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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