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New robot legs have a spring in their step Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/dn14674 New robotic legs use springs as well as motors to move. Tags: robot legs leg spring motor walk move |
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Bumblebees left paranoid by disguised spiders Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14672?DCMP=youtube Find out how bumblebees behave once they've been attacked. Tags: bumblebee spider attack trap |
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New Scientist video round-up - September 5, 2008 Find out if bees become more cautious after being attacked: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14672?DCMP=youtube See new mobile fish farm cages: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn14663?DCMP=youtube Learn about a new springy design for robotic legs: Tags: robot legs spring fish farm cages roaming bees trap spiders |
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Distant object found orbiting Sun backwards Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14669?DCMP=youtube A team has discovered a distant object called 2008 KV42 that orbits the Sun backwards compared to other objects. Tags: object distant orbit sun backwards |
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Mobile fish farms could soon navigate the oceans Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14663?DCMP=youtube A new self-propelled cage could allow fish farms to roam the oceans. Tags: fish farm move propeller ocean |
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Flight crew captures footage of windiest region on Earth Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14661 Research planes have flown above Cape Farewell in Greenland for the first time - the windiest region on Earth. Tags: windiest region Earth world plane flight |
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The sex life of animals Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926711.700?DCMP=youtube Find out about a new exhibit at the Museum of Sex in New York that explores animal sexuality. Tags: animal sex sexuality homosexuality |
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Oil bubbles point to eco disaster in paradise Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14645?DCMP=youtube Oil bubbling out of shipwrecks in Micronesia could destroy the local biodiversity and economy. Tags: oil bubbles eco Micronesia Chuuk shipwrecks |
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Wind turbines make bat lungs explode Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn14593 Researchers at the University of Calgary have found out why bats have been dying near wind turbines. Tags: bats wind turbines Calgary dying lungs death |
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New Scientist video round-up - August 29, 2008 Find out about bats that explode when they get too close to wind turbines: http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn14593 Find out about a new design for an office that involves treadmills and a study that reveals the minimum concentration of oxygen needed for a fire to burn. Tags: wind turbine bats explode lungs bleed treadmills office of the future fire burn combustion oxygen |
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Dr Rick Doblin: The psychedelic pioneer Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19926715.800?DCMP=youtube Dr Rick Doblin talks about his efforts to legalise LSD, ecstasy and marijuana. Tags: Dr Rick Doblin legalise ecstacy LSD marijuana |
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Textured graphics can be captured in a flash Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14612?DCMP=youtube Computer animators can now capture the texture of a surface much more cheaply and easily using a new method. Tags: texture depth surface capture digital graphics archaeological reconstruction |
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New Scientist video round-up - August 22, 2008 Watch some magpies that can recognise themselves in the mirror: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14552?DCMP=youtube Find out about a new technique to create ultra-realistic jellyfish and see the first evidence of monkey democracy: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926703.500?DCMP=youtube Tags: magpie bird reflection self mirror recognize jellyfish animation macaque monkey democracy decisions collective |
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New simulation shows gas spiralling around black hole Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14582?DCMP=youtube When gas spirals around a massive black hole , some of it can form a disc that fragments to form stars (Courtesy of Science/AAAS) Tags: gas spiral black hole star formation |
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Computer model reveals how elephants move Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14583?DCMP=youtube A new animation show how elephants move their feet when they walk and run. Tags: elephants walk run move feet |
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Atmospheric homes of elves and sprites revealed Read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14581?DCMP=youtube Researchers analysed flashes of light in the upper atmosphere, called elves, sprites, halos and jets, to see how often and where they appeared. Tags: elf sprite halo jet flash light atmosphere satellite image |
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New viral way of life discovered in deep sea vents Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14575?DCMP=youtube Watch footage from the research team's expedition to get samples from the vents. Tags: virus vents sea underwater ocean floor remote submarine |
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Macaques decide through democracy, not dictatorship Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg19926703.500?DCMP=youtube Researchers are finding that any macaque in a group can persuade the others to move to a new location. Tags: macaque democracy group move location leader |
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Realistic special effects coming soon to home movies Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14572?DCMP=youtube A new technique will allow amateur movie makers to superimpose extra features on their videos and make it look realistic. Tags: unwrap mosaic special effects video movie amateur |
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Asian elephant does arithmetic Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14569 A cunning Asian elephant bests a science reporter at a simple counting game. Tags: elephant cognition counting newscientist animals science elephants newscientistvideo |
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Mirror test shows magpies aren't so bird-brained Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14552?DCMP=youtube New research shows that magpies can recognise themselves - the first time this has been shown in non-mammals. Tags: magpie mirror self-recognition recognise self |
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Robot solves Rubik's cube Read our feature on the Rubik's cube: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/mg19926681.800?DCMP=youtube A student at Florida Institute of Technology shows how a robot can solve a Rubik's cube using software called Cube Explorer. Tags: Rubik's cube robot solve |
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How to make sure animated clones get lost in the crowd Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14542?DCMP=youtube Researchers are trying to make virtual crowds more realistic by analysing common methods currently used by animators. Tags: clones animation crowds realistic |
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Virtual hand gets under the skin Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14532 These stunningly accurate animations are created by modelling every muscle and tendon of the hand Footage courtesy Shinjiro Sueda/University of British Columbia http://www.cs.ubc.ca/labs/sensorimotor/projects/hands_sig08/ Tags: animation medicine surgery CGI science newscientistvideo newscientist siggraph siggraph2008 |
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Robot with a rat brain Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926696.100 This robot steers clear of obstacles thanks to a pile of rat brain cells. Footage courtesy Reading University Tags: robots robotics electronics science newscientist mechanics gadget engineering newscientistvideo brain neuroscience |
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New Scientist video round-up - August 8, 2008 Watch a new robotic arm powered by gyroscopes: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14490?DCMP=youtube See the new Olympic Swimming Center in Beijing that was inspired by soap bubbles and footage of the hottest water on Earth: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14456?DCMP=youtube Tags: hottest water Earth critical robotic arm gyroscope Olympic swimming pool bubbles |
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Rubber conductor offers robots a stretchy skin Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14497 Stretchy rubber circuits could give robots soft and sensitive skins to make them safer around humans, says Japanese researchers. Footage courtesy of Takao Someya, Tokyo University Stills courtesy Science/AAAS Tags: robots robotics electronics science newscientist mechanics gadget engineering newscientistvideo |
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Gyroscopic space robot avoids negative reactions Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14490?DCMP=youtube A new robotic arm is powered by gyroscopes instead of conventional motors to counter the effects of minimal gravity and friction in space. Tags: gyroscope robotic arm space robot motor |
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Astronomer Fred Espenak on the history of eclipses in China Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14483?DCMP=youtube Find out how eclipses were viewed and interpreted in ancient times and what happened if an astronomer didn't predict an eclipse correctly. Tags: eclipse history China astronomer |
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Total solar eclipse wows viewers in China Read more: http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14483?DCMP=youtube New Scientist reporter Phil McKenna covers the eclipse on 1 August 2008 from China. Tags: eclipse China 2008 August Gobi desert |