Thursday, 14 March 2013

Today on New Scientist: 13 March 2013

Quantum computers leap into the real world

The novel D-Wave computer seems to operate using quantum entanglement, and big firms are already getting behind the project

Averting the antibiotics apocalypse now

There is still time to ward off medical disaster - but we need to think two steps ahead, not one

Bitcoin add-on makes your virtual purchases private

Zerocoin lets users of the virtual currency Bitcoin keep their transactions anonymous

World's largest telescope array opens for business

ALMA, the largest ground-based astronomical project in the world, officially opens today high in the Chilean Andes

Monster munch: How did black holes get vast so fast?

Even in the furthest recesses of cosmic time we see supermassive black holes gorging on gas. But they shouldn't be there, says Stephen Battersby

Hammerhead sharks are winners of wildlife trade meeting

It's good news for sharks but bad news for polar bears: three hammerhead species will get greater protection, but the rules of the polar bear trade won't be tightened

'Truth serum' to be used in Dark Knight shooter trial

A judge has permitted the use of "truth" drugs to evaluate the mental state of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in Colorado last year

It took more than inspiration to spawn Frankenstein

In The Lady and Her Monsters, Roseanne Montillo explores the often macabre historical backdrop to Mary Shelley's famous tale

Are we in the Metamaterial Age?

We devise so many new materials nowadays that it is hard to know which one would define our times

Ancient pi calculator gets a modern twist for pi day

An online experiment involving thousands of people dropping needles is set to calculate the beloved mathematical constant

Neanderthals may have swapped social lives for big eyes

Our lost cousins had better eyesight than us, but they may have been less adept at socialising as a result

Closest Earth-like world could be 6.5 light years away

A rocky world like ours that could support life is probably half as far away as we thought, according to new calculations for determining habitability

Rover finds first life-friendly environment on Mars

Curiosity's first sample of drilled Martian rock shows traces of ancient water that would have been fresh enough to support microbes - and perhaps even drink

Japan taps 'fiery ice' fuel from seabed

A successful drilling test sets the scene for commercial energy production that exploits methane hydrates, an abundant new power source

US Army needs to sharpen up PTSD diagnosis

Thousands of behavioural health diagnoses were changed by an evaluation board after initial diagnosis by a military physician, an army investigation has revealed

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