New.Scientist-23.July.2011.pdf

New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. Release Name: New Scientist Country: USA (English) Format: PDF Date: 23 July 2011 Pages: 52 pages Size: 37 Mb

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CONTENTS:
Existence: Bright lights of our galaxy's downtown
Aperturepp2-3
Welcome to the most intriguing location in our galaxy, one that makes our spot appear a quiet backwater by comparison
Existence: Where did we come from?
Editorialp3
There is only one way to find the answer, says Stephen Hawking
Is Europe in for a summer of E. coli poisoning?
News > Upfrontp4
Europe's summer festivals could be hotbed of infection if E. coli carriers handle food without first washing their hands
Japanese power cuts linked to heatstroke deaths
News > Upfrontp4
People may be putting their lives at risk by using less air conditioning to save power
Space telescope to create radio 'eye' larger than Earth
News > Upfrontp4
A radio antenna set to travel most of the way to the moon will sync up with ground-based observatories to create a telescope effectively as large as its orbit
Could 'Caylee's law' on reporting child death work?
News > Upfrontpp4-5
A proposal in the US to jail parents that fail to report the death of a child within several hours is unrealistic, say forensic pathologists
60 Seconds
News > 60 Secondsp5
Passive smoking bad for teenage ears, Republican light bulbs, radioactive Earth, and more
Lax security makes it easy to hack News International
News > Upfrontp5
Of the things we have learned from the News International hacking scandal, one is how not to choose a password
Probe's targets cloud 'crystal ball' for solar system
News > Upfrontp5
NASA's Dawn spacecraft slips into orbit around the first of two asteroids that, ironically, are the main stumbling blocks to predicting the solar system's fate
Shipping industry agrees CO2 emission standards
News > Upfrontp5
The shipping industry has become the first to set global mandatory carbon dioxide standards – but they will apply only from 2019
Daily pill can end HIV epidemic
News > This Weekpp6-7
After a series of successful trials, antiretroviral drugs are poised to transform HIV from a global killer into a rare disease
E. coli's genetic code has been hacked
News > This Weekp8
The genome of a bacterium has been fundamentally changed, paving the way for a new genetic code
How to be in two places at the same time
News > This Weekp8
An ambitious experiment to make a glass sphere exist in two places at once could provide the most sensitive test of quantum theory yet
Paying our respects at a CO2 graveyard
News > This Weekp9
Carbon capture and storage in saline aquifers is being tested in south Australia – New Scientist went along for a tour
Self-tidying molecules could have kick-started life
News > This Weekp9
Close to a source of heat, fragments of DNA and RNA can be made to sort themselves according to their size
Age no excuse for failing to learn a new language
News > This Weekp10
Adults can be better than children at subconsciously figuring out how a new language works
Snowstorms on Mars may dwarf those on Earth
News > This Weekp10
Mars's thin atmosphere heats up more easily than Earth's, making for the perfect storm
Chimp nest architecture has lasting foundations
News > This Weekp11
Although they make a new nest each night, chimps often build them on branches that they have previously shaped into the perfect foundation
Close your eyes to win at rock, paper, scissors
News > In Briefp12
Sighted players have to fight an unconscious urge to imitate their opponent
How to make quantum entanglement last
News > In Briefp12
The spooky link between quantum objects was thought to be fleeting and fragile – now it can be topped up
Sun's death rattle may hurl comets out of solar system
News > In Briefp12
In about 5 billion years, the sun will run out of hydrogen, blow off its atmosphere and may blast its comets inter interstellar space
Where did the Gulf's spilt oil and gas go?
News > In Briefp12
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released far more oil and gas than chemists can account for. Now they're beginning to work