcoolwhilephoningtheirfriends

2019-03-07 10:12:04

Asthma headache Frequentuseofparacetamolcanmakeasthmaworse

2019-03-07 10:11:20

Death traps ByMickHamerBUSYshoppingstreetsaresomeofthemostdangerousroadsinBritain

2019-03-07 08:15:07

Bending light over backwards ByHazelMuirANINGENIOUSnewmaterialannouncedthisweeklookssettoturnsomeeverydayphysicsonitsheadandopenthewaytoentirelynewkindsofelectroniccomponents.In1968

2019-03-07 08:07:08

Protein protection SomepeoplewithHIVwhoremainsymptom-freefordecadeswithouttreatmenthaveanunusualimmunesystemtothankforstayinghealthy—ratherthanamildstrainofthevirus,

2019-03-07 08:04:14

PERV detector ByBarryFoxPigsarebornwithseveralstrainsofporcineendogenousretrovirus(PERV)lurkingintheirDNA

2019-03-07 07:17:07

Will GM bugs help livestock pile on the pounds? ByAndyCoghlanandBarryFoxWHICHisworse:encouragingantibioticresistanceorreleasinggeneticallymodifiedbacteriaintotheenvironment?

2019-03-07 07:13:03

Revealed in a flash TWOX-rayflashesfromtheSunhavelituptheasteroidEros

2019-03-07 07:08:16

Tanks go plastic MilitaryscientistsinBritaindemonstratedabattletankthisweekinwhichtheconventionalaluminiumandsteelshellisreplacedbyplasticandglassfibre.Thevehicleisnippierthanatraditionaltankbecauseitis10percentlighte

2019-03-07 06:20:09

Joystick strain Youwouldn’tthinkplayingcomputergameswasaveryphysicalsport

2019-03-07 06:15:20

Slices of life ByBarryFoxAteamfromtheUniversityofPittsburghandCarnegieMellonUniversityhaveworkedouthowtogrow3Dtissuegrafts(WO99/48541).Thinslicesofporous“scaffold”materialareseededwithcellswhichgrowintoalayerarounda

2019-03-07 06:12:05

Play anywhere JapanesegameplayerswhoqueuedforhourstogetoneofSony’snewPlaystation2machinesarecomplainingthatthe8-megabytememorycardsdonotworkreliably.Buttheyarenotcomplainingaboutonedesignoversight:userscanoverri

2019-03-07 06:02:15

Stressed out SEVERALdozenGermannounshavehelpedtoprovethatstressmakesithardtoretrievememories

2019-03-07 05:13:18

Lifesaver's downside ByAndyCoghlanDRUGSthatpreventmillionsofheartattacksayearcanalsomakemenimpotent.Researcherswhodiscoveredthelinkwiththedrugs

2019-03-07 05:10:04

No, after you ByJoannaMarchantBARNowlshavethepolitestchildren.Insteadofbadgeringtheirparentsandfightingoverthenextmeal

2019-03-07 05:10:04

Buried evidence ByJonathanKnightTHEsurfaceofMarscouldbelitteredwiththechemicalresiduesoflife.Previousmissionstotheplanetweresimplynotequippedtodetectthem

2019-03-07 05:07:11

When it rains . . . Severefloodingaroundtheworldoverthepasttwoyearsseemstosupporttheideathatrainfalliscominginmoreintensebursts.Forexample

2019-03-07 04:03:13

Smash hits ByHazelMuirGLASSbeadsinsoilfromtheMoonmayhelpexplainwhytherewasanexplosioninthenumberofspeciesonEartharound570millionyearsago.ScientistsinCaliforniasaythebeadshintthatbombardmentoftheMoonandEarthbyast

2019-03-07 04:03:08

Blooming slag heaps ByBarryFoxJohnBerryofNorthLincolnshirehascomeupwithawayofmakingslagheapsbloom(GB2338706).Siltdredgedfromanestuaryismixedwithhydratedcalciumsulphate

2019-03-07 03:20:07

Power house ByFredPearceNATURALgascouldsoonbegeneratingelectricityinmillionsofhomes

2019-03-07 03:18:13

Supersponge ByDuncanGraham-RoweIMAGINErollingupanoilslicklikeacarpetandcarryingitaway.Anewwater-basedgelmightjustmakethatpossible

2019-03-07 02:08:10

Out of control ByDavidCohenASYSTEMthatmakesiteasytopublishinformationontheInternetanonymouslycouldgiveafreereintoterrorists

2019-03-07 01:17:18

Small steps for a man Aparalysedmantookhisfirststepsintenyearsthisweekafterreceivingexperimentaltreatmentthatrestoredcontrolofhislegs.MarcMerger

2019-03-07 01:07:13