Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 30 October 2012

Mental imagery gives language meaning

In Louder than Words, Benjamin Bergen explains how we form images and sensations in our mind every time we hear a word, helping us to extract meaning

Smoking drives women to an early grave

Women who smoke into middle age lose 10 years of life, confirming they suffer the same ill effects as male smokers

Virtual Valet lets your smartphone park your car

Tired of roaming around the car park in search of a space? Now there's an app that can let your car do it - without you in the car.

Record 100,000 entangled photons detected

A new method for spotting a delicate quantum link among so many photons could find uses in encrypting secret communications

Sandy shuts down New York's power grid and subway

Hurricane Sandy caused transformers to explode, and floods are putting the New York subway through the worst disaster in its 108-year history

Radar satellite reveals guts of hurricane Sandy

A radar image reveals a strong eyewall at Sandy's core, offering further proof of the storm's intensity

Loss of attraction: We're running out of magnets

They help us drive around, call our friends and power the planet, says Richard Webb, so we need to find alternatives for dwindling supplies - and fast

IBM creates nanotubes that stand up straight

One of the greatest barriers preventing exploitation of nanotubes may have been overcome thanks to some clever self-organising chemistry

Bugged phone deepens controversy over Italian quake

Six scientists were convicted for manslaughter for failing to communicate earthquake risks, but wiretapped conversations hint at further problems

Firefly glow lights up better LEDs

A new, brighter LED lens mimics tiny structures in fireflies' bodies

Brain stimulation gives tics to those without Tourette's

Tourette's-free volunteers acquire copycat tics after brain stimulation, providing insight into the causes of the sydrome

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